Many rural residents also lack access to safe drinking water, electricity, transportation, and healthcare. These social start-ups are attempting to make a difference in this area
AgriBazaar
AgriBazaar, based in Mumbai, is an online platform that connects farmers, merchants, banks, businesses, and governments. The start-ups, which is based on the traditional Mandi scheme, offers a digital platform for small farmers and merchants to sell and buy farm produce directly without the use of middlemen. Farmers in this case are paid directly into their bank accounts through the e-wallet AgriPay. AgriBazaar offers last-mile logistics support in addition to linking sellers and buyers. Amith Agarwal, co-founder and CEO, said in an interview that the start-up uses AI and machine learning to provide services like crop advisory and credit-on-click. AgriBazaar’s long-term goal is to map and tag every farm, and to “become the Google Maps of the Indian agri-sector.”
GoCoop online marketplace start-ups aims to promote livelihoods of weavers, artisans
It enables handloom and handicraft cooperatives and artisans to communicate directly with customers, enabling them to sell their goods online at a lower cost, with greater productivity and transparency. The platform is particularly beneficial to those who live in rural areas.
This is a startup based in Bengaluru. Women-led apparel and homeware companies are the subject of this social commerce network and newly minted unicorn. ‘Meesho’ means’meri store’ or ‘apni dukaan’ in Hindi. It’s a reseller model in which an army of women curates goods from the company’s website and sells them on Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram, as opposed to selling directly to consumers. It has an asset-light, capital-efficient approach, as well as insights into small companies, and focuses on women entrepreneurs scaling. According to the social commerce website, there are over 13 million entrepreneurs on it, with the bulk of them being women. It has aided them in starting their own online businesses with no capital outlay, allowing them to reach over 45 million customers across the world. With the aim of assisting women in achieving financial independence. Its first TV commercial, created by DDB Mudra, based on a woman’s unspoken need to assert what is rightfully hers: her own identity.
EVOMO Research & Advancement – Abhinav Kumar CEO, EVOMO
Abhinav Kumar dreamed of entering a professional racing team as a young car engineer. However, a chance trip to rural Uttar Pradesh, where he saw a variety of locally produced vehicles ferrying people and goods, changed the 27-year-career old’s plans. He realised there was a market for a cost-effective and dependable mode of transportation. In 2010, he left his job at auto parts manufacturer Sona Koyo Steering Systems to start his own company, Evomo. The rural utility vehicle from Evomo costs Rs 1.5 lakh, which is less than a Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car. Kumar claims he keeps costs down by using locally sourced materials and drawing on global design concepts that aren’t protected by patents. In the next five years, he wants to sell at least one vehicle in each of India’s 6.5 million villages.
NIRAMAI Health Analytix
It is a Bengaluru-based deep-tech start-ups that uses automated solutions to solve crucial healthcare issues. Niramai is a Sanskrit word that means “free from disease.” It stands for Non-Invasive Risk Assessment with Machine Intelligence. Traditional approaches or self-examination cannot diagnose breast cancer as early as the company’s advanced software can. The automated solution has additional advantages such as cost-effectiveness, precision, portability, and simplicity. Furthermore, the imaging system is non-contact, painless, and suitable for women of all ages. It can be used to diagnose cancer as well as for large-scale screening in rural and semi-urban areas.
