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Founders Who Changed the Game

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From a Family Farm to 30,000 Households
video ?9 Cr Seed (2026) 6,139

From a Family Farm to 30,000 Households

He started with one tempo and 12 farmers. Today KhetSe Fresh delivers to 30,000 households across two states — without a single rupee of paid marketing in year one.…

Arjun Singh KhetSe Fresh
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How Lumen Turned Data Chaos Into a ?20 Cr Business
video ?8 Cr Series A 1,695

How Lumen Turned Data Chaos Into a ?20 Cr Business

Ananya Krishnan of Lumen Analytics on the decisions, mistakes and small bets that shaped the company.…

Ananya Krishnan Lumen Analytics
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From One Classroom to 60,000 Students
video ?5 Cr Seed 2,915

From One Classroom to 60,000 Students

Divya Reddy of EduSpark on the decisions, mistakes and small bets that shaped the company.…

Divya Reddy EduSpark
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Harish GuptaFounder, Gupta Enterprises

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Lakshmi MenonDirector, Menon Exports

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