PM Narendra Modi will interact with 6 startup entrepreneurs of Madhya Pradesh, Arnav Gupta of Bhopal, Sanjeev Sharma, Ms. Umang Sridhar, Tanutejas Saraswat of Indore, Tauseef Khan, Nishant Vats Mahatre, Rajdeep Pandey of Gwalior at the Startup Conclave in Indore on May 13.
1 . We360.ai, Bhopal – Mr. Arnav Gupta: We360.ai is a B2B SaaS software based startup developed for employee productivity monitoring. It helps business owners to accurately measure employee productivity by using real time analysis. With this help, businesses can download over 200 reports for better decision making. At present WE360.ai has more than 20,000 users and more than 1500 companies registered all over India which mainly include Patanjali, IRCTC, Hinduja Global Solutions, Tata AIA etc. WE360.ai is founded by 21 year old entrepreneur Arnav Gupta who currently serves as the founder and CEO of the company. WE360.ai has received over 50 global awards and is currently ranked second in the world ranking on G2, Capterra and other global software listing platforms. WE360.ai recently raised Rs 3.8 crore as seed funding from global venture capital and firms. WE360.ai is the fastest growing startup from Madhya Pradesh which has raised the fastest Venture Capital Fund.
2. Swayat Robots Pvt. Ltd. Bhopal – Shri Sanjeev Sharma: Sanjeev Sharma, CEO, Swayat Robots has launched Swayat Robots to enable Swayat driving in India. Sanjeev has been doing research on Swayat Navigation for the past 12 years, focusing on ‘Machine Learning Training’ and ‘Robotic Motion Planning’. Swayat Robots Most recently, has been developing Level 5 Swayat driving technology to help develop the most advanced self-driving cars. His secondary research focuses on enabling Swayat vehicles and robots to understand India’s environment. Globally, the market for Swayat driving vehicles is estimated to be $8 trillion by 2030 and $600 billion by 2040 from India’s perspective. The technology being developed by Swayat Robots has immense potential to modernize the Indian Armed Forces. Swayat Border Patrol Robots, Swayat Tanks, Swayat Aerial Vehicles can be used for offensive and defensive operations developed using the technology. Swayat Robots has received an investment of $3 million in July 2021 from a US investor. CEO Mr. Sanjeev has done B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and MS (Thesis) in Computing Science from University of Alberta. He has been honoured with the prestigious 40 ‘Under 40’ Data Scientist in India Award and 51 Most Impact Smart Cities Leaders Award in the year 2019.
3. Umang Shridhar Design Pvt. Ltd.- Bhopal Ms. Umang Shridhar: She is the founder of a business-to-business fabric supplier platform that aims to empower women/artisans in rural India who know how to make traditional/amber charkha and weave on handlooms. Growing up in a small village in India, Sridhar was determined to work towards improving the lives of women in these remote areas. Their robust model supplies large Indian stores including Reliance. The team now plans to use IoT (Internet of Things) to bring artisans on a single platform; It aims to help weavers to access real time data to create a fair and equitable market for them. Start-up has received funding of around Rs 1.5 crore
4. Shop Kirana E-Trading Pvt. Ltd. Indore – Mr. Tanutejas Saraswat (Founder): B-2-B with hi-tech and supply chain innovations for the unorganized retail sector E-commerce platform. Reaching 30 cities, 1 lakh retail outlets and 5 crore consumers in 06 states of the country. Direct employment to 1000 persons and a turnover of Rs.800 crores per annum. 400 crores funding from leading start-up investors from Japan and India.
5. Gramophone, Indore – Mr. Tausif Khan and Mr. Nishant Vats Mhatre:
When IIT-Kharagpur alumni Mr. Tausif Khan and Mr. Nishant Vats Mahatre introduced Gramophone in 2016, Agritech was a nascent sector in India. Agriculture was done by traditional methods, most of the farmers in India were deprived of the latest technology, and most of the agricultural land in the country remained untouched by modern agricultural trade. Mr. Tausif, who worked at agri-focused VC funds such as Omnivore Partners and Aspada Investments, was well aware of the critical issues of the agriculture sector, which contributes 17-18 per cent to India’s GDP. His co-founder Nishant also had experience in agricultural consultancy and investment. The co-founders of Gramophone, Harshit Gupta, Tauseef Khan, Ashish Rajan Singh and Nishant Vats Mhatre, have took the valuation of Gramophone to around Rs. 137 crores.
6. Enviraj Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Gwalior – Shri Rajdeep Pandey: Established by Shri Rajdeep Pandey in the year 2019, “Enviraj Consulting Pvt. Ltd.” is a company working in the field of environmental protection using innovative technology. The main objective of the company is efficient use of water in diverse areas while maintaining the quality of water. The company is committed to providing high quality and time bound sustainable solutions. The company has work experience in more than 100 projects in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in which they have conserved 2 crore+ litres of water and reduced CO2 emissions by more than 4.5 tonnes. Apart from consultancy services, the company is also developing innovative products in water projects whose research is funded by various institutions including IIT Delhi, IIT Chennai, IIT Kanpur, Engineers India Limited. Enviraj Consulting has received various recognitions and support for incubation from IIM Kashipur and IIT Roorkee over the years.
