Neurostellar Wants to Make Mental Fitness Measurable
Most people tracking their health today have a smartwatch or fitness band. But when it comes to tracking the mind there’s almost nothing that goes beyond vague guesses. Mental performance still remains largely invisible, even for people whose careers depend on it and that’s the gap Neurostellar is trying to close. Founded by Karthik Raghavendran […]
Eating Habits Are the Most Critical Health Data That Wearables Still Miss. Spoonified Is Closing the Gap
In the United States alone, the CDC reports that over 40% of adults are obese, and a staggering 98 million are pre-diabetic. The root cause of this public health crisis can often be traced to unhealthy eating habits. For decades, the solution has been a matter of choosing the “right” food and tracking what we eat. However, […]
Drone Delivery at 30 Paise Per KM!? Airbound is Rewriting the Laws of Logistics from First Principles
What if moving a package across a city costs less than the electricity to power a lightbulb for an hour? What if the physical movement of goods, from life-saving blood samples to your evening meal, could become so frictionless, so cheap, that it fundamentally reshaped our cities, our economies, and our lives? This is the […]
Decoding 3ev Industries & 3eco Systems: An American’s Full-Stack Bet to Electrify and Organize India’s Last Mile Logistics
India’s booming urban logistics market runs on a last-mile delivery network that is notoriously chaotic. It’s a ballet of two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws, and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) weaving through congested roads, ferrying people and parcels. Though this network is the lifeblood of a nation hurtling towards a multi-trillion-dollar economy, it’s a system of fragmented operators, underutilized […]
How InSitu Micron Enables Access to Materials Testing for Indian Labs
Researchers working on material sciences in India often have to face hardships gaining access to mechanical testing equipment. The machines available in the market are mostly imported, with a few Indian providers, and come with hefty price tags, with the domestic alternatives often failing to match the data accuracy of their imported counterparts. “Companies importing […]
Inside Canary Biosensors’ Bet on Preventive Kidney Care
On World Kidney Day, experts sounded the alarm over the rapid rise of chronic kidney disease in India, which now affects nearly 17% of the population, according to a report in ET HealthWorld. The condition is often diagnosed late, with most patients seeking care only after significant and irreversible damage has already occurred due to […]
CRMs Turn Contacts into Leads. Regards App Wants to Turn Them Into Meaningful Relationships
We’ve all been there. You return from a B2B event or a conference with your pockets stuffed with business cards. Your mind echoes the conversations and bursts with ideas for collaboration. However, this wave of initial enthusiasm is quickly replaced by a familiar dread. The follow-ups to build relationships start to feel like a chore […]
India Sits on ₹67L Cr in Mutual Fund Wealth. Quicklend Has a Digital Fix to Unlock It for Faster, Cheaper Credit
India’s insatiable appetite for credit has spawned a legion of fintech startups promising faster and more accessible loans. Yet, for all the innovation, a dangerous paradox has emerged. Consumers are nudged towards high-interest personal loans and revolving credit card debt via apps where borrowing is just a few clicks away. The easiest credit to obtain […]
NorthStarz.ai Is Focused on Closing India’s Soft-Skill Gap Through AI-powered Screening
India’s education system continues to remain domain-centric while giving little structured attention to soft skills that corporates look for when hiring. For Avinash, a former Business Leader and Entrepreneur with over two decades of experience, this disconnect was as clear as daylight in the hiring process, with candidates often arriving unprepared, lacking the traits companies […]
How Flashaid’s Contrarian Bet on Insurance De-Risks Education Financing in India
Gunjali Kothari, alongside her co-founder Manoj Gupta, is orchestrating one of the most audacious plays that I’ve seen in Indian fintech. Their company, Flashaid, is pioneering a new market category entirely: an insurance-backed, loan-free EMI platform designed to solve one of India’s most persistent and painful problems – student loans. In simple terms, Flashaid has created a […]