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July - 2014 issue > 50 Cool Startups of the Year 2014  


The innovative startups nowadays don’t hesitate to push the boundaries and explore new areas in their domains rather than frittering away their precious times in carbon-copying existing ideas. These out-of-the-box thinking startups don’t just have customers but fans. It is manifest from the flourishing number of angel and VC investors boosting these young and energetic companies by lending them hand almost as part-time co-founders. The cool ideas leveraging the emerging technologies increase the efficiency of the industry they serve. Since the bigger the organization, the harder it is to innovate. They fail to meet the needs of customers. As creativity plays a big part, startups leave no stones unturned and answer all the questions of their customers.

Even though Indian startup ecosystem is in early stages, compared with those of U.S. and Israel, the unique and scalable ideas upholding Indian startups are not only turning the heads of Indian investors but also astounding the global players. The companies are able to build their forte into niche areas they worship, therefore their profound expertise don’t go in vain and stay apart from the clutter in their domain. Also the customer centric companies are able to find new ways to serve in a cost-effective manner. These salient startups attract and collaborate with creative and enthusiastic professional talents, as the second generation potential entrepreneurs are eager in learning the development of business ideas.

Technology has grown to the extent that existing businesses and large organizations are unable to cope with the demand. In such a golden era for startups, siliconindia identifies “50 Cool Startups of the Year-2014”. A distinguished panel of the industry’s topmost CEOs, CIOs, CTOs and VCs including siliconindia’s editorial board scrutinized the list of cool startup companies with the intention of highlighting the coolest ideas meeting the future needs of industries across various verticals.

50 Most Promising Cool Startups of the Year 2014
Company Founder/CEO Founded Description
3LOQ Labs
Hyderabad
3loq.com
Anirudh Shah,      Co-Founder & President 2012 A big data platform that connects brands with consumers by building fingerprints of individual consumers using the consumer’s transaction behavior
Alchemist Digital
Navi Mumbai
alchemistdigital.in
Harsha Hingorani, Managing Director
 
Sony Joseph, Managing Director
 
Jijoy Joseph, Director
2012 A provider of end-to-end digital marketing solutions for clients based out of Australia, New Zealand, UK, UAE and U.S.
Analytic Edge 
Bangalore
analytic-edge.com
Santosh Nair, Founder & Managing Director 2012 A provider of market and customer analytic tools enabling sharper insights
Analyttica Datalab
Bangalore
analyttica.com
Rajeev Baphna,
Founder, CEO & Managing Director
2012 A provider of end-to-end analytical solutions and platforms developed by experts in business, analytics & technology that address real pain points across industries
Arkenea Technologies
Pune   
arkenea.com
Rahul Varshneya, Co-Founder 2012 A provider of IT services delivering consulting and technology services in the mobile and web domain
Bluegape LifeStyle 
New Delhi
bluegape.com
Ayush Varshney,
CTO & Co-Founder
2011 A provider of fan merchandising that suggests a product line for a brand based on fan analytics and offers graphic designing
Codewave Inc   
Bangalore   
codewave.in
Abhijith HK,
CEO 
2013 A provider of meaningful web products, designed, developed, vetted & launched from a bunch of passionate coders & web geeks, helping businesses small & big take the next big digital leap
Datagres Technologies
Bangalore
datagres.com
Srinivasan Vishwanathan, CEO, Founder & Director 2010 A provider of pioneering data management platform that solves the problem of maintaining data closer to the CPU in an intelligent fashion and delivers real time optimized server and storage performance for applications
Dignitas Digital  
New Delhi
dignitasdigital.com
Rishi Rais,
Co-Founder
2012 A provider of all forms of Digital Marketing including but not limited to Website Development and SEO that has the vision of bringing advanced digital technologies to India
Dynamic Netsoft Technology
Chennai
dnetsoft.com/in
Sirajudeen Ismail, 
CEO
 
2010 A provider of IT Consulting engaged in delivering innovative and scalable business solutions to clients globally
FabAlley
Noida
faballey.com
Tanvi Malik,
Co-Founder
Shivani Poddar,   Co-Founder
2012 A provider of pocket-friendly fashion apparel and accessories tailored to the chiconomics of fashion forward young women via their online fashion brand
Flarepath 
Mumbai
flarepath.in
Saurabh Kanwar,
Co-Founder & President
2010 A provider of digital social media marketing services to the entertainment, retail, lifestyle and media sectors along with many Bollywood celebrities
Fresco Software Solution
Bangalore  
frescosolution.com 
Seema Somkuwar, MD 2010 A provider of demand-driven supply chain management and enteprise software solutions for customers to drive value regardless of market conditions
GoCoop   
Bangalore  
gocoop.com
Siva,                   Founder & Managing Director  2012 A provider of social marketplace for cooperatives and community based organizations that enables them to do business with other cooperatives on Marketplace
HashRoot Technologies
Cochin
hashroot.com
Anees T,
Chairman & CEO
Vimal Kumar K,
Director & CTO
2009 A provider of server administration and software development services along with consulting services to open source technologies
HexaView Technologies
Noida
hexaviewtech.com
Abhishek Talwar, CEO & Founder 2010 A provider of wealth management and mobile development company that is also engaged in incubating startups
Insight PLM Consulting
India 
insightplm.com
Gaurav Hazra,     Co-Founder 
Navtej Bassi ,     Co-Founder
2010 A provider of software tools & consulting led professional services in the area of project management & execution and product  lifecycle management (PLM)  including strategic consulting, roadmaps, implementation and support
Intellileap Solutions India 
Bangalore
intellileapsolutions.com
Vignesh Hebbar, Founder, MD & CEO 2012 A provider of Business Process Management (BPM) solutions and other associated services to Manufacturing, BFSI, Retail, Pharmaceuticals amongst others
Kartik Infotech 
Noida   
kartikinfotech.com
Yogesh Sanger, CEO 2010 A provdier of innovative and cutting edge mobile app development, digital marketing and web development services
Kumi Labs 
Noida
kumilabs.com
Kunal Mahajan, CEO & Founder 2013 A provider of mobile applications and games development for a wide range of clients and industries
Lucideus Tech 
New Delhi
lucideus.com
Saket Modi,       CEO  & Co-Founder 2012 A provider of cyber security consulting, training and  services to various industries serving top clients
MartMobi Technologies 
Hyderabad 
martmobi.com
Satya Krishna, Ganni, Founder & CEO 2013 A provider of complete mobile commerce platform that helps e-Commerce sites, brands and retailers go instant mobile across varied platforms & devices without writing any code through a self service platform
mTatva
Bangalore
mtatva.com
Baljit Singh,
Founder & CEO
2013 A provider of primary healthcare IT product that improves healthcare delivery by providing handy information to outpatients in their local language 
Olacabs
Mumbai   
olacabs.com
Bhavish Aggarwal,
Co-Founder & CEO
2010 A young and energetic company leveraging technology to bring the same efficiency and customer experience to the car rental industry that one expects from flights
 
Power2SME   
Gurgaon  
power2sme.com
R. Narayan,  Founder & CEO 2012 A provider of input raw materials sourcing service at the most competitive price points across multiple products
PURA E-NETWORK (EPURA)
Hyderabad
puraenetwork.com
Satya Adari, 
Director & CEO
 
A N Ravindra, Director
 
Lakshmi Adari, Director
2012 A provider of innovative solutions increases the efficiency of core business by simplifying the complete process of healthcare
REDLEAF Technologies
Coimbatore  
redleaf.in
Thiyagarajan Deivasigamani,
MD & CEO
2010 A provider of eco-enterprise solutions that is focused on intelligent technology with an intention to provide lean and agile processes that enables organizations' meet their future needs and transform them into eco-enterprises
RedShift Networks 
Hyderabad
redshiftnetworks.com
Amitava Mukherjee, President, CEO & Co-Founder  2006 A provider of Unified Communications Threat Management (UCTM) solutions for Unified Communications & Collaboration (VoIP and Video) networks for Carrier and Large Enterprise Networks
Serviceberry Technologies
Mumbai
service-berry.com
Keyur Damani, Director & CEO
Pranav D Saraiya, Head, Operations
2008 A focused & specialist provider of ITSM and BSM Consulting, Solutions & Services to the India, Middle East and the U.S. markets
ShepHertz Technologies
Gurgaon
shephertz.com
Siddhartha Chandurkar, Founder & CEO 2010 A provider of successful application development on the cloud, irrespective of the technology or platform that  makes App developer’s life easy and augmenting his business
SIBIA Analytics and Consulting Services PL
Kolkata
sibiaanalytics.com
Angshuman Bhattacharya, Founder & CEO 2013 A provider of predictive analytics solutions like Marketing Investment Optimization, Demand Forecasting for retailers and consumer brands 
SiCon Design Technologies  
Bangalore
sicontech.com
Naveen Chava, CEO 2010 A provider of one stop solution to any ASIC design related services with expertise in technology nodes spanning from 1um to 28nm and beyond
Silverpush  
Gurgaon        
silverpush.co
Hitesh Chawla,
Co-Founder & CEO
2012 A provider of cross-device mobile ad retargeting technology that helps to increase the relevance of the advertisements
Snuvik Technologies
Bangalore
snuviktech.com
Sudev Alampalli, 
Vice President – India Operations
2013 A provider of IT Services and consultancy with specialization in Oracle Technologies
Sollet Soft Solutions
Hyderabad
solletsoft.com
Ramesh Baswa,
Co-Founder, MD & CEO
 
Ratnakumar Mallubhotla,
Co-Founder, Director, COO
2012 A provider of inimitable IT Products that unravels new dimensions for superior viability and Social Impact by unfurling the utmost efficiency
Synersoft Technologies
Ahmedabad
synersoft.in
Vishal Shah, 
CEO & Founder
2008 A provider of IT product called BLACKbox which rescues small and medium enterprises from IT hazards
Togglehead
Mumbai
togglehead.in
Aatef Bham, Co-Founder
 
AkshayPopawala, Co-Founder
 
KrishRamnani, Co-Founder
2012 A provider of digital marketing to various brands in hospitality, fashion B2B, FMCG, entertainment and lifestyle industries
Trivone Digital Services 
Bangalore
trivone.com
Subramanyan L.,
Founder & CEO
2010 A provider of content and media services with the ability to provide content cuts across multiple Indian languages as well as platforms from mobile to internet
Uberics Consulting
Bangalore
uberics.com
Ravi Challu, 
CEO
2007 A provider of software product helping brands and retailers build their secret weapon on its cloud-based platform. It also provides consulting and technology services
Unicommerce
New Delhi
unicommerce.com
AnkitPruthi,
Co-Founder & CEO
2012 A provider of Multi Channel Order Fulfillment, Inventory, Warehouse management software for E-commerce sellers
Universal SofTech 
Ahmedabad    
usoftech.com
Muktesh Bhavsar, CEO 2008 A provider of comprehensive web services ranging from custom website design to development of complex enterprise web applications 
Vaakya Technologies 
Bangalore
vaakya.com
Sudarsan K, CEO 2004 A provider of fundamental research and development of innovative software infrastructure products
Veninore Technologies
Bangalore    
veninore.com
Vadiraj Aralappanavar, Founder 2011 A provider of generic platform that can serve different enterprise segments through interesting solutions provided through mobile
Verinite
Pune
verinite.com
Ashish Katkar,
Co-Founder & Director
2011 A provider of strong domain technology services for small and middle scale institutions in the banking and financial services industry 
Webenza 
Bangalore 
webenza.com
Puneet Pahuja,
Founder & CEO
2011 A provider of digital marketing and deep analytical skills to build brands, visibility and become the voice of their customers
YNG Media      
New Delhi 
yngmedia.com
 Sudhir Vashist, CEO 2010 A provider of services in the areas of strategy, design, marketing and development and continues to work with brands that want solutions born from collaboration, research and creativity
YQ Soft Labs 
Hyderabad
yqlabs.com
Venkatesh Mallempudi, CEO 
 
Srinivas Ramireddy, Co-Founder & Partner
2010 A provider of software development services in all mobile technologies to global clientele
Zibrasoft Technologies 
New Delhi   
zibrasoft.com
Shally Raina,       CEO 2012 A provider of software development with competency in providing software solutions to clients using latest technology major tools and technologies of software engineering