Making a change - your startup fix for the week

Exactly 11 years ago today, the United States elected its first African American President Barack Obama. He once said, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” His perseverance and constant work for his fellow Americans made him a true ‘People’s President.’

Just like him, there are individuals in our society trying to make a change. Meet Randhir Kumar, whose edtech startup BasicFirst is out to create a country-wide e-learning empire to help students from all economic backgrounds. The startup provides live doubt-clearing sessions in nine vernacular languages.

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Founded in May 2015 by four IIT-Kharagpur graduates, vernacular conversational platform Niki.ai has set its sights on Bharat. The AI-powered startup's virtual agent is handholding the next billion users and unlocking the potential of internet commerce in Tier II and III India.

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These NIT engineers made educational labs smarter

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Manipur's Medilane is becoming Northeast's Uber for ambulances

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How High Street Essentials brings inclusivity to fashion

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