Recession has hit many sectors. Startups are no exception. But there are few startups which are withstanding the recession. A lot of events are organized in the past 6 months to show case some of the finest startups. Red Herring, Tata NEN, Head Start are a few which are focusing on Indian startups.
When bigger corporations are failing, startups are rescuing. Startups might provide alternatives to venture capitalists and employees alike. Suggested reading : Are startups a better bet?
Head Start which is a not-for-profit organization which has declared 10 best technology product startups in India. When you look at these startups you really think why didn’t that occur to me? These startups are that simple yet very useful.
10 Best technology product startups in India :
CashNxt : Founded by two serial entrepreneurs from Kerala, this startup is my answer to the question Could mobile be your bank? When I asked that question I did not expect an answer this soon. But Cashnxt already has a solution. CashNxt is a low cost solution for the poor. The transactions can be made using a mobile phone. It is a branchless banking with low-cost ATM’s, Smart Teller Machines and a mobile banking gateway. It was recently covered on ReadWriteWeb. Check out pluggd.in review on how the whole thing works.
Entrip : A mash-up application which is making travel a social activity in web2.0 style. You can share your experiences, pictures of the place you visited which will help other users. Entrip is trying to fill in an important gap of usability and fragmented nature of the current travel portals.
SnappyFingers : A Question and Answer search engine. Don’t we have that already? Well, Snappyfingers crawls the through the FAQ’s all over the internet and presents the results in Q & A format. It has 10 million questions already indexed. If google did not give you the right answer for any of your questions try snappyfingers.
Alertpedia : A comprehensive alert system for the online content delivered in a convenient manner. If you are already familiar with Google alerts, Alertpedia works in the same fashion. The only difference is alertpedia is for a personal use. If you want to be alerted about availability of a particular product online or wanted to know about a traffic incident, alertpedia saves the day for you. Alertpedia monitors several online sources to get you the information.
Verismo : How do you like to watch internet videos on TV? You might say Why would I want that? The reason is simple. The content available online is huge. With the introduction of YouTube, Hulu and other video sites the possibilities are only bigger. Verismo networks is trying to bring the online content to your TV with a piece of VuNow hardware.
IndusGeeks : It is India’s first and largest Virtual Worlds’ Development and Services company. It creates 3D immersive spaces on the internet for training and education. Metamersive Learning Spaces is a product developed by Indusgeeks addressing higher education market. Tata Teleservices has partnered with Indusgeeks to enter the virtual world or the second life community.
WisdomTap : This Bangalore based startup helps users in their buying decisions to meet their needs. It reviews products, rates them and recommends them. It crawls through online forums, review sites, blogs and generates unbiased reviews for a particular product. These recommendations are also useful for the retailers to check upon their conversion rates.
TringMe : A startup aiming to integrate all existing voice and telephone communication devices. It has just married VoIP and PHP to come up with VoicePHP. This comes after its launch of flash based VoIP. TringMe is a making a lot of waves and is a company to watch out for in 2009.
Artin Dynamics : This company makes money by helping its clients save money. Artin Dyanmics’s product SPARA helps companies manage their computer hardware and network in cost efficient manner.
MeshLabs : It provides software solutions for knowledge management in a enterprise world. Its products are concept based platforms to organize and share information. Its system provides tagging and searching for easy retrieval of information. It also studies the search patterns and provides recommendations based on the intelligence developed.
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