Through the Seeding Kerala event, which has revived the Startup Ecosystem in Kerala with an investment of Rs 70 crore, six startups which garnered investments are getting noticed. This has doubled the global acceptance of Indian startup Ideas. Seeding Kerala, conducted by the Kerala Startup Mission gave startups the opportunity to interact with HNI investment in Kerala and interact with venture capitalists and angel investors from all over the country. six startups.
Good Capital Venture Fund, Bengaluru based SEA Fund, Matrimony.com and Equifin Ventures in the US are the investors in startups. Needless to say, the product excellence of the six startups, Astrovision, Bumberry, I Love 9 months, ZappyHire, Entri and SportHood stands above other startup sectors.
Bumberry manufacture eco-friendly and reusable diapers. The brand took birth 6 years ago. The company has launched its first manufacturing unit in India in 2018 in Kochi. Bumberry diapers comes in two variants: Bamboo cotton pads and pocket diapers. The startup which follows American Paediatric Guidelines,r will receive investment from Kerala Angel Network
I Love 9 Months, a maternity wellness startup, is the brainchild of a mother who works in the fitness and wellness industry and her daughter who was an aspiring entrepreneur. Ganga Raj, her daughter Anjali and her sister Suma. I Love 9 Months is a guide and helper for pregnant women. U.S based Equifin VC have invested in I Love 9 Months.
Entri app is a teaching assistant for competitive exams including PSC. Research works are going on to better the AI operations of Entri. The startup is founded by Muhammed Hisamuddeen. The app is available for free download for testing. Free subscription is valid for 7 days. A large number of questions on various topics will be addressed at this stage. Good Capital is the investor for Entri app.
Kochi based Zappy Hire helps companies during recruitment. K.S Jyothis, a native of Ernakulam and Deepu Xavier from Alappuzha are the founders of the startup. Both were co-workers at Infosys. ZappyHire comes to help during complexities in recruitment process. ZappyHire will provide all sorts of assistance during recruitment process of a company. ZappyHire automates the recruitment process of companies subscribed to the platform. Smart Sparks Angel Network will invest in ZappyHire.
The startup, Astrovision provides horoscope services in 10 languages. Matrimony.com is investing in the company. The company has already generated 110 million Horoscope Results.
Bengaluru based SportHood is a startup targeting sports lovers. SEA Fund will invest in the startup. Founded by Rahul Antony Thomas, Arun V Nair, Nikhilesh MR, and Vikram Devare, Sporthood has a community of 30,000 children and adults. SportsHood has also established 21 sports clubs in Bengaluru and Kochi.
