Bangalore is famously known as the “Silicon Valley of India ”. The center of India’s leading high-tech industry. The second fastest-growing major metropolis in India and foremost locale for launching start-up companies. Bangalore, revolutionizing itself into a global dynamic startup hub and leading the way by occupying major country’s percent of the job market share in the start-up domain. Moreover, the Government of Karnataka’s Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology greatly facilitates startups by providing them a wide range of opportunities. 

Rapido 

Rapido was launched in 2015 by Aravind Sanka. Rapido is a Bangalore based startup that has come up with an amazing idea to solve the traveling issues during peak hours. Rapido was one of the pioneers of India’s bike taxi sector. Earlier most state governments weren’t in favor of the bike sharing idea but in 2017, the Central government requested all state governments to legalize bike-taxis. It works like any other taxi-booking app. To avail its services, one needs to sign up and enter pick up and destination location. At present, it operates in 100+ cities. It has a valuation of $830 million, and has 37 investors in total including Swiggy, TVS Motor Company and Nexus Ventures.  They are committed to creating a convenient and safer commute option for individuals by using modern ideas and technology. 

HackerEarth 

HackerEarth was established by Sachin Gupta and Vivek Prakash in 2012. HackerEarth is a Bangalore based product company that helps in providing specialized recruitment solutions for skill assessment and sourcing talent. HackerEarth allows recruiters to rapidly acquire distinctive candidates depending upon the skills required from its growing network of developers. The ranking framework utilizes two instruments to recognize a designer’s range of abilities: Online Programming Challenges – Programmers from around the globe take an interest in internet programming challenges, go up against one another and get ranked depending on their coding abilities. It has total funding amount of $11.5 million! And their top investors are BEENEXT and BizReach.

Daily Ninja 

Daily Ninja was set up in 2015 by Anurag Gupta, Sagar Yarnalkar. DailyNinja is one of the most well-known Bengaluru-based startups when it comes to delivering goods that one needs on a daily basis. They deliver goods like Milk, Vegetables, Fruits, Eggs, Bread, and much more. DailyNinja delivers these goods to customers’ doorstep before 7 am in the morning so that one can start off their day with all the things they need. It has a total funding amount of $14.2 million which is raised by investors. It also has 14 investors in total. With this platform, one can keep track of their daily expenses and also a consolidated view of spending over the last week or month. The startup aims to provide top-notch quality products to its customers. 

DriveU 

DriveU, founded by Amulmeet Chadha, Ashok Shastry, Rahm Shastry in 2015 DriveU, a Bengaluru-based startup provides chauffeurs to make sure that one can do all their chores from grocery shopping, to pick up kids from school, or need to just head home after a busy day; without having to drive themselves. It is one of the quickest and convenient ways to get drivers on-demand, both for personal as well as professional needs. DriveU drivers across Bangalore make sure that customers are chauffeured safely and smoothly to their desired destination. And has a total funding amount of $5 million and 10 total investors. DriveU makes sure that all the drivers in driveU take a fresh driving test to ensure that their skills are up to the mark. They also check the background of their drivers in regards to safety concerns. The customer can call for a driver by using the app which is available on IOS, Android, and from the website also. 

Skillenza 

Skillenza is a startup in Bangalore that has established an Online platform to help us in increasing our skill set. The platform was developed in 2012 by Rajesh Rai and Subhendu Panigrahi. The startup’s aim is to build a new-age online platform to boost learning skills across the world. The platform enables you to take part in different challenges and allows learners to showcase their talent. The platform

gives the opportunity to even get hired by companies. Skillenza assists job seekers to pick and solve particular problems with the help of their guidance videos and then submit their solutions through the dashboard. The challenges and solutions it caters can be both online as well as offline. The main goal of Skillenza is to strengthen one’s skill set and help in earning money. It has developed so much that it has a total funding amount of $2 million and has 21 investors!

Meesho 

Meesho is the one which is trending the most because of its jaw dropping offers. It was founded by Sanjeev Barnwal, Vidit Aatrey in 2015. Meesho is a Bangalore-based startup that operates in an online reseller network. It helps Small & Medium Businesses and Housewives through their online reseller network. Through this platform housewives and SMBs can sell their products on social channels by using a Meesho’s network. But that doesn’t mean its profit will be low. Its funding amount is $1.1 billion, and has 35 leading investors such as Meta, SoftBank Vision Fund and more. Meesho’s goal is to create an online distribution channel through which people can sell products on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. Meesho currently has a network spread across more than 150 cities in India. Moreover, the platform offers job opportunities to housewives.  

Zolo 

Zolo was founded by Akhil Sikri, Isha Choudhry, Nikhil Sikri, Sneha Choudhry in 2015. When it comes to providing fully managed co-living spaces in India, Zolo is the largest company that provides this service across the nation. Zolo was started with an aim to resolve the issues faced by students and young professionals who’re seeking good places for rent without paying heavy amounts. However, even after providing affordable services, they are known for the quality of service they provide, offering all the basic as well as luxury amenities for the people who are looking for a house for rent. They have also secured $98 million in their funding. Zolo is currently operating in metro cities like Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, and Kota. They have 7 investors in total which also includes IDFC.

Blowhorn 

Blowhorn is an online platform commercial center for last-mile systemization. The platform was established in 2013 by Nikhil Shivaprasad, Mithun Srivatsa. It is a tech platform to pick up and distribute goods quickly to clients who need them. They provide these services by connecting clients with owners of

mini-trucks, for quick and effortless execution of the task. Their objective is to organize the largely disordered market of Mini-Trucks and their drivers. This market faces problems like the lack of ability to utilize their resources in an optimum manner, inconsistency in booking loads. Blowhorn is one of the best startups in Bangalore to solve these problems in this market.They have $8.8 million of total funding and have 12 investors. As customers have ever-expanding needs to move things around jam-packed areas of cities. Blowhorn comes into the role to solve problems like these. 

Clear Tax

ClearTax was  founded by Ankit Solanki, Archit Gupta, Srivatsan Chari in 2011. This Bengaluru-based startup enables individuals to record their Income Tax Returns quickly and most conveniently. It also assists one in maximizing their tax deductions. It has a total of $140.2 million funding from investors, and has 21 investors including Surojit Chatterjee, Balaji Srinivasan, andAparna Chennapragada. The Clear Tax objective is to amuse clients with accuracy, effortlessness, and disposing of the thought that taxes are perplexing and difficult to understand. They’ve been counsel and join forces with Chartered Accountants who are experienced in the field of Tax and Bookkeeping. 

Buyhatke 

BuyHatke is a well-known startup in Bangalore founded by Ankit Solanki, Archit Gupta, and Srivatsan Chari in 2011. The startup is for online buying. It is a research portal for customers who are seeking to buy products on the internet. It also has $1 million in funding and has 2 investors Kris Gopalakrishnan And Beenos Partners.  BuyHatke is a comprehensive cost and good discovery platform, with searches for over 2.5 crore products. It is known to fetch the best costs and offers for customers. The site is among some of the best in India and it’s developing at a tremendous pace. BuyHatke attracts more than 30 lakh visits per month.

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