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  1. Chara Technologies Pvt Ltd: Seed Funding Challenges Before the Investment Committee

    Authors: Jacob, Joshy; Varma, Jayanth R; Mendonca, Valerie;

    Reference No: F&A0575 Pages: 23 Published on: 23, February, 2024

    Abstract: In October 2020, Chara Technologies Pvt Ltd approached IIMA Ventures, a leading start-up incubator in India, for seed funding of INR 50–60 million. Bhaktha Keshavachar and Ravi Prasad had founded Chara Technologies with the aim of producing a new electric motor that would be free of permanent magnets and would be built ... More

  2. Circles (A): The Birth of an Entrepreneurial Initiative

    Authors: Mendonca, Valerie; Karna, Amit; Mukherjee, Saral ;

    Reference No: CIIE0025(A) Pages: 14 Published on: 3, December, 2021

    Abstract: This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they saw an opportunity for aggregating credit card discounts and launched a pilot in February 2019 under the name Circles. Circles helped discount seekers and credit cardholders to connect and make ... More

  3. Circles (B): Launch and Pivot

    Authors: Mendonca, Valerie; Karna, Amit; Mukherjee, Saral;

    Reference No: CIIE0025(B) Pages: 8 Published on: 3, December, 2021

    Abstract: This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they saw an opportunity for aggregating credit card discounts and launched a pilot in February 2019 under the name Circles. Circles helped discount seekers and credit card holders to connect and ... More

  4. Good Food Served Quietly: The Mime Restaurants (B)

    Authors: Khokle, Pradyumana; Kulkarni, Vaibhavi;

    Reference No: OB0240(B) Pages: 7 Published on: 16, February, 2021

    Abstract: The case is a continuation of the part (A) of the case and focusses on the expansion of Mime restaurants to other cities. After establishing Mirchi & Mime and Madeira & Mime in Mumbai, the parent company, Squaremeal Foods Private Limited (SFPL), opened another Mirchi & Mime outlet in the city of Indore. ... More

  5. Sydos Computers

    Authors: Ravichandran, Ramamoorthy.;

    Reference No: BP0360 Pages: 20 Published on: 31, July, 2013

    Abstract: The case illustrates an entrepreneurial voyage and venture creation and through it helps in identifying the reasons and causes for that venture’s failure. It also enables discussion on the importance of planning a venture, more importantly; financing, managing, growing, and ending a venture and on how to avoid the ... More

  6. Dozee: Scaling a Digital Healthcare Product Start-up in India

    Authors: Mendonca, Valerie; Laha, Arnab;

    Reference No: CIIE0030 Pages: 19 Published on: 26, February, 2025

    Abstract: Dozee was established in 2015 by Mudit Dandwate and Gaurav Parchani, when they were both 31 years old. Dandwate and Parchani quit high-paying, high-tech jobs to begin working on ideas for a health tech start-up in India. Building on the concept of ballistocardiography and using software that incorporated Artificial Intelligence and Machine ... More

  7. Binks: Pitching a Customised Tailoring Services Startup

    Authors: Mendonca, Valerie; Sharma, Supriya; Kulkarni, Vaibhavi;

    Reference No: CIIE0031 Pages: 21 Published on: 10, January, 2025

    Abstract: Binks was founded in 2019 by Aamna Khan and Raj Vardhan, as a platform that enabled customised tailoring solutions for Indian wear. With the objective of catering to Indian customers, Binks hoped to capture a share of the country’s USD 60 billion women's apparel market. Its primary customers were working women ... More

  8. Agrawal's 420: Challenges of Establishing and Growing a Traditional Business

    Authors: Jain, Abhinandan; Sureka, KK;

    Reference No: MAR0510 Pages: 24 Published on: 7, November, 2019

    Abstract: Agrawal’s 420, a cottage industry started in 1962 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, setup several companies by 2016. Papad business revenues were at INR 70 crores plus. The reasons for setting up the company, its guiding values, facing intensive competitive rivalry, journey of growth, manual manufacturing process, mechanising the process, product portfolio and development, ... More

  9. Memorable Shaadi

    Authors: Sud, Mukesh; Sharma, Supriya; Mendonca, Valerie; ;

    Reference No: CIIE0009 Pages: 14 Published on: 6, November, 2017

    Abstract: Ujwal Kalra founded Memorable Shaadi in 2014 while awaiting admission to the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The startup offered services connecting clients and vendors in the Indian wedding industry. The case elaborates Ujwal’s journey as an entrepreneur and the choices he made including hiring a co-founder and working remotely ... More

  10. Memorable Shaadi (Abridged)

    Authors: Sud, Mukesh; Sharma, Supriya; Mendonca, Valerie;

    Reference No: CIIE0009AB Pages: 4 Published on: 6, November, 2017

    Abstract: Ujwal Kalra founded Memorable Shaadi in 2014 while awaiting admission to the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The startup offered services connecting clients and vendors in the Indian wedding industry. The case elaborates Ujwal’s journey as an entrepreneur and the choices he made including hiring a co-founder and working remotely ... More

  11. The International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (ICECD)

    Authors: Ramachandran, K;

    Reference No: BP0211 Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1989

    Abstract: The case narrates how a woman entrepreneur successfully set up a training organization by effective networking. ... More

  12. Rivigo

    Authors: Raghuram, G; Sanghani, Pooja;

    Reference No: BP0401 Pages: 35 Published on: 29, August, 2017

    Abstract: Rivigo, a new entrant in the trucking business in India, believed that a new paradigm in the trucking/logistics industry could be brought about that would not only improve the quality of service dramatically, but also upgrade a truck driver’s lifestyle. While the industry faced driver shortage largely due ... More

  13. Mayaderm

    Authors: Dixit, M.R.;

    Reference No: BP0385 Pages: 10 Published on: 26, May, 2015

    Abstract: This case describes the journey of a Doctor from curiosity to product formulation to enterprise promotion and presents the problems faced by him in succeeding commercially. The innovator perceives the innovation to be a medical success and a commerical non startec. The case provides an opportunity to evaluate the efforts ... More

  14. Dhruva Advisors: Culture as North Star of Growth

    Authors: Sharma, Sunil; Gupta, Parvinder;

    Reference No: OB0238 Pages: 19 Published on: 21, November, 2019

    Abstract: The case describes the first four years of Dhruva, a tax advisory firm set up by Dinesh Kanabar, ex-Deputy CEO of KPMG. Dinesh and other founding partners had worked with the Big-4 firms and were familiar with some of the tensions in the overall ecosystem of Professional Services Firms. Dinesh ... More

  15. Yes!poho: Digitising the Saree-Buying Experience with Virtual Reality

    Authors: Mendonca, Valerie; Sreekumar, Arun;

    Reference No: CIIE0033 Pages: 15 Published on: 20, November, 2025

    Abstract: The case study explores Yes!poho, a digital platform launched in 2017 to revolutionise the traditional saree-shopping experience while empowering rural artisans. Founded by Raghuram Kuchibhatla and Meenakshi Dubey, the platform connects customers directly with weavers to offer customisable, high-quality sarees, using technology to bridge market gaps. Yes!poho’s asset-light ... More

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