Indian Startup Ideas

2 years ago

Social media that caters to Indian users with an emphasis on comedians and other entertainers.

287

2 years ago

A digital health and fitness platform for Indian families.

217

2 months ago

Mobile payments startup that is trying to bring an Indian flavor to the US market.

183

2 years ago

List of startups created by or for Indian Americans

169

1 year ago

This company is building a pipeline connecting the cities that are most in need of food. The company says that it’s selling a food and water delivery system that is working in 12 US cities, and is now looking to expand to China and the Indian Subcontinent.

157

2 years ago

Indian startup that focuses on the HR space.

156

2 years ago

Shopify's Indian subsidiary is helping build an "online-only" (so no offline sales) marketplace that will sell goods made by small artisans and craftsman. While a combination of Alibaba and Amazon, the market size is expected to be between $500 million to $1 billion in 2023.

146

2 years ago

In the past year, there have been a few notable exits from Indian startups and their founders. Vani Kola, co-founder of Zomato, sold her company to local rival Swiggy for an estimated $50 million.

134

1 year ago

A company that used to provide computer science education in English before shifting to the Indian market and focusing on autodidactic AI education.

132

2 years ago

A startup that helps brands develop an online presence in the Indian market by connecting them with the right media partners to place ads, run sponsored posts, and more.

131

2 years ago

A software platform that aims to facilitate the development of a “predictive model” for the Indian auto industry.

127

2 years ago

Does marketing automation for Indian startups with product-market fit, using a data-driven approach to help them optimize their marketing.

125

2 years ago

A way to make videos that is geared toward the Indian market.

118

2 years ago

A news aggregator for the Indian community, with a focus on the LGBTQ community.

111

1 year ago

Another startup that wants to simplify life for the average Indian.

102

2 years ago

A digital bank account for Indian startups and SMBs looking to get a loan from non-banks.

96

2 years ago

An Indian startup aiming to build a “cloud-based project management system” for construction projects. The company says it is unique in that it allows people to manage all aspects of a project from a single interface.

95

2 years ago

A crowdsourced shopping website for Indian customers.

94

1 month ago

A restaurant discovery app that caters to the Indian market by listing only Indian restaurants.

94

2 months ago

This startup is building a tool that helps auto repair shops like the ones in Indianapolis monitor their cars and figure out the best course of action.

93

1 year ago

The company’s founders have been called "the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs of the Indian startup scene" by a reporter in Quartz.

91

1 year ago

A shipping and payment service that wants to help Indian companies ship and receive packages faster.

90

2 years ago

A startup that helps people to easily invest in cryptocurrency, with a focus on the Indian market. It’s part of a larger trend of startups that want to bring cryptocurrencies to the masses.

88

2 years ago

A company that helps people in the US adopt its Indian-based VPN service, which is blocked in the US, to circumvent digital border control.

82

1 year ago

A startup that wants to give people the same ability to browse and shop for food that they have in the US. It’s designed specifically for Indian consumers who don’t have a bank account.

82

1 year ago

A “social news site,” built for Indian readers.

75

11 months ago

A startup that helps traditional Indian wedding traditions be modernized.

72

2 years ago

A business platform for Indian SMBs to better manage their finances. Over the last 12 months, the number of SMBs on the platform has grown 50%, with an average monthly transaction size of $3,500.

71

2 months ago

This startup wants to help Indian hospitals comply with the government’s new healthcare laws. It’s built a web-based platform for doctors and hospitals to manage patient records and procedures.

70

2 years ago

A software company that hopes to make it easy for Indian businesses to accept online payments.

68

2 years ago

Indiagames is a venture backed company that is building technology to help Indian game developers and publishers grow their market.

68

1 year ago

A consumer card that can be used at many places where plastic credit cards are accepted. It’s meant for the Indian market to replace a plethora of different forms of payment.

67

2 years ago

Idea: Building a digital platform for real estate brokers to close business deals. The startup is currently working with a group of Indian business-to-business startups to make their onboarding easier.

63

1 year ago

This startup wants to create a real-time marketplace for the Indian farmer market. It will use a mobile app to help farmers connect with buyers on their mobile phones. The company wants to help farmers sell their products faster and easier.

61

1 year ago

A social network for Indian Americans. It’s not clear how the company plans to operate in the US given the very different social norms here.

59

1 year ago

A tool for planning events with a group of people in mind, similar to a calendar but for smaller groups. The startup is looking to partner with Indian companies that organize team events.

59

10 months ago

Notable startups from the Indian market:

59

2 months ago

A media company focusing on the needs of the Indian market.

59

1 year ago

A text-messaging-based business platform for leading Indian retail chains.

58

1 year ago

DesiRad is a college group for Indian students in the US that makes it easier to find events and connect with others in the local community.

57

1 year ago

E-commerce platform for the Indian population, which is currently being built.

57

1 year ago

A startup that helps with internet in-app purchases and the creation of digital products in the Indian market.

53

1 year ago

A startup for building companies in emerging markets, which focuses on the Indian market.

52

1 year ago

A platform for Indian startups to build, market, and sell their products globally, with a half dozen companies already signed up.

52

9 months ago

A commerce platform for the Indian market, where many consumers have previously had to go through multiple vendors to make a purchase.

52

4 months ago

A digital insurance company for the Indian SME market, with a focus on the auto insurance sector.

52

1 year ago

A startup that wants to help customers in India manage their money in a single app. The startup’s goal is to create an Indian version of a Venmo-like app, but specifically for Indian users.

51

11 months ago

A startup that aims to help Indian startups build their own apps on the cloud.

51

3 months ago

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelengeler/2019/05/18/indian-startups-to-watch-this-year/#4c9a2a1bc00d

50

3 months ago

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/7-indian-startup-companies-to-watch-this-year-117028000731_1.html

49

9 months ago

A startup that sells to the Indian market, which has a huge, under-served market for low-cost long-distance plans, where monthly plans are cheaper than mobile data in the US.

48

1 year ago

A consumer-facing SaaS platform for the Indian market. The startup is focused on maximizing the efficiency of the home shopping experience, and is currently focused on a small segment of the online market.

47

1 year ago

A social network for Indian language users. The app is focused on users in India, but the founders say it could be used in other regions with large populations of people who use other languages.

47

1 year ago

A computer science degree designed for people in the large, growing Indian market for “robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer vision”, with a built-in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

47

9 months ago

A startup in the social sector, Canvas is applying artificial intelligence to the cause of ending global poverty. The startup already has a pilot in the Indian state of Bihar, and is hoping to expand to other countries.

47

2 years ago

Idea: Online education platform for traditional Indian crafts and art

45

9 months ago

A startup with a library of over 2,500 Indian-subsaharan African writers and translators, it aims to create a platform for them to reach a wider global audience.

45

6 months ago

A startup that plans to build software for organ donation for the Indian market.

44

22 days ago

A startup that aims to build an e-book ecosystem for Indian readers.

44

11 days ago

A startup that targets Indian users with a service that helps them find a doctor, a nurse, or a therapist quickly. The service takes a variety of inputs like location and symptoms, which it then uses to match the user with a doctor and sends them a call.

43

1 year ago

A fraud detection platform for the Indian insurance industry.

42

5 months ago

A startup that partners with Indian restaurants to automate their ordering processes. This can help restaurants better manage inventory and deliveries, save money, and increase customer satisfaction.

42

1 year ago

A company that helps Indian startups with low-cost capital

41

10 months ago

A digital currency for underbanked Singaporeans. The startup builds a platform that enables individuals to join the mainstream financial system. Right now, it’s restricted to Singaporeans, and the founders are working on getting it to the wider Southeast Asian and Indian markets.

40

9 months ago

A mobile shopping app for Indian shoppers. It allows users to order food and pick it up from an assortment of stores in their neighborhood.

40

9 months ago

A startup that builds apps for markets with different business models from the US, such as the Indian market, where companies can’t sell a product for cash.

40

1 year ago

A company that works with local governments and nonprofit organizations to help them get free, city-wide WiFi for their residents. They have funded and built their own network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expanded to New Orleans, Detroit, and Indianapolis.

38

11 months ago

One-on-one tutoring for Indian school kids for standardized tests. The startup has a $3,000 monthly price point for up to five students, and it plans to expand to other markets in the next year.

38

9 months ago

A startup that wants to be a One-Stop shop for Indian retail customers looking to buy the latest fashion trends. The platform is set to launch in June 2020.

37

4 months ago

The startup works with the government of India’s Ministry of Defence to help small businesses in India get their hands on Defense Ministry-related contracts. The startup’s founder, Sumit Goel, is a former officer in the Indian Navy.

35

9 months ago

A startup that’s building a decentralized, community-based digital currency for the Indian market. The startup is looking to partner with mobile carriers to get their digital currency into users’ wallets.

34

1 month ago

A startup-based insurance product aimed at the Indian market.

34

3 months ago

A grocery delivery service aimed at the Indian market.

31

7 months ago

A platform that helps people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh get loans from banks and other financial institutions.

30

24 days ago

A digital magazine and website platform for the Indian market. The company is backed by Sequoia India, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Matrix Partners.

30

9 months ago

This startup is building a new way to build apps for mobile devices, with an emphasis on India. The company is building a mobile-first app development platform to make it easier for Indian developers to get going.

29

8 months ago

A company that makes the navigation of an Indian apartment complex easier

29

9 months ago

A startup that’s building a digital platform for the Indian market. The startup aims to partner with financial institutions to create a digital platform for them to use.

28

3 months ago

According to a study done by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the Indian startup scene has over 8,000 startups, with over $10 billion in funding.

28

5 months ago

A language learning app. The founders say that the app is built for the Indian market and not for international markets.

26

2 years ago

A software company that provides a cloud-based platform for managing online payments for Indian businesses.

24

2 years ago

A software company that makes it easy for Indian businesses to accept payments and track customer information via a mobile app.

23

2 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to be like a “mini-LinkedIn” for Indian startups, with a focus on helping founders build their brands

21

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Indian Startup Ideas

Social media that caters to Indian users with an emphasis on comedians and other entertainers.

A digital health and fitness platform for Indian families.

Mobile payments startup that is trying to bring an Indian flavor to the US market.

List of startups created by or for Indian Americans

This company is building a pipeline connecting the cities that are most in need of food. The company says that it’s selling a food and water delivery system that is working in 12 US cities, and is now looking to expand to China and the Indian Subcontinent.

Indian startup that focuses on the HR space.

Shopify's Indian subsidiary is helping build an "online-only" (so no offline sales) marketplace that will sell goods made by small artisans and craftsman. While a combination of Alibaba and Amazon, the market size is expected to be between $500 million to $1 billion in 2023.

In the past year, there have been a few notable exits from Indian startups and their founders. Vani Kola, co-founder of Zomato, sold her company to local rival Swiggy for an estimated $50 million.

A company that used to provide computer science education in English before shifting to the Indian market and focusing on autodidactic AI education.

A startup that helps brands develop an online presence in the Indian market by connecting them with the right media partners to place ads, run sponsored posts, and more.

A software platform that aims to facilitate the development of a “predictive model” for the Indian auto industry.

Does marketing automation for Indian startups with product-market fit, using a data-driven approach to help them optimize their marketing.

A way to make videos that is geared toward the Indian market.

A news aggregator for the Indian community, with a focus on the LGBTQ community.

Another startup that wants to simplify life for the average Indian.

A digital bank account for Indian startups and SMBs looking to get a loan from non-banks.

An Indian startup aiming to build a “cloud-based project management system” for construction projects. The company says it is unique in that it allows people to manage all aspects of a project from a single interface.

A crowdsourced shopping website for Indian customers.

A restaurant discovery app that caters to the Indian market by listing only Indian restaurants.

This startup is building a tool that helps auto repair shops like the ones in Indianapolis monitor their cars and figure out the best course of action.

The company’s founders have been called "the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs of the Indian startup scene" by a reporter in Quartz.

A shipping and payment service that wants to help Indian companies ship and receive packages faster.

A startup that helps people to easily invest in cryptocurrency, with a focus on the Indian market. It’s part of a larger trend of startups that want to bring cryptocurrencies to the masses.

A company that helps people in the US adopt its Indian-based VPN service, which is blocked in the US, to circumvent digital border control.

A startup that wants to give people the same ability to browse and shop for food that they have in the US. It’s designed specifically for Indian consumers who don’t have a bank account.

A “social news site,” built for Indian readers.

A startup that helps traditional Indian wedding traditions be modernized.

A business platform for Indian SMBs to better manage their finances. Over the last 12 months, the number of SMBs on the platform has grown 50%, with an average monthly transaction size of $3,500.

This startup wants to help Indian hospitals comply with the government’s new healthcare laws. It’s built a web-based platform for doctors and hospitals to manage patient records and procedures.

A software company that hopes to make it easy for Indian businesses to accept online payments.

Indiagames is a venture backed company that is building technology to help Indian game developers and publishers grow their market.

A consumer card that can be used at many places where plastic credit cards are accepted. It’s meant for the Indian market to replace a plethora of different forms of payment.

Idea: Building a digital platform for real estate brokers to close business deals. The startup is currently working with a group of Indian business-to-business startups to make their onboarding easier.

This startup wants to create a real-time marketplace for the Indian farmer market. It will use a mobile app to help farmers connect with buyers on their mobile phones. The company wants to help farmers sell their products faster and easier.

A social network for Indian Americans. It’s not clear how the company plans to operate in the US given the very different social norms here.

A tool for planning events with a group of people in mind, similar to a calendar but for smaller groups. The startup is looking to partner with Indian companies that organize team events.

Notable startups from the Indian market:

A media company focusing on the needs of the Indian market.

A text-messaging-based business platform for leading Indian retail chains.

DesiRad is a college group for Indian students in the US that makes it easier to find events and connect with others in the local community.

E-commerce platform for the Indian population, which is currently being built.

A startup that helps with internet in-app purchases and the creation of digital products in the Indian market.

A startup for building companies in emerging markets, which focuses on the Indian market.

A platform for Indian startups to build, market, and sell their products globally, with a half dozen companies already signed up.

A commerce platform for the Indian market, where many consumers have previously had to go through multiple vendors to make a purchase.

A digital insurance company for the Indian SME market, with a focus on the auto insurance sector.

A startup that wants to help customers in India manage their money in a single app. The startup’s goal is to create an Indian version of a Venmo-like app, but specifically for Indian users.

A startup that aims to help Indian startups build their own apps on the cloud.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelengeler/2019/05/18/indian-startups-to-watch-this-year/#4c9a2a1bc00d

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/7-indian-startup-companies-to-watch-this-year-117028000731_1.html

A startup that sells to the Indian market, which has a huge, under-served market for low-cost long-distance plans, where monthly plans are cheaper than mobile data in the US.

A consumer-facing SaaS platform for the Indian market. The startup is focused on maximizing the efficiency of the home shopping experience, and is currently focused on a small segment of the online market.

A social network for Indian language users. The app is focused on users in India, but the founders say it could be used in other regions with large populations of people who use other languages.

A computer science degree designed for people in the large, growing Indian market for “robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer vision”, with a built-in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

A startup in the social sector, Canvas is applying artificial intelligence to the cause of ending global poverty. The startup already has a pilot in the Indian state of Bihar, and is hoping to expand to other countries.

Idea: Online education platform for traditional Indian crafts and art

A startup with a library of over 2,500 Indian-subsaharan African writers and translators, it aims to create a platform for them to reach a wider global audience.

A startup that plans to build software for organ donation for the Indian market.

A startup that aims to build an e-book ecosystem for Indian readers.

A startup that targets Indian users with a service that helps them find a doctor, a nurse, or a therapist quickly. The service takes a variety of inputs like location and symptoms, which it then uses to match the user with a doctor and sends them a call.

A fraud detection platform for the Indian insurance industry.

A startup that partners with Indian restaurants to automate their ordering processes. This can help restaurants better manage inventory and deliveries, save money, and increase customer satisfaction.

A company that helps Indian startups with low-cost capital

A digital currency for underbanked Singaporeans. The startup builds a platform that enables individuals to join the mainstream financial system. Right now, it’s restricted to Singaporeans, and the founders are working on getting it to the wider Southeast Asian and Indian markets.

A mobile shopping app for Indian shoppers. It allows users to order food and pick it up from an assortment of stores in their neighborhood.

A startup that builds apps for markets with different business models from the US, such as the Indian market, where companies can’t sell a product for cash.

A company that works with local governments and nonprofit organizations to help them get free, city-wide WiFi for their residents. They have funded and built their own network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expanded to New Orleans, Detroit, and Indianapolis.

One-on-one tutoring for Indian school kids for standardized tests. The startup has a $3,000 monthly price point for up to five students, and it plans to expand to other markets in the next year.

A startup that wants to be a One-Stop shop for Indian retail customers looking to buy the latest fashion trends. The platform is set to launch in June 2020.

The startup works with the government of India’s Ministry of Defence to help small businesses in India get their hands on Defense Ministry-related contracts. The startup’s founder, Sumit Goel, is a former officer in the Indian Navy.

A startup that’s building a decentralized, community-based digital currency for the Indian market. The startup is looking to partner with mobile carriers to get their digital currency into users’ wallets.

A startup-based insurance product aimed at the Indian market.

A grocery delivery service aimed at the Indian market.

A platform that helps people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh get loans from banks and other financial institutions.

A digital magazine and website platform for the Indian market. The company is backed by Sequoia India, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Matrix Partners.

This startup is building a new way to build apps for mobile devices, with an emphasis on India. The company is building a mobile-first app development platform to make it easier for Indian developers to get going.

A company that makes the navigation of an Indian apartment complex easier