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Mint Startup Inc, isn't about chasing news on funding, valuation, acquisitions and exits. Instead, on this show, host Shalini Umachandran carefully curates for you stories of startups, how they’re changing the way we work and the way we live. This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast. read less

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12: DeHaat | Franchise route to smart fields

12: DeHaat | Franchise route to smart fields

tarted with just advisory services to farmers, now tied up with food processing companies, input companies, and also bringing financing and insurance companies for farmers, DeHaat, founded in Patna in 2012 is one among India’s fastest growing agritech startups in the east. In this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Sumit spoke to one of the founders Shashank to find out why DeHaat might be different from the other platforms for farmers.

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12: DeHaat | Franchise route to smart fields

12: DeHaat | Franchise route to smart fields

tarted with just advisory services to farmers, now tied up with food processing companies, input companies, and also bringing financing and insurance companies for farmers, DeHaat, founded in Patna in 2012 is one among India’s fastest growing agritech startups in the east. In this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Sumit spoke to one of the founders Shashank to find out why DeHaat might be different from the other platforms for farmers.

11: White Hat Jr: Getting an army of coders ready for the world

11: White Hat Jr: Getting an army of coders ready for the world

In this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Shalini Umachandran spoke to Karan Bajaj, his idea was personalized, one-on-one classes to teach children coding online. This translated into what is now White Hat Jr, launched with an aim of making India a supply hub for teaching coding. Tune in for more...

10: Tracking the heartbeat of India via cloud

10: Tracking the heartbeat of India via cloud

In India, for about half the people who have heart attacks, it takes about six hours before they reach a hospital where the get the correct treatment. That’s a lot of time lost, In the medical world, you have that Golden Hour or the best time in which you can give the best treatment. There’s a startup in Bengaluru that’s trying to solve this problem

9: Machines To Lead The Next White Revolution

9: Machines To Lead The Next White Revolution

In this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Ranjith Mukundan, one of the co-founders of Stellapps, a tech startup from Bengaluru, talks about the changes in the dairy farming and how 'Stellapps' with its technology has brought fortune for these farmers.

8: Masks made in India that kill COVID-19 virus | I Shield

8: Masks made in India that kill COVID-19 virus | I Shield

In this episode of Mint Startup Inc, Shalini Umachandran spoke to one of the scientists behind I Shield, Anand Anandkumar, and asked about the all-new 6-layered mask. How it is different from other masks? Why it is safe for use against the novel coronavirus? Tune in to know more.

7: Covid-19: How defense tech is being used for temperature checks .

7: Covid-19: How defense tech is being used for temperature checks .

States are slowly opening up public places and people are coming out in large numbers. Are the current temperature checking methods really accurate? In this episode, Shalini Umachandran talks about Tonbo Imaging Pvt. Ltd., a startup in Bangaluru, which is repurposing defense tech. for Coronavirus screenings.

6: How to make an electric vehicle affordable

6: How to make an electric vehicle affordable

One of the reasons why people don't buy electric vehicles is because they can be quite expensive. However, there can be many benefits to switch to one. In this episode, Shalini Umachandran talks to Numocity about how companies can make them cheaper.

5: SaaS startups pay it forward

5: SaaS startups pay it forward

For the last two decades, SaaS startups been helping corporate entities move to cloud computing. Most Software as a Service or SaaS startups run on a revenue-sharing basis. They manage services for a larger client, but if the client doesn’t pay, they don’t make money. As payments get held up, how could they get a working capital enough to keep the lights on?

4: Despite tales of doom, India's story appeals to VCs

4: Despite tales of doom, India's story appeals to VCs

A feeling of doom is cast over industries as sectors across the board suffer losses due to the pandemic. However, there might just be a silver lining for the startup world. Tune into this episode to know more.

3: Die-hard cricket fans replace sweeps with swipes

3: Die-hard cricket fans replace sweeps with swipes

Sports events across the world, including IPL, have been postponed , but Esports gives fans their fix. How did this game 'WCC' , made by Nextwave Multimedia from Chennai, become one of the biggest games in India ? Let's find out this week on Startup Inc.

2: Unusual Covid Warriors | BlinkIn | Senseforth

2: Unusual Covid Warriors | BlinkIn | Senseforth

Bootstrapped companies like BlinkIn and Senseforth, find unusual ways to combat the impacts of Covid-19. While BlinkIn created the AI Scotty, to provide a visual aid to fit ventilators in Wuhan hospitals, Senseforth automated conversations in the time of social isolation.

1: Telling stories for millennials | Flickstree | PocketAces

1: Telling stories for millennials | Flickstree | PocketAces

What do you do when you’re bored at work or on the metro? Check your phone, and most likely watch a short video? That’s what most of India does. By next year, 75% of all mobile internet use in India is expected to be for video streaming. But who’s making all these videos, and how? That’s what we’re going to find out this week on Startup Inc.