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Srimathy Kesan went from eighteen years as a homemaker to launching students’ satellites with Space Kidz IndiaSpacetech · EducationSrimathy Kesan went from eighteen years as a homemaker to launching students’ satellites with Space Kidz IndiaTamanna Dhamija went from managing $250 million on Wall Street to building Convosight out of a parenting communityB2B SaaS · CommunityTamanna Dhamija went from managing $250 million on Wall Street to building Convosight out of a parenting communityRachana Gupta co-founded Gynoveda to treat PCOS and period disorders with Ayurveda, not painkillersFemtech · AyurvedaRachana Gupta co-founded Gynoveda to treat PCOS and period disorders with Ayurveda, not painkillersRadhika Choudary co-founded Freyr Energy to take rooftop solar beyond the metrosCleanTech · SolarRadhika Choudary co-founded Freyr Energy to take rooftop solar beyond the metrosNikita Khanna found her own curls in lockdown and built Moxie Beauty for the hair India actually hasBeauty · HaircareNikita Khanna found her own curls in lockdown and built Moxie Beauty for the hair India actually hasGazal Kalra co-founded Rivigo, India’s first trucking unicorn, on a promise to get drivers home every nightD2C · Home AppliancesGazal Kalra co-founded Rivigo, India’s first trucking unicorn, on a promise to get drivers home every nightNeha Bagaria couldn’t restart her own career after a break, so she built HerKey for the women who couldn’t eitherHR Tech · CareersNeha Bagaria couldn’t restart her own career after a break, so she built HerKey for the women who couldn’t eitherPriyanka Salot couldn’t sleep as a new mother, so she built The Sleep Company around a polymer gridD2C · Sleep & ComfortPriyanka Salot couldn’t sleep as a new mother, so she built The Sleep Company around a polymer grid

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The Moms Co: Malika Sadani’s toxin-free baby-care playbookD2C · Baby CareThe Moms Co: Malika Sadani’s toxin-free baby-care playbookSHEROES: how Sairee Chahal turned a women’s helpline into a community-commerce platformConsumer Tech · CommunitySHEROES: how Sairee Chahal turned a women’s helpline into a community-commerce platformMenstrupedia: The Business of Teaching Periods Without FearHealth · EducationMenstrupedia: The Business of Teaching Periods Without FearZivame Case Study: How Richa Kar Turned an Awkward Purchase Into a D2C PlaybookD2C · LingerieZivame Case Study: How Richa Kar Turned an Awkward Purchase Into a D2C PlaybookNykaa: how a banker built India’s beauty retail giant after fiftyBeauty · D2CNykaa: how a banker built India’s beauty retail giant after fiftyForest Essentials and the patience to make Ayurveda look like luxuryBeautyForest Essentials and the patience to make Ayurveda look like luxuryLijjat Papad: how seven Mumbai homemakers built a multi-hundred-crore co-operativeD2C · Co-operativeLijjat Papad: how seven Mumbai homemakers built a multi-hundred-crore co-operativeSlurrp Farm and the kids-food D2C playbookD2C · FoodSlurrp Farm and the kids-food D2C playbook

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