Startup Originals Team- December 16, 2025
Startup Originals TeamFrom ₹50 Lakh to a ₹90,000 Crore Giant: The Inspiring Rise of Mankind Pharma
In India’s vast pharmaceutical landscape, few names resonate as strongly as Mankind Pharma. Known for delivering affordable, accessible healthcare products to millions, the company’s journey from a modest startup to…
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- December 15, 2025
From a Home Ritual to a Breakthrough Brand: How Vardan Pahwa Created India’s First Seed-Based Functional Tea
In a wellness market flooded with borrowed trends and recycled claims, originality is rare. But some founders choose to build from the ground up, guided not by hype, but by…
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- December 15, 2025
Indian Watch Startup Rotoris Raises $3 Million to Build the Country’s First Global Luxury Watch Brand
New Delhi–based watch startup Rotoris has raised $3 million in a seed funding round, marking a significant step toward its ambition of creating India’s first truly global analog watch brand….
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- December 12, 2025
Foxtale Launches Hula Hoop, the Fun-Meets-Science Bodycare Brand Being Called India’s Own Sol de Janeiro
In a bold move that signals its evolution into a House of Brands, Foxtale has introduced Hula Hoop, a vibrant new bodycare label already being celebrated as India’s very own…
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- December 10, 2025
Buffer: From a Side-Project to a Leading Social-Media Scheduling Platform
What began in 2010 as a simple side project to solve one man’s problem of scheduling his tweets – later blossomed into Buffer, a global social-media management tool used by…
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- December 9, 2025
From 3 Air Mattresses to a Global Stay Marketplace: The Story of Airbnb
What started in 2007 as a desperate, creative solution to pay rent, by renting out air mattresses – has become Airbnb: a global platform revolutionizing travel and accommodation. Today, Airbnb…
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- December 8, 2025
FirstCry: From a 2010 Baby-Products Idea to India’s Leading Childcare Retailer
FirstCry started in 2010 as an online store aiming to serve a glaring need: quality baby, maternity and children’s products in India. What began from a small setup in Pune…
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- December 6, 2025
This Bengaluru-based founder’s stockbroking app, “Lemonn”, achieved ~2 million users in just 18 months
In April 2024, PeepalCo, the parent company behind crypto-unicorn CoinSwitch, launched Lemonn, a fresh stock-market investing and trading app aimed at simplifying equity investing for Indians. Within 18 months, Lemonn…
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- December 4, 2025
Royale Impex has served over 1 million customers since 1997, and this third-generation husband-wife duo aims to take the company to newer heights
Royale Impex, a name synonymous with premium natural stone in India since 1997, is now under the stewardship of its third-generation entrepreneurs, Adit Agarwal and Sanjana Kumar. With a legacy…
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- December 4, 2025
How “CatGPT” Turned Nostalgia Into a ₹1 Crore Business with a Retro-Modern Phone
Fed up with constant notifications and screen fatigue, technology enthusiast Cat Goetze, widely known online as “CatGPT”, decided to recreate the charm of old-school landline phones. What started as a…