It was the best selfie moment for Srikumar Misra, the founder of India’s first venture capital backed agri startup Milk Mantra. Last month, the 39-year-old entrepreneur from Odisha had a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ when he got a selfie clicked with unarguably…
Virendra Pandit of Hindu business line writes : With its “ethical sourcing programme”, it may be the private sector’s Amul-in-the-making in Eastern India. Milk Mantra, India’s first venture capital-funded start-up in agri-food sector, is planning to increase its revenues…
FABRIQ, a brand new line of modern handbags made with authentic hand woven textiles from eastern India, is currently live on Kickstarter and raising funds to bring the project to life. FABRIQ founder – Mitali Pattnaik and creative director –…
A startup, www.odisharasagola.com, is delivering Odia sweets and snacks not only in Odisha but also other parts of India. Currently started with at least 10 traditional sweets and have plans to add more variety to the inventory in the coming years.…
Forbes India Writes House owner: You are from Odisha, so you must be eating fish? Prospective tenant: Yes. House owner: Sorry, I can’t give my house on rent to people who eat fish. This conversation took place in 2004, but…
Listen up, cafes across the world are offering a new, healthier alternative to coffee. The rise of turmeric latte or golden milk, a sweetened blend of the Indian spice with nut milk, is closely linked to the recent superfood…
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India has recognised prestigious B-school ASBM as Business Incubator Centre of Government of India. ASBM is the only management institute of the state which got this distinction. Business Incubator Centre…
“Odisha is not known for high-flying startups, but Bhubaneswar based Milk Mantra could change that”, the Fortune India magazine mentioned in its feature ‘40 under 40’, which is a compilation of the brightest minds of visionaries and game changers…
Have you ever wondered what would it be like to gain all our information from a single window rather than relying upon different kinds of apps? Apps which eat away most of your valuable time & battery level ! We have to open a separate browser window each to find out…
To promote startups in Odisha, government is planning to hold a conclave for them in November. Around 600 entrepreneurs from across the globe would join the conclave. Exact dates for the conclave are not known yet. TiE, Bhubaneswar, a non-profit, global community…