Startup50

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WhitePrint

Dec 07, 2016

WhitePrint

In Startup50 2016: For creating India’s First English Lifestyle Magazine in Braille for the blind Founder: Upasana Makati With India being home to the largest visually impaired population in the world…  

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Airveda

Dec 07, 2016

Airveda

In Startup50 2016: For its unique product, sophisticated technology that is made in India and for the potential impact it can have in an area where there is very little startup activity…  

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Ather Energy

Dec 07, 2016

Ather Energy

In Startup50 2016: For their ability to sustain momentum on their big, bold, hi-tech venture in the electric two wheeler segment. In October this year, Hero Motocorp, India’s largest two…  

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Building A 60 Per Cent Startup Out of India

Dec 07, 2016

Building A 60 Per Cent Startup Out of India

In Startup50 2016: Badri Pillapakkam, the Director of Investments at Omidyar Network India, insists on building for the middle 60 per cent of the Indian population, which demands needs, not wants, and…  

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Playing The Devil’s Advocate With Ashok Soota

Dec 07, 2016

Playing The Devil’s Advocate With Ashok Soota

In Startup50 2016: Through a series of thought-provoking ‘how-to and how-not tos’, Ashok Soota, the Chairman of Happiest Minds Technologies, explains how startups can arrive at best strategies to…  

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Hacker Earth

Dec 07, 2016

Hacker Earth

In Startup50 2016:For building one of India’s best platforms to spot developers, in a short span of time. The company made it to Startup50 2016 List for building a tight…  

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Indix

Dec 07, 2016

Indix

In Startup50 2016: For being founded by an experienced team and building one of the world’s first product information marketplace.  Founders: Sanjay Parthasarathy (in pic), Sridhar Venkatesh, Satya Kaliki and Rajesh…  

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BIRA 91

Dec 07, 2016

BIRA 91

In Startup50 2016: In September 2015, when we featured Bira 91’s founder Ankur Jain, the article was headlined ‘Unapologetically Indian’. Jain founded BIRA 91 with a grand vision to be at…  

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Peelworks

Dec 07, 2016

Peelworks

In Startup50 2016: For its A-list clientele including the likes of Unilever, Airtel, Reckitt, Tata  Sky and GSK. The company helps large brands and FMCG companies deal with mom and pop…  

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Shephertz

Dec 07, 2016

Shephertz

In Startup50 2016:For helping both Indian and North American clients build enterprise apps on its platform Founder: Siddhartha Chandurkar Shephertz, founded in mid 2010 by Siddhartha Chandurkar, runs App42, an array…