
Nicolas Grossemy started his journey from a food truck and today owns 14 restaurants across Bengaluru.

From working as a daily-wage labourer and security guard to mastering paratha-making, Diganta Das built his own frozen food business in Assam with his life savings of Rs 7 lakh.

For the first four years, the founder did not take a salary from the company. The money his food business earned was put back into the business.

She prepared fresh meals with care and focused on taste, quality and fair prices.

The meal subscription startup, launched with Rs 15 lakh in 2024, has served over 1,500 customers and recorded Rs 56 lakh in revenue by September 2026.

Sameer Seth and Yash Bhanage founded Bombay Sweet Shop with the idea of bringing together familiar Indian flavours and modern dessert trends.

The couple travelled to Kashmir to understand saffron farming. They used aeroponics, a technique that lets plants grow without soil, to cultivate saffron indoors.

Starting with an old cart and social media promotion, Ganesh and his sister Sapna grew their dosa stall into a viral sensation.

Ruksana Begum's journey began in 2019, at the age of 48, when she gathered the courage to turn her business idea into reality from her Srinagar home.

His concept is "baal ke badle baal" (hair in exchange for cotton candy), using the wordplay on the Hindi word for hair i.e. baal and Hindi word for cotton candy i.e budhiya ke baal.