The entire world is trying to come to terms with this new reality of COVID-19.
The economy is a bloodbath and everyone is dealing with financial crunches. Even well established companies are grappling with economic slowdown and setbacks.
Meanwhile there are a few Indian startups that are not only keeping pace with the economy, but also thriving and growing at the same time.
These startups are on an upward growth spree and setting excellent examples of how to deal with this pandemic scenario.
Here are a few thriving startups setting benchmarks in Coronavirus pandemic -
Byju’s
Byju’s is one of the edutech or e-learning startups of India which is surpassing all its competitors and has become one of the few decacorns in Indian startup history after crossing $10.5 Billion valuation in the midst of this pandemic.
With the nationwide lockdown and social distancing norms implemented, it has become quite crucial that kids’ education is not hampered and is treated as a priority.
They are our future and Byju’s has amped up its level to bridge the gap between education and students digitally as the mainstream forum. E-learning platforms are seeing a surge in rapid growth in terms of engagement with new and old users alike.
PharmEasy
E-pharmacy is the most important e-commerce sector in this ongoing pandemic. Due to home confinement, people are finding it very inconvenient to get their prescriptions and over the counter (OTC) medicines.
Online pharmacies like PharmEasy are providing contact-less home delivery of medicines and other healthcare essentials on a single platform.
With many senior citizens stuck alone at home, this is indeed a blessing of not taking any chance of missing your prescribed dosage and keeping track of your health.
These apps are proving that ordering medicine online is not only reliable and convenient but completely safe too. Their easy accessibility has made e-pharmacy businesses thrive in COVID-19.
Rooter
One of India’s biggest Sports community platforms, Rooter has raised $1.7 million (~ Rs 12.4 crore) in pre-series A funding round at a time when almost all sporting activities have been seized across the globe.
The Esports platform plans to capitalise on its upcoming Esports and gaming content and communities.
Rooter engages its fans with user generated live audio and video content over a multitude of different sports and offers a personalized sports feed according to the user.
The feed includes - videos, polls, images, scorecards in at least 10 different Indian regional languages covering multiple sports like Cricket, Hockey, etc.
Khabri
In the category of one of the newest startups which was launched in October 2017, Khabri is India’s first and also the fastest growing digital audio platform. In their own language - “We are building Youtube for Audio”.
Khabri provides audio content in regional languages where anyone can create, listen or discover in the app.
As a great initiative, Khabri has introduced COVID-19 helpline for the visually impaired population of India as a massive outreach program. Combined with this program, they are also raising awareness about sanitation among the general public.
These kinds of initiatives have given this pure play platform a tremendous boost along with government nudge to thrive in the coronavirus pandemic.
Bigbasket
Bigbasket has had a huge inflow of orders as more and more consumers are preferring to order essentials and groceries online amid COVID-19.
Due to elevated customer demands, Bigbasket is offering multiple delivery slots with some wait time.
Bigbasket has added around 10,000 new workers to meet the massive influx of orders which shows the shift to digital platforms in the need of the millennium.
Surviving in these adverse times is quite hard and businesses are trying their hardest to make it work.
To spring back to their feet, startups are trying to be at the top of their game by keeping their customers as the top priority while providing safe and socially distanced services.
The Government of India is promoting Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to focus on revival of the business sector for the economy to thrive.Let’s do our bid to support these businesses and help our Government achieve their mission as well.
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