Solving for others - your startup fix for the week

After conducting over 10,000+ customised tours, Shoes on Loose is aiming for Rs 8 crore in revenue by the end of FY20.

Monday January 27, 2020 , 3 min Read

Author Lewis Caroll said, “One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” The author of Alice in Wonderland, through his book, tried to show us that in this morbid world, there is still a place for our dreams.

And, this holds true for every individual, especially entrepreneurs in our Indian startup ecosystem.

Take travel aggregator Shoes on Loose, for instance. The Delhi-based startup wants to disrupt the travel space with ‘destination experts’ to guide every traveller. Founded in 2011, Shoes on Loose uses technology and destination experts to ensure hassle-free trips. After conducting over 10,000+ customised tours, the startup is aiming for Rs 8 crore in revenue by the end of FY20.

Here’s to more such inspiring stories.

For more inspiration, we have a few startup stories to boost your Monday.

How B2B foodtech player Elior India dishes out 200K meals a day

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Mumbai-based ZingHR offers hire-to-retire tech solutions for companies

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Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal order’s food from this foodtech startup

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Michigan-based LLamasoft simplifies supply chain management for enterprises

Founded in 2003, LLamasoft is now rolling out Llama.ai, its pure AI-play decision-making product to optimise its existing supply chain solutions. At present, the startup has 750 employees across the globe.

Ikea's sustainable range gets a South Indian touch with Industree

Ikea and Industree — Neelam Founder of Industree, with Ikea's Hantverk range

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Hyderabad-based MetroMedi aims to be a unified healthcare platform

The Hyderabad-based startup is operational across six other cities, fulfilling over 100,000 orders since its inception in 2018. MetroMedi recently raised a seed round of $1.5 million.