In 2018, Young Turks featured almost 200 startups & we’ve drawn up a list of 10 early stage ventures you should watch out for in 2019 across sector like hardware, health-tech, ed-tech, B2B SaaS, analytics and retail-tech.
Hardware
Ethereal Machines ((@etherealmachine ))
- Builds hybrid manufacturing machines for 5D printing
- Founders: Kaushik Mudda & Navin Jain
- Partners: ITC Infotech
- Raised $250,000
- Investor: Mohal Lalbhai
Drones and Smart Cities
Drona Maps ((@DronaMaps ))
- 3D mapping using drones with centimetre level accuracy
- Founded by Utkarsh Singh & Raghav Palriwala
- Partners: ESRI, SAP, NASSCOM, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance JioGenNext, Johns Hopkins University
- Raised $400,000 in seed round
- Investors: Friends & family
Health-Tech
Niramal ((@niramaianalytix ))
- AI-based solution for early breast cancer detection
- Founded by Geetha Manjunath & Nidhi Mathur
- Partners: HCG, Narayana Health, Google, Philips
- Raised $1 million
- Investors: Pi Ventures, Ankur Cap, Axilor, Binny Bansal & 500 Startups
Kyvor Genomics ((@KyvorGenomics ))
- Precision diagnosis for cancer using genomics
- Founded by Abilesh Gunasekar, Raaj Parekh, Sujini P
- Partners: Oncologists across India, CMC - Vellore, Cancer Research Center in Marseille - France
- Raised $500,000
- Investors: AJ Ventures
Ed-Tech
The Teacher App
- Professional development resource for teachers
- Founded by Vinod Karate, Sarita Sharma, Suvidhi Khurana, Ishan Wahi, Medha Bankhwal
- Partners: NCTE, MHRD, Homi Bhabha Center for Science, Ekalvya, ISLI
- Raised $1.4 million
- Investors: Central Square Foundation, Google.org, FICCI Millennium Alliance
Retail Tech
Storeking ((@StorekingIndia ))
- Tech enabled distribution platform for rural kirana stores
- Founded by Sridhar Gundaiah & Govardhan Krishnappa
- Partners: Amazon, Xiaomi, HUL, Google, Facebook
- Raised $ 22 million
- Investors: Mangrove Capital Partners & Axiata Digital
Shopkirana ((@Shopkirana ))
- Mobile platform connecting retailers directly with FMCG brands
- Founded by Tanutejas Saraswat, Deepak Dhanotiya, Sumit Ghorawat
- Clients include Godrej, Unilever, Parle
- Raised $2 million
- Investors: InfoEdge, AET Fund, Incubate Fund, Better Capital, AngelList Syndicate
Supply Chain and Logistics
Tagbox ((@TagBox_in ))
- Deploys IoT, automation to make supply chains reliable
- Founded by Adarsh Kumar, Saumitra Singh, Sameer Singh
- Partners: SAP
- Have raised an angel round via IAN
Enterprise SaaS
Darwinbox ((@theDarwinbox ))
- An HR management suite on the cloud
- Founded by Jayant Paleti, Rohit Chennamaneni, Chaitanya Peddi
- Clients include Arvind, Paytm, Myntra, Inmobi, Swiggy
- Raised $4.5 million
- Investors: Lightspeed India, Endiya, 3One4 Cap, Tracxn
Analytics
Vidooly ((@vidoolydotcom ))
- Online video analytics
- Founded by Subrat Kar, Ajay Mishra, Nishant Radia
- Clients include GroupM, Mindshare, TATA Housing, Tresemme
- Raised $2.4 million
- Investors: Times Internet, Bessemer, GVFL
