List of startups

 List of startups in India

1.Unacademy

Unacademy is India's leading online education platform, started in 2015 by Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, and Hemesh Singh. The main objective of Unacademy is to provide quality education to students preparing for competitive exams. The platform provides education through live classes and pre-recorded video lectures by experts from various subjects and fields.

Unacademy has helped millions of students prepare for UPSC, CAT, GATE, SSC and other competitive exams. With its interactive learning model and expert teachers, it has become very popular among students. The platform has played an important role in promoting digital transformation in the education sector.

Founders: Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Hemesh Singh

Founded Year: 2015

Category: EdTech

2.Lenskart

Lenskart is India's leading online optical retail company, started in 2010 by Peeyush Bansal. Lenskart aims to provide affordable and high-quality eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses to customers. Lenskart has reached out to customers through online shopping as well as its retail stores across the country. Its AI-enabled technology and 3D try-on feature have made it different from other companies and more convenient for consumers.

Lenskart has expanded rapidly in the last few years and its network now extends to many countries outside India. Maintaining customer satisfaction and high quality, the brand is now one of the most trusted optical brands in the Indian market.

Founder: Peeyush Bansal

Foundation Year: 2010

Category: Optical Retail

3.InShorts

Inshorts is a popular news aggregator app in India, which was started in 2013 by Azad Mittal, Deepit Purohit and Anunay Jain. The aim of Inshorts is to provide news to people in just 60 words, so that they can get news updates quickly even in their busy schedule.

Inshorts is very popular especially among the youth, who want to know the latest news of the country and the world quickly without spending much time. This platform provides news of all categories like technology, business, entertainment, and sports.

Founder: Azad Mittal, Deepit Purohit, Anunay Jain

Foundation Year: 2013

Category: News Aggregator

4.Sugar Cosmetics

Sugar Cosmetics is an Indian beauty brand started in 2015 by Vinita Singh and Kaushal Modi. The brand produces makeup products specifically for young women. Sugar Cosmetics has grown rapidly since its inception due to its product quality and affordable prices.

The products of this brand are specially designed keeping in mind the Indian skin tone and weather. The brand holds a prominent position in the Indian beauty market due to its trendy and affordable products. Its products like lipsticks, foundations, and eyeliners have made it very popular among the youth.

Founder: Vinita Singh, Kaushal Modi

Foundation Year: 2015

Category: Beauty and Cosmetics

5.boAt

boAt is an Indian consumer electronics brand, started in 2016 by Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta. The brand is especially famous for audio products such as headphones, earphones, Bluetooth speakers, and smartwatches. Boat has made its place very fast in the Indian market with its great and affordable products.

The quality and design of Boat's products are very popular among the youth. The company has built a strong brand identity in a very short time and its focus has always been on providing innovation and better technology according to the needs of the user.

Founder: Aman Gupta, Sameer Mehta

Foundation Year: 2016

Category: Consumer Electronics

6.Shaadi.com

Shaadi.com is a leading matrimonial website platform in India, started in 1996 by Anupam Mittal. The platform aims to connect people who are looking for a suitable life partner for marriage. Shaadi.com revolutionized the online matrimony industry, where traditionally people used to search for a life partner through family and relatives. This platform has provided a safe and convenient place where millions of people can search for their life partner or life partner.

Shaadi.com has a huge user base, and it provides its services in India as well as internationally. It is known for its reliable and robust verification process, which increases trust among customers.

Founder: Anupam Mittal

Foundation Year: 1996

Category: Matrimony

7.Freshworks

Freshworks is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) and software company started in 2010 by Girish Mathrubootham and Shan Krishnasamy. The company aims to provide affordable and user-friendly software to small and large businesses to deliver better customer service.

Freshworks' software solutions are used for customer support, sales, and marketing, improving every aspect of business.

Founders: Girish Mathrubootham, Shan Krishnasamy

Founded Year: 2010

Category: Software as a Service (SaaS)

8.Ola

Ola was started in 2010 by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati. Ola's aim was to provide a reliable and affordable cab service in the Indian market. Ola completely changed the way of online cab booking and gave people the option of comfortable and affordable travel. Ola has not only included car rides, but also auto, bike and now electric vehicles in its fleet.

Ola has created a platform for customers from where they can book a cab anytime, anywhere. Ola is used a lot especially in big cities, and it is now growing rapidly in the direction of ride-sharing and electric mobility.

Founder: Bhavish Aggarwal, Ankit Bhati

Founding Year: 2010

Category: Ride-sharing and Mobility

9.UrbanClap

UrbanClap, now known as Urban Company, is an online home services platform started in 2014 by Varun Khaitan, Abhiraj Singh, and Raghav Chandra. The platform offers beauty, cleaning, repair, and maintenance services at your home.

UrbanClap has prioritized convenience for its users, especially in metros and big cities, where people can easily book these services due to lack of time. Today, the platform offers services ranging from beauty and wellness to electrician and plumbing.

Founders: Varun Khaitan, Abhiraj Singh, Raghav Chandra

Founded Year: 2014

Category: Online Home Services

10.Mensa Brands

Mensa Brands was started in 2021 by Ananth Narayanan. It is an e-commerce brand aggregator that buys small and medium-sized D2C (Direct to Consumer) brands and helps them grow. The main objective of Mensa is to scale up brands and prepare them to export internationally.

This company has partnered with many brands in a very short time and grown them through better products and marketing. Mensa Brands has achieved a lot of success through product diversification and strong marketing.

Founder: Ananth Narayanan

Foundation Year: 2021

Category: E-commerce Brand Aggregator

11.Grofers

Grofers, now known as Blinkit, is an online grocery delivery platform started in 2013 by Albinder Dhindsa and Saurabh Kumar. The main objective of Grofers is to deliver fresh fruits, vegetables, and other grocery items to the customers at their doorstep with ease. Earlier people were forced to go to the market for their everyday items, but Grofers made this process easy.

The mobile app and website of Grofers are quite simple, allowing customers to order essential items from the comfort of their homes without any hassle. Over time, it has expanded its services to give a better experience with fast delivery.

Founder: Albinder Dhindsa, Saurabh Kumar

Founded Year: 2013

Category: Online Grocery Delivery

12.Quikr

Quikr is a leading online classifieds platform in India, started in 2008 by Prakash Jain and Jagdishan Chandrasekaran. The platform allows users to sell and buy used items, access real estate listings, search for jobs, and many other services. Through Quikr, you can easily buy and sell second-hand products, such as furniture, electronics, vehicles, etc.

Quikr has established itself as a trusted platform where customers can find the things they need without any hassle. Quikr has a special focus on small and mid-tier cities, where there is a great need for local marketing and classifieds. The company has also added many new categories, such as home services and job listings.

Founders: Prakash Jain, Jagdishan Chandrasekaran

Formed in: 2008

Category: Online Classifieds

13.PharmEasy

PharmEasy is a healthcare platform that provides online home delivery of medicines, lab tests, and healthcare products. It was started in 2015 by Dhawal Shah and Dharmil Sheth. The aim of PharmEasy is to provide affordable and easy healthcare services to the people.

PharmEasy has earned a lot of name in telemedicine, online consultation and medical supplies. Today this company is delivering medicines and health care products to millions of people at their homes, saving people both time and money. Gold Loan

Founders: Dhawal Shah, Dharmil Sheth

Formed in: 2015

Category: Healthcare

14.Udaan

Udaan was started in 2016 by Amod Malviya, Sujit Kumar, and Vaibhav Gupta. The aim of Udaan was to provide a platform to small and medium traders where they can buy goods directly from suppliers. This platform acts as a bridge between wholesale and retail traders.

Udaan has made the process of buying and selling goods very easy for traders. Here traders get clothes, electronics, grocery, and many other things at wholesale prices. Udaan has reached small towns and villages along with big cities in a very short time.

Founders: Amod Malviya, Sujit Kumar, Vaibhav Gupta

Foundation Year: 2016

Category: B2B e-commerce

15.Dream11

Dream11 is a fantasy sports platform, started in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavana Sheth. On this platform, users can create their own fantasy cricket, football, and other sports teams and win money based on the results of the game. Dream11 has increased the craze of fantasy sports in India and today it has become the favorite platform of crores of people. Gold Loan

During IPL and other big sports events, the user base of Dream11 increases rapidly. This platform has brought a new experience for sports lovers, in which they can earn money along with playing.

Founder: Harsh Jain, Bhavana Sheth

Formed in: 2008

Category: Fantasy Sports

16.Nykaa

Nykaa was launched in 2012 by Falguni Nair. It is an online shop for beauty and personal care products, which is very popular especially among women. Nykaa gradually expanded its business offline as well and now it has physical stores in many big cities.

The specialty of Nykaa is that it provides beauty and skincare products according to every age and budget. It has made its name not only in India but also in the international market. The biggest reason for Nykaa's success is its user-friendly platform and reliable products.

Founder: Falguni Nair

Formed in: 2012

Category: Beauty and Personal Care

17.BYJU’s

BYJU'S is India's largest online learning platform today, which was started in 2011 by Byju Ravindran. The aim of BYJU'S was to make education interactive and fun, so that children can understand better and score good marks in exams. Children are taught through animated videos, quizzes, and mock tests on the BYJU'S app. It has changed the definition of online education in India.

BYJU'S has also acquired several international companies, such as WhiteHat Jr. and Aakash Educational Services, to expand its reach even more. Today it has become a famous learning platform in India as well as abroad.

Founder: Byju Ravindran

Formed in: 2011

Category: Education Technology

18.Zomato

Zomato was started in 2008 by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddha. Initially it started as a restaurant search service, where people could see the menu and reviews of restaurants in their city. But gradually Zomato built its own food delivery network and today it is working in India as well as abroad.

Zomato's app not only allows users to order food, but they can also see the ratings and feedback of the restaurant. It has implemented technology and user-friendly system very well in the food delivery industry.

Founder: Deepinder Goyal, Pankaj Chaddha

Formed in: 2008

Category: Food Delivery

19.Swiggy

Swiggy was started in 2014 by three friends—Nandan Reddy, Rahul Jaimini, and Sriharsha Majety. Their aim was to make it easier for people to order food from their favorite restaurants while sitting at home. It created a great delivery system to reduce the distance between restaurants and customers. The biggest feature of Swiggy is its fast and reliable delivery service, which made it popular in just a few years.

Today Swiggy is not limited to just food delivery, but also delivers things like groceries and medicines. During the lockdown, it also played an important role in providing safe and essential goods to the people.

Founders: Nandan Reddy, Rahul Jaimini, Sriharsha Majety

Formed in: 2014

Category: Food Delivery

20.Razorpay

Razorpay is a digital payment gateway, started in 2014 by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar. This platform helps merchants to accept and manage online payments. Razorpay aims to make payment processing simple and seamless in India, so that merchants do not face any problem in accepting payments.

Razorpay is today a trusted payment gateway for millions of merchants, which offers not only cards and netbanking, but also facilities like UPI, wallets and EMI.

Founders: Harshil Mathur, Shashank Kumar

Founded Year: 2014

Category: Financial Technology

21.BigBasket

BigBasket is an online grocery delivery platform, started in 2011 by Hari Menon, VS Sudhakar, and some other co-founders. BigBasket aims to deliver fresh and quality grocery products to customers at their doorstep. On this platform, you can get home delivery of vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and other household items.

BigBasket has changed the lifestyle of people, especially in cities, where people can now fulfill their grocery needs online without going to the market.

Founder: Hari Menon, VS Sudhakar

Foundation Year: 2011

Category: E-Grocery

22.Paytm

Paytm needs no introduction. It is India's largest digital payment platform today, which was started in 2010 by Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Paytm means "Pay Through Mobile" and it is made to promote cashless transactions.

Using Paytm, you can recharge mobile, pay electricity bill, do shopping, and even buy metro tickets. After demonetization, Paytm played a big role in promoting digital payments in India. Gradually it expanded its services and today it has reached e-commerce, financial services and banking. Paytm brought digital payments to the general public, and also made it easy for small traders. And has worked to connect with digital payments.

Founder: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Foundation Year: 2010
Category: Financial Technology

23.PolicyBazaar

Policybazaar is India's largest insurance aggregator platform, started in 2008 by Yashish Dahiya. On this platform, customers can compare policies of different insurance companies and buy the best policy according to their needs. Policybazaar has made the process of buying insurance very easy and transparent.

Many policies like life insurance, health insurance, car insurance, and travel insurance are available on this platform. Today this company is helping millions of customers to choose the best insurance plans for them.

Founder: Yashish Dahiya

Founded Year: 2008

Category: Insurance Technology

24.OYO Rooms

If you have ever booked a hotel, you must have heard the name of OYO Rooms. OYO was started by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013, when he was just 19 years old. His idea was very simple - to bring a service that provides good and clean hotels to people in a low budget. Initially, he started the journey of OYO by taking some small hotels together and soon it spread across the country. The biggest feature of OYO is that it brought technology to the hotel industry, which made hotel booking and management easier.

Today OYO has become very popular not only in India but also abroad. Whether you want a small hotel or a luxury stay, OYO gives you great options in every budget.

Founder: Ritesh Agarwal

Foundation Year: 2013

Category: Hospitality (Hotel Booking)

25.Flipkart

Whenever there is talk of online shopping in India, the name of Flipkart comes first. In 2007, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal started Flipkart. The interesting thing is that earlier it was an online bookstore, where only books were sold.

But gradually Flipkart expanded its business and started selling a lot of products like mobile, clothes, grocery, and electronics. The specialty of Flipkart is that it started some new and convenient services for customers, like cash on delivery (ie payment at the time of delivery) and easy return policy. This increased the trust of customers and they started liking it.

A big company like Walmart bought Flipkart in 2018, which gave it more strength. Today Flipkart is competing with a giant company like Amazon and has become the biggest name in e-commerce in India. Whether you want new clothes or any electronic item, everything is available on Flipkart.

Founders: Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal

Founding Year: 2007

Category: E-commerce

Valuation in 2023: $37.6 billion (from Wikipedia)

Turnover in 2023: 560 billion Indian rupees