20 Most Promising Startups to watch out for in 2020
India will be home to 10,500 startups by 2020. Here is a list of Top 10 startups in India to watch in year 2020 based on a compilation of over 10,000 promising startups. Also, the Indian startups raised an astonishing $4.88 billion in the first half (H1) of year 2019. These upcoming Indian startups developed a lot of expectations.
BY NANKIE BAWA & RADHIKA SETHI | 12 Mins Read
CureFit – A Promising Indian Startup for Healthy lifestyle
USP: to provide holistic cure across multiple domains like fitness, food and mental well being.
CureFit offers a platform focused on improving healthy lifestyle. The company also offers offline support through its products namely cult.fit, eat.fit and mind.fit. You can book cure fit sessions using Alexa as well. CureFit was founded in year 2016. Its total funding as per the latest available records is $174.6 Million.
Shuttl – Popular Transportation based Indian Startup
USP: to ease commute, mainly focuses employees.
Shuttl provides transportation service with digitized booking through an app. Shuttl was launched in year 2015 to fight pollution. Its corporate office is based in Gurgaon, Haryana. Based on the latest records, its total funding is $48.8 Million.
Dunzo – Promising Transportation Indian Startup
USP: to deliver whatever customer wants
With a huge potential in transportation services, a huge wave of transportation-based startups has grown Dunzo which connects users by identifying the nearest delivery partner. Its total funding is $29.6 Million based on the latest records.
Cleardekho – Upcoming Eyewear Indian Startup
USP: to provide the right eyewear to customers
With increase in eyewear demand there arises a need for a company to own eyewear industry by providing quality glasses across various designs. Most importantly, Cleardekho provides wide design options ranging from prescription, sunglasses, reading glasses and even the contact lenses.
Acko General Insurance – Upcoming Fintech Indian Startup
USP: To provide insurance to customer and protecting them from disasters
It is one of the latest Indian startup in our list of Top 10 startups in India. Insurance industry is in a boom since the inception of frequent changes in tax slabs. Acko General Insurance company claims to provide personalized policies based on user behavior and need besides insurance policies.. Total funding based on the records is $107 Million.
Flyrobe – Upcoming Fashion Indian Startup
USP: To provider customers luxury clothes to customer on rent
Flyrobe came up with a unique approach to allow a user to rent the designer clothing. The idea was liked by the investors so much that it raised $7 Million since then. It was founded in year 2015 with corporate office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Toppr – Renowned Indian Startup in Education industry
USP: To provide personalized learning in the industry of Education sector
. Education industry is being termed as one of the upcoming business industry. Most importantly, this company makes use of technology to improve the the approach towards learning.
Urban Ladder – Hot Indian Startup Furniture Company
USP: To provide home solutions
It was founded in year 2012 with an aim to provide curated destination for home solutions with a focus to help Urban India in building well-furnished and beautiful homes. Its funding is worth $112.8 Million based on the records.
Pharmeasy – Popular Healthcare Indian Startup
USP: To provide medicines to customer on discounted rates
Another healthcare Indian Startup that focuses on aggregating pharmacy chains in India. It is considered as one of the largest pharmacy aggregators in India.. It was founded in year 2015 with corporate office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Xpressbees – Promising Logistics Indian Startup
USP: to provide effective and efficient logistics
This technology startup makes use of e-commerce platform to deliver last mile logistic needs. Most importantly, it connects with an extensive network reach across maximum possible locations with secure technology platform.. It was founded in year 2015 with corporate office in Pune, Maharashtra.
In the above list of Top 10 Indian Startups, we have not selected a startup which was founded before year 2015 as those startups either became big giants in the industry or are struggling to become.
In the startup world, 2020 may as well be the next century.
No one knows what will happen over the next decade, but there are a few dozen startups that are targeting control of core aspects of our daily lives.
Here are 10 you should know about and share with your friends
Bumble
USP: it challenges female users to make the first move, basically eliminating the bro-culture of other dating platforms
Who needs another dating app? Except Bumble is different, capturing the progressive spirit of my time and generation by having women choose whom to speak with. It's a win-win for both genders that may well take over the category.
23andMe
USP: To provide a direct-to-consumer genetic testing service in which customers provide a saliva sample that is laboratory analyzed] to generate reports relating to the customer's ancestry and genetic predispositions to health-related topics
23andMe is a leader in human genomics. Its next step is to build on FDA approval for testing for various genetic diseases. But bioethical questions remain: Will this take humanity to darker places?
Getaround
USP: To provide a peer-to-peer carsharing service that allows drivers to rent cars from private car owners, and owners to rent out their cars for payment.
Rideshare is the future, and it will not only be UberPool. Getaround is generating excitement by taking rideshare to a whole new level by letting people rent their cars to strangers. It will be interesting and exciting over the next five years to see where people draw the line on the sharing economy.
Betterment
USP: It is one of the pioneers in the robo-advisory industry and is one of the first to use technology to recommend a portfolio and automate the investment process.
Betterment is a leader in the millennial investment management category, trying hard to democratize what has previously been the exclusive domain of the wealthy. Its information and tools are useful for Millennials, but sophisticated competitors are rapidly rising.
Managed by Q
USP: To provide office services, from cleaning and maintenance to supply replenishment and wellness.
Dan Teran founded Managed by Q to change the way offices are managed. But what is perhaps more impressive than Q's success is its focus on building a sustainable company that rewards employees with benefits and an ownership stake. Q takes part in a new paradigm for rewarding workers, even those traditionally at the bottom of the food chain. To his credit, Teran, who was my floor mate in college when we were freshmen at Johns Hopkins, was always committed to social justice, so it's great to see Q be in position to make a difference in the way employees are treated and motivated.
Harry's
USP: They are known for their subscription service where customers receive new razor blades, shaving cream, and other grooming products by mail
Call it 2/2. Jeff Raider, who founded standout eyewear startup Warby Parker, has also founded Harry's, which is bringing quality shaving and homecare products to the masses at low cost. Expect some of them in your bathroom soon enough.
Instacart
USP: To deliver groceries and home essentials in as short as an hour.
Instacart is bringing the sharing economy to groceries, and is changing the way Americans shop for food much the same way Plated is changing how home cooks prepare it.
Narrative Science
USP: The Company invented a natural language generation (NLG) platform which aims to help businesses understand their data.
One you may not have heard of, Chicago-founded Narrative Science is a leader in news automation. As digital journalism profit margins grow ever thinner, an increasingly popular idea to stop the journalistic bloodletting is to automate news that is rote, boring, and necessary to free up a smaller set of better-trained journalists to focus on hard-to-report news and issues.
Houzz
USP: Houzz is the No. 1 app for improving and designing your home. Whether you're building, remodeling or decorating, Houzz has you covered
When you need to remodel your home in the next five years, San Francisco-based startup Houzz may well be where you end up.
Plated
USP: Best in taste meal kit, most flexible when it comes to the number of meals you can order each week and the only meal delivery service that offers dessert options
The two are the leaders in the make-it-yourself meal delivery space, which is revolutionizing how Americans eat at home.