To Fix Indian healthcare, Even Had to Disrupt Indian Insurance. Founder Mayank Banerjee Tells Us How.
Every year, 7% of India’s population is pushed into poverty due to healthcare costs. I had to double check when I read this line in a Niti Aayog report on Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle. The stat is so staggering that it doesn’t feel real. Yet, it’s the reality. This devastating statistic is the outcome of […]
India’s StepOut Has an AI for Performance Analysis in Football. Europe’s Top Clubs Are Buying in
In the football-mad lanes of Kolkata, a young Jeet Karmakar would watch the FIFA World Cup with a mix of passion and patriotic frustration. The streets would be a sea of Brazilian yellow and Argentinian blue, but one flag was always missing, the Indian tricolour. Like millions of our countrymen, he’d join the chorus of […]
Bhavya’s Four-Year Walk Through Fire to Build, Pivot, and Exit Freshreview
For most founders, an acquisition is the finish line and a moment of triumph. But for Bhavya Purana Hosadurgam, the solo founder of Freshreview, the moment she decided to sell the company she had poured seven years of her life into wasn’t just a strategic move. It was a decision steeped in brutal honesty, hard-won […]
Toothlens Is Quietly Building India’s Missing Dental Insurance Infrastructure. Without Directly Selling a Single Policy
In India, dental care often falls through the cracks of the healthcare system. It’s expensive, rarely covered by insurance, and largely overlooked by both policyholders and providers. This gap was hard to ignore for Dr. Manoj Rajan, CEO and Co-founder of Toothlens, who had spent years as a dental practitioner hearing the same complaint from […]
What It Really Takes to Build a Hardware Company in a Software Country – The Prodancy Playbook
The product world is often mesmerized by the rapid innovation in the software field. But, Pradeep Vamana, co-founder of Prodancy, is a staunch evangelist for the tangible, the meticulously engineered, and the beautifully designed hardware product. With a rich 25-year career spanning aerospace engineering, global procurement strategies at giants like Airbus, and a hard-earned aerospace MBA […]
Skylark Drones’ Journey from Public Demos in Lal Bagh to Unlocking Drone Data Intelligence for Tata & UltraTech
In 2014, a few drone-obsessed engineers used to fly their prototypes over Bengaluru’s Lal Bagh, not for fun, but for recognition and leads. With branded T-shirts, printed brochures, and a bold bet that early-morning joggers included decision-makers, they pitched drones to anyone who would listen. It wasn’t slick, but it worked, and it set the […]
How Grahas VR Is Transforming Workforce Training Across Industries
India’s industrial sector is rapidly digitising, but workforce training remains stuck in the past. Despite billions spent annually, most companies still rely on physical training to onboard factory and field workers, where methods are slow, expensive, and hard to scale. This inefficiency caught the attention of Srinivasan V, a self-taught entrepreneur in Chennai, who had […]
How Agritech Startup Fasal Tech Is Turning Indian Farmers into Data-Driven Decision-Makers
India’s agricultural sector, spanning 156 million hectares and supporting 46.1% of the population, contributes 16% to the national GDP, per the Economic Survey 2024–25. Yet, its reliance on traditional practices has limited productivity compared to global leaders. Fasal Tech, a Bangalore-based agritech startup, is changing that narrative with Fasal Sense, an IoT-based sensors that monitor […]
Pets Can’t Say If They Are Sick. Vet Instant Has Built an IoT Tech Stack That Can
Pets are considered family, but their healthcare ecosystem lags decades behind human medicine. Often, a pet’s problems go unnoticed until it’s a full-blown illness, leading to a frantic rush to the vet. Why? Because pets can’t tell us what’s wrong. This silent suffering, leading to delayed diagnoses and overburdened vets, is a major problem that […]
How Cookr Became the Swiggy of Home-Cooked Food for over 1 Million+ Users
India’s home-cooked food market is quietly booming, driven by urban consumers increasingly seeking familiarity and nutrition in their daily meals. While restaurant aggregators dominate the broader food delivery landscape, a parallel demand for wholesome, home-cooked meals has long remained unmet. This gap became personal for Praba Santhanakrishnan, a former Microsoft techie, during a hospital stay […]