Sana Jyo

Sana has done graduation from Delhi University and currently works as a teacher. Apart from being a teacher, she is also a storyteller, theatre facilitator and a theatre artist. Currently she is pursuing her Masters in English Literature from IGNOU. She occasionally writes on Startup Fortune about things happening in the Indian startup industry.

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Sana Jyo · Oct 6, 2020

Indian Government to Provide the Much-needed Growth for Startups

The Indian government is in talks with a global pension fund and the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to float a $2 Bn alternative investment fund aimed at giving startups a stronger domestic capital base. The proposal comes at a moment when founders are dealing with tighter funding, slower dealmaking, and a far […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 30, 2020

Pandemic Raises More Funds for Edu-tech

Eduauraa is betting that Indian students will pay for learning the same way they pay for streaming entertainment, and early traction suggests the model works. Edu-tech has become the second-most funded sector this year, and for good reason. Education is one of the most affected areas due to COVID-19, and behavioural shifts in learning are […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 30, 2020

Skyroot Aerospace Develops an Indigenous Cryogenic Engine

Skyroot Aerospace has unveiled India's first privately developed cryogenic engine, marking a significant step in the country's commercial space race. An Indian space startup, Skyroot Aerospace, has unveiled its indigenously developed cryogenic engine Dhawan-I on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prof. Satish Dhawan who was a pioneer who spearheaded ISRO's efforts as the […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 26, 2020

Rephrase.ai in the Run to Receive $1.5 Million

Rephrase.ai has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to scale its AI-based media production platform and expand into North America, signaling strong investor appetite for video-focused AI startups in India. Rephrase.ai, an artificial intelligence-based media production platform, has raised $1.5 million (Rs 11 crore) in seed capital. Operated by Rephrase Corp, the startup was set […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 26, 2020

Unacademy to Acquire One More Test Preparation Startup in its Empire

Unacademy acquires UPSC-focused startup Coursavy in its fourth deal of the year, tightening its grip on India's competitive exam preparation market. Test preparation startup Coursavy has been acquired by Unacademy for an undisclosed sum, as the SoftBank-backed education technology platform looks to strengthen its position in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations category. This […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 25, 2020

Startup Focuz Secures $2 Million Investment

Kochi-based Skyislimit Technologies has secured $2 million in angel investment for its video conferencing platform Fokuz, a significant milestone for a Kerala startup during the global economic downturn. A video conferencing platform named Fokuz has been developed by Kochi-based Skyislimit Technologies, and it is already turning heads in a market dominated by well-established players. Fokuz […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 25, 2020

Noida-based Health and Fitness Startup Reaches 20 Million Product Sales in Four Years

Neuherbs India turned a simple observation about India's lifestyle disease crisis into a thriving ayurvedic wellness brand that broke even in its first year. More and more people are getting conscious about health and fitness, and they are paying greater attention to natural ways to obtain their goals. Hence the health industry is expanding its […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 24, 2020

Airtel Startup Accelerator Program Invests in Tech Startup Waybeo

Airtel's strategic investment in Waybeo signals a broader push to dominate India's rapidly expanding cloud telephony market through AI-powered analytics. The cloud telephony market is seeing rapid growth as businesses move processes to cloud based platforms. According to research highlighted by prominent industry analysts, the public cloud services market in India is likely to reach […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 24, 2020

Kirana Charzer Set Out to Change the EV Charging Infrastructure in India

Kirana Charzer is turning neighborhood stores across India into affordable EV charging points, tackling the country's biggest obstacle to electric vehicle adoption with a surprisingly simple idea. The Indian government has set an ambitious vision: all-electric vehicles on the roads by 2030. Electric vehicle adoption is slowly gaining momentum in India, with major auto brands […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 24, 2020

SaaS Startup Precily to Get Seed Investement from Windrose Capital

Windrose Capital leads an undisclosed seed round in Precily Inc., a deeptech enterprise SaaS startup leveraging AI and NLP to automate complex business functions for consulting firms and Fortune 500 companies. Pune-based venture capital firm Windrose Capital has led an undisclosed seed investment round in Precily Inc., signaling strong confidence in the deeptech enterprise SaaS […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 23, 2020

Zoh: A New Revolution in Probiotic Food Industry

Zoh Probiotics founder Salonii Hamirwasia turned gut-health science into a thriving Mumbai-based business, riding a wave of consumer interest in fermented foods and kombucha. Sometimes the best businesses start not with a grand plan but with a single moment of validation. For Salonii Hamirwasia, that moment came at the Bandra Farmer's Market in Mumbai, where […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 22, 2020

A "Traditional" Startup on Track to Record ₹7 Crore

Kaveri Sachdev spotted a gap in India's internet economy while still at university and turned it into My Pooja Box, a home decor and gifting brand now on track for seven-figure revenue. Kaveri Sachdev decided to start an ecommerce venture in India when she was studying for her bachelor's degree in Global Business at Coventry […]

Sana Jyo · Sep 20, 2020

SenseHawk to Help Solar Companies Improve Processes and Enhance Efficiency

SenseHawk, a California and Bengaluru-based SaaS startup, uses AI and drone technology to help solar companies manage every stage of a solar plant's lifecycle, from design to operation. Startups are leading a new way to help the world switch to renewable energy to combat the effects of climate change. But things have been approached differently […]

Sana Jyo · Aug 24, 2020

Boost Yourself to Fulfill your Dreams: Harley Cannard and His Motivation to Succeed

Successful people have great stories behind them, even though we always see their success, they were forged by great situations. For it is difficult circumstances that forge character and bring out the best in us. That's the case with Harley Cannard, a very successful entrepreneur in e-commerce and digital marketing. Cannard's life was not easy, […]

Sana Jyo · Aug 21, 2020

Hyderabad Based Startup E-Trio Aims to Make Vehicles Eco-friendly

Climate change remains one of the most pressing challenges the world faces, and India is turning to electric vehicle startups like E-Trio to help curb vehicular emissions and accelerate the shift to clean mobility. Climate change is one of the main problems faced by the world today. In 2019, the Earth's surface temperature was the […]