India being one of the top 10 economies of the world, provides very decent grounds and markets to every businessman and trader to try out their hands and luck in business, trade and commerce in the country.
Startups are young companies or new businesses that have been launched recently in the market with unique business ideas. All the business startups like any other endeavor need proper trial and testings’ in the market amongst the customers and public.
India witnesses a decent number of startups every year. The startup ratios we witness in our country are far better than many other powerful nations. The data released shows that India recorded about 50000+ startups in 2020, with the number increasing by some 8900-9000 in 2021. Thus, the rate of startups is growing incessantly in the country. Hence, in this blog, we have brought to you the list of the 10 best startups in India in 2021.
With India witnessing 2-3 startups every minute, it becomes very difficult to mature and firm your roots in the Indian market. There are many active companies and startups in the market today. Out of those thousands here, we have filtered and brought to you the top 10 startups in India in the 2021 list.10 Best Startups in India in 2021 are thereby brought to you below.
List of Best Startups in India: {2021}
UDAAN
The first startup brought to you is the most recent endeavor that started back in the year 2016. Udaan is a tech-based startup aimed at improving and enhancing various e-commerce solutions. The company is headquartered in Bangalore.
This startup provides different solutions and helps small and medium businesses in order to ease their trade and business. Be it the manufacturing, trading, or distribution services, Udaan always takes on the front foot to provide helps in solving such business issues.
The domain of services given by Udaan is, Buy or sell, securely via Udaan with a single click.
Grow your work exponentially, by exploiting the new niches.
Enhance the connection to your customers or dealers.
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MU SIGMA
Mu Sigma is another great Indian startup. The startup initiated in India today has attained the Unicorn mark in the US and is successfully working with about 140-500 fortune companies around the world. Mu Sigma is basically a data and analytics company that was founded in 2004.
Big data is today, big data is tomorrow and big data is the future; that is what the company says and believes in. Mu Sigma is one of the largest data and analytics startups in India that had proudly been featured as the Walmart supplier of the year. Also, the company has joined hands with big data giants like Google and Facebook to work on various data science-related projects.
DELHIVERY
As the name suggests, this is a supply chain and logistics startup. The company was initially started in Gurugram, Haryana but has now successfully spread its logistical operations across Goa, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Over a very short span of just 10 years, the startup has proved itself and has flourished far and wide.
The startup provides 24/7 round-the-clock services all 365 days a year. This startup has a task force of more than 10000 employees, who together work to provide all kinds of great and trustworthy services starting from b2b or b2C warehousing, cross-border, freight shipment, FTL, or PTL freight.
The startup has various operations it works upon and specializes in Omnichannel solutions, reverse logistics, online channel integration, express shipping, sourcing, logistics technology, etc.
BYJU’S
Byju’s needs no introduction. It is one of the most successful Indian startups in the current times. Byju’s is an e-learning startup that initially started in 2011, with an app aiming at the competitive exams and higher secondary school students basically of class 12.
After gaining immense popularity and appreciation, in 2015 it launched another app for students of standard 4-12.
Now, in the present times, Byju’s has over 50 million+ students registered and has over 3.5 million paid subscriptions. The startup has indeed proved itself in the best possible ways.
The startup aimed at providing the best-personalized learning and technology-based learning services to its students enrolled and hence hires the best teachers from around the country.
The startup continues with its strives and has not stopped growing and flourishing. It is an official partner of the Indian cricket team and has successfully acquired Palo Alto-based educational games developing company, Osmo, in 2019, to take the experience of learning to a new level and make it highly interesting and engaging.
SWIGGY
Swiggy is a partnership venture started back in 2014, which has turned out to be one of the greatest and biggest logistics chains in the country. The aim of the startup was to take the hustled urbanization to a next level.
The company has its offices around the Indian Territory and has successfully connected with restaurants and hotels across 500 different cities.
The company has a strong labor force with more than 5000 employees and has its operations activities throughout the year and Swiggy provides 24/7 services. This particular startup has gained immense popularity over a short span of time and has millions of happy customers throughout the country.
OYO
Oyo that started with 1 hotel back in 2013, is today the fastest growing hotel chain in the whole world. The startup is headquartered in Gurgaon and is continuously working to attain newer heights. In a span of just eight years, the company has covered and connected over 800 cities in some 80 countries. It has 23000+ hotels and 125000+ holiday homes on a lump sum.
With Oyo taking on the market floors the hospitality sector has experienced a revolutionary boost. Oyo has already proven itself to be one of the best and greatest startups in the country, but the endeavors just don’t stop here.
Oyo aims to develop the hospitality industry as much as it can and hence, invests in cloud kitchens, co-living, co-spaces, etc. Oyo today is indeed India’s premier startup.
SNAPDEAL
Snapdeal is a very big name in the e-commerce industry and needs no introduction. It has been one of the premier startups in the country that has successfully extended its business far and wide. The company aims to make the buying experience of the customers extraordinary.
It creates an online marketplace space for the customers which prevents them from the crowds in the bazaars which eases their shopping experience. Also, online shopping has more varied product availability over typical Bazar shopping.
The company was started in the year 2010 in Gurugram, Haryana, and has a task force of over 1000 employs. Snapdeal is providing the best of commerce services in around 600+ cities with some 30000+ sellers for the past decade.
It has some major partnerships Alibaba, e-bay, Premji invests, etc., and has lakhs of satisfied customers across the country.
PHARMEASY
Pharmeasy is one of the recent startups in the healthcare sector that has gone on the market floors 5 years back. It is one of India’s leading health care aggregators that aims to provide cheap and affordable healthcare to the public and wants to lessen their medical burden by providing them access to most of the medicines they need at their doorsteps.
The company is headquartered in Mumbai and has a workforce of around 5000 members. Pharmeasy wants to serve its customers with the best of services and using its big data technologies present, they provide the best quality information to the doctors and patients.
The company is also working to eradicate fake drugs and drug abuse like venoms present in the healthcare sector.
CARS24
CARS24 is the next addition to our list. The company was started back in the year 2015 in Haryana. The startup was initiated with the idea to revolutionize and modify the ways in which Indians buy and sell cars.
It is one of the highest-grossing and most popular startups in the car retailing sector.
The company is highly secure technology and artificial intelligence for the buying and selling experience through its portal.
It is one of the most unique endeavors taken up in the country and that is why the startup became so successful. At cars24 you get the best values for both your buying and selling experiences.
All the auctions taking place on this site is through artificial intelligence and hence are very secure.
ZOMATO
Last but not least on our list is Zomato. This startup needs no introduction, as most of you readers would have the Zomato app on your phones. Started in the year 2008, headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, and started by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah is one of the top startups in India. Yes! I have kept it at the last in my list but that’s what should be done, ending should always be the best.
The startup was initiated with the sole intention to ease and enhance the dining experiences of people across the country. This is the most favorite company of foodies like me, as it grants us the superpower to have food, with it being delivered to us at our doorsteps from the best restaurants that are located very far away from us.
The company is well connected with thousands of restaurants across the country and has a huge labor force of around 5000 people of 32 nationalities.
The company with its great and instant service is flourishing far and wide. It aims to provide you with the best food options so that you don’t have to compromise with your appetite.
Here, we brought to you some of the best startups of the company in 2021. There are millions of other great startups too, but these are the cap holders in the market and the most famous among the public.
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