Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani famously known as BITS Pilani, recognized among the top engineering institutes of India. BITS was established as a university in 1964. It isn’t just an engineering and technology institution in India, but also a hub of entrepreneurship. BITS Pilani’s contributions to Indian startups are tremendous. From famous companies like BigBasket to hot startups like Zivame and Swiggy, BITS Pilani has supported some of the best companies, hence contributing to the fastest growing startup economy of the country.

Here’s a list of some of the famous companies and startups founded by BITS Pilani

RedBus

RedBus, an online bus ticketing service company that offers bus seat booking on its website and mobile apps. It was founded in 2006 by Phanindra Sama and Sudhakar Pasupunuri. The company collaborates with bus operators and enables travelers to book inter-city bus tickets and hire buses. The platform also added hotel booking capabilities. RedBus owned around 70% of the market share in online bus ticketing. Acquired by Ibibo Group in June 2013.

Swiggy

Swiggy, India’s leading online food ordering and delivery platform. Founded in 2014 by Sriharsha Majety, Rahul Jaimini, and Nandan Reddy. Swiggy is based in Bangalore, India. It allows its users to explore multiple types of restaurants from nearby locations. The customers can order food online, and have them delivered home. They can track real-time delivery status and make online payments. Furthermore, it offers fresh fruits & vegetables, daily essentials, and household items from supermarkets in the city via the grocery section on the platform.

Big Basket

Bigbasket is an online grocery store in India; an online supermarket for all your daily needs. Founded in 2011 by Hari Menon, Meena Ganesh, Ganesh Krishnan, Neeraj Ray, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari. Bigbasket allows users to purchase products across various categories including fruits, vegetables, snacks, beverages, personal care products, staples, baked products, baby care products, etc. of multiple brands. It also offers grocery products under its in-house brands such as “bbRoyal”, “bb Popular”. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.

ClearTax

ClearTax, Founded in 2011 by Srivatsan Chari, Archit Gupta, Ankit Solanki. It provides cloud-based taxation & financial solutions to individuals and businesses. It features solutions for income tax filing, mutual fund investments, e-invoicing, tax savings, GST software including GST filing & billing solutions, IT returns & TDS filing, GST training, and more. Provides enterprise solutions that enable businesses to automate compliance management at scale. ClearTax also offers multiple tax management tools including GST calculator, SIP calculator, mutual fund calculator, income tax calculator, and others.

Groww

Groww is an online investment platform that allows investors to invest in mutual funds, stocks, FDs, stocks, future & options, gold, and develop savings portfolios. Offers tools to withdraw funds and access details of investment through app-based platforms. Founded in 2017, by Lalit Keshre, Neeraj Singh, Ishan Bansal, Harsh Jain. The application can be accessed on iOS and Android devices.

Pratilipi

Pratilipi, founded in 2014 by Sankaranarayanan Devarajan, Ranjeet Singh, Rahul Ranjan, Prashant Gupta, Shally Modi. It is the provider of a vernacular platform for reading and sharing stories. Pratilipi gives its users freedom to publish and read stories, poetry, essays and articles in multiple Indian languages like Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu. They can also rate content posted by members. Its app is available across both Android and iOS platforms.

BukuKas

BukuKas, founded in 2019 by Lorenzo Peracchione, Krishnan Menon. BukuKas provides app-based bookkeeping software for SMBs. It provides solutions for transaction recording, expense reporting, buyer & supplier data management, tracking payments, financial reporting, and more. BukuKas offers software for resellers, drop shippers, casual workers, freelancers, individuals, communities, and more. The app is available for Android platforms.

Pindrop Security

Pindrop Security, founded in 2011 by Mustaque Ahamad, Vijay Balasubramaniyan, Paul Judge. It is a phone fraud prevention solutions provider. It helps detect, report and mitigate phone fraud by identifying key attributes of any phone call including the device used (based on audio analysis), ID, call path, and geographic point of origin. The features include voice reports, multi-factor caller authentication, etc. The clients include Forbes, FORTUNE, AXIOS, etc.

BlueJeans Network

Founded in 2019 by Alagu Periyannan, Krish Ramakrishnan. It offers a cloud-based video conferencing software provider. BlueJeans Network enables users to connect with each other any time, any place, and from practically any device. Features include encrypted meeting management, webinar management, multiple integrations, screen sharing, and more.

MPL

Mobile Premier League (MPL) is an online fantasy sports platform for multi-category sports. Founded in 2018, by Shubham Malhotra, Sai Garimella. It allows gamers to participate in eSports gaming tournaments. Users can participate in games like PUBG mobile, WCC, fantasy sports, Free Fire, chess, and more. Its app is available for Android and iOS users.

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