AdmitKard
Helping kids study abroad
AdPushup
Ad Revenue Optimization
Acquired by Geniee group
Apptimize
A/B testing for Apps
Ensologic
Connecting foreign suppliers with Indian retailers
Greenpod
Sustainable, natural packaging
Groffr
Group buying platform for real-estate
Kwench
HR SaaS
Acquired by OC Tanner
Language Curry
Teaching Indian languages to the world
Loyka
D2C confectionary brand
PiggyRide
After-school activities platform
PlanetSpark
English teaching at scale
Prettysecrets
Victoria's Secret for India
SALT
FX trade transactions made easy
Sapience
Self Quantification for work
Buyout by Credit Suisse
Sightly
Personalized, micro-targeted video advertising
Sirona/Peebuddy
Female hygiene
Acquired by Good Glamm
SquarePlums
Shared living operator
Wow Momo!
Food QSR in India
Vayavya Labs
Semiconductor, System Design
All startups start the same: founders get excited about a problem and work towards a solution. However, few startups will end up becoming successful. This is the asymmetric nature of entrepreneurship & investing, a topic that we often talk about on this blog.
Taleb on entrepreneurs
"Most of you will fail, disrespected, impoverished, but we are grateful for the risks you are taking and the sacrifices you are making for the sake of the economic growth of the planet and pulling others out of poverty."― Nassim Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder