Startup Originals Team- November 1, 2025
Startup Originals TeamWhen a Breakup Became a Leave Request: Gen Z’s Honest Mail Goes Viral in a Gurgaon Startup
In a striking shift from traditional office norms, a leave request from a Gen Z employee at a Gurgaon start-up has captured widespread online attention. The employee candidly cited a…
- Startup Originals Team
- November 1, 2025
How Lenskart Built India’s Eyewear Revolution: From a 2010 Startup to a ₹70,000 Crore Powerhouse
What began in 2010 as a small idea to make stylish and affordable eyewear accessible to everyone in India has evolved into one of the country’s most iconic consumer brands….
- Startup Originals Team
- October 31, 2025
Neobank Jupiter Money Raises ₹115 Crore from Existing Investors as It Eyes Profitability
Bengaluru-based fintech firm Jupiter Money (often referred to simply as “Jupiter”) has raised ₹115 crore (approx. US $15 million) in a fresh round of funding, entirely from existing investors including…
- Startup Originals Team
- October 29, 2025
Amazon India to Lay Off Around 800–1,100 Employees Amid Global Restructuring
As part of a sweeping global restructuring initiative by Amazon Inc., the company is expected to lay off around 800 to 1,100 corporate employees in India. This move comes amid…
- Startup Originals Team
- October 29, 2025
Two Microbiologists Tackle Animal Nutrition and Build a ₹50 Lakh Turnover Startup
In a unique blend of science and entrepreneurship, microbiologists Saloni Godbole Tewari and Milind Niphadkar co-founded Occamy BioScience in 2018 to deliver microbial-based, affordable nutraceutical solutions for livestock. Based in…
- Startup Originals Team
- October 29, 2025
Zomato Lauded for Embracing Differently-Abled Delivery Partners: “A Model of Inclusive Efficiency”
A heartfelt post by a Zomato customer has gone viral, drawing attention to how thoughtful systems can make a big difference, especially when supporting delivery partners with disabilities. In the…
- Startup Originals Team
- October 29, 2025
QR Codes to De-Mystify Highway Projects: Nitin Gadkari Pushes Transparency on National Roads
In a significant push for accountability in infrastructure, India’s Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that QR codes will soon be displayed along every major national highway….
- Startup Originals Team
- October 28, 2025
Ola Electric Launches “Hyperservice” Platform to Open EV Servicing & Spare-Parts Access to Customers and Garages
Ola Electric has unveiled its expanded “Hyperservice” initiative, a major step that opens its after-sales service ecosystem to individual customers, independent garages and fleet operators alike. For the first time,…
- Startup Originals Team
- October 28, 2025
“We Don’t Need to Work 5 Days a Week Anymore”: Eric Yuan on AI-Driven Shorter Workweeks
In a bold public prediction at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference, Zoom Video Communications founder and CEO Eric Yuan declared that artificial intelligence (AI) will soon enable the standard workweek…
- Startup Originals Team
- October 28, 2025
From one man’s vision to a 1M+ users – meet Harry Rao, the mind behind TestGrid
When Harry Rao left India for California with little more than ambition and determination, he carried the same dream as many immigrants, to create something remarkable from the ground up….