Guwahati is a sprawling city situated beside the Brahmaputra River in Assam. The city provides beautiful landscapes, a pleasant climate, modern shopping areas, modern apartments and considerably developed social infrastructure. Four Lane East-West Corridor will pass through Guwahati which connects all the state capitals of Northeast India. Completion of this project will boost the development of the whole region.
Startup Assam’s vision is to create a platform for entrepreneurs to connect to Angels and Venture Capitalists, Mentors and Industry experts. They want to create a problem-solving ecosystem where startups can get easy access to resources, evolve and co-exist. Here is a list of some of the successful startups in Guwahati (Assam).
1. Digital Ant
2. Redlemon Communications
3. Olatus Systems
4. MotoHut
5. Dawai Lo
6. nDimensions
7. PriceBoard
8. PicknDel
9. BlueWhale
10. Alchemy Media Lab
11. Brahmaputra Fables
12. Web.com
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1. Digital Ant
Founder: Manish Choudhary
Year Founded: 2013
Industry: eLearning
Digital Ant is an e-learning platform for digital marketing. Their courses are job oriented but the company claims to have entrepreneurship modules, in case you are not interested in jobs.
Digital Ant provides 3 levels of courses in digital marketing. The first one is “Foundation level“, a 3-month course. Second is “Advanced level“, a course for 6 months. The last is a “Professional level” course for 4 months.
The company was founded by Manish Choudhary who has 15 years of experience in digital marketing.
2. Redlemon Communications
Founder: Rakesh Doley & Pankaj Gogoi
Year Founded: 2011
Industry: Web Development
Redlemon Communications is a web development company. As of now, the company has 3 web-based projects- Cellfisher, Eshopany and Poridhan.
Cellfisher is a taxi service provider for the people in the city of Guwahati. They attract customers by providing lower prices than other companies in the city. The project is made in a collaboration with Vodafone and plans to expand its service as a marketplace company.
Eshopany is an e-commerce platform for selling ethnic products. On the other hand, Poridhan is an NGO based in Guwahati launched by this startup. Besides these projects, Redlemon provides services like IT training, consulting, etc.
Rakesh Doley and Pankaj Gogoi founded Redlemon Communications in 2011.
3. Olatus Systems
Founder: Parash Borthakur, Nilotpal Rabha
Year Founded: 2014
Industry: Manufacturer
OLatus Systems Private Limited manufactures Arduino Boards, Interfacing Boards, Connecting Wire, Sensor Modules, Automatic Dawn To Dusk Sensor Board, Development Board, SMPS Adaptor, Robotics And Diy Kits, Prototyping And Tools, Electronic Modules.
OLatus Systems is backed by a sound infrastructure that is outfitted with all requisite tools and technology and spread over a wide area. Infrastructure has been divided into various specialized units like processing, quality control, R&D and warehousing & packaging unit. These all units work in collaboration with each other to formulate pure quality products.
4. MotoHut
Founder: Glen Grimett
Year Founded: 2015
Industry: eCommerce
Motohut sells motorcycle parts, gear and vehicle accessories. The company has a wide range of products for bikers and other vehicle lovers, which they can explore. The startup is doing well in the city as people in Guwahati love travelling. Motohut was launched in 2015 by Glen Grimett.
5. Dawai Lo
Founder: Pankaj Maheshwari and Abhimanyu Modi
Year Founded: 2016
Industry: Online Medicine Delivery
Dawai Lo is an online platform that provides door-to-door delivery of medicines. DawaiLo is founded by Pankaj Maheshwari and Abhimanyu Modi in 2016. Dawailo is one rare startup from Assam which has found a foot in the extremely complicated online medicine delivery sector. It provides facilities like proper filing of client details, a telephonic reminder system, strict prescription based orders, proper invoicing, discounts on medicines, etc.
6. nDimensions
Founder: Ajith Kumar
Year Founded: 2017
Industry: Education Management
nDimensions provides courses on entrepreneurship to school students by partnering with the school. nDimensions targets the school students to create an impact and to bring about an entrepreneurial way of life and thinking right from the roots. nDimensions is a B2B model which directly partners with schools to provide service and as a value addition, it provides their students with an online platform to discuss and validate their ideas.
7. PriceBoard
Founder: Samiran Raj Boro
Year Founded: 2014
Industry: Marketplace
Samiran Raj Boro, the founder and CEO of Priceboard, completed his graduation from Guwahati University. The idea behind his startup, Priceboard, was similar to Snapdeal. It compares the prices of different products on different sites and helps the customer to find the best brands for them. Priceboard has made a mark among customers for gadgets’ price comparison. This Guwahati startup was launched in October 2014.
8. PicknDel
Founder: Tullika Batra
Year Founded: 2016
Industry: Food Delivery
PicknDel is a food delivery app. PicknDel provides a complete food ordering and delivery solution from the best neighbourhood restaurants to the urban foodie. Currently, it has more than 10K downloads. The service of PicknDel is very fast, and at the same time very simple and user friendly.
9. BlueWhale
Founder: Kunal Agarwal
Year Founded: 2013
Industry: Transportation
BlueWhale app aims to make the import and export of goods and services easy and reliable. It carries out international trade and trade within the country. Keeping its geographical location in mind, Guwahati is the best city for international trade as well as import and export. The BlueWhale app also lets you understand the shipping trade terms. Also, it shows the latest news and articles related to the shipping business.
Kunal Agarwal, the CEO and co-founder of BlueWhale, is a graduate of IIT Bombay.
10. Alchemy Media Lab
Founder: Akram Wasim and Jan Mohammad Sheikh
Year Founded: 2015
Industry: Marketing
Alchemy MediaLab offers digital solutions to its clients like strategic marketing, branding and creativity. The brand was formed in 2016 and it offers branding ideas, communication strategy, creative design, digital marketing, campaign design, and media planning to its clients.
11. Brahmaputra Fables
Founder: Dhruba Jyoti Deka
Year Founded: 2017
Industry: Online Shopping Portal
Brahmaputra Fables is an online shopping portal entirely run and managed by a small team of people devoted to taking authentic traditional products from Assam to the world digitally. Founder, Dhruba Jyoti Deka started Brahmaputra Fables from his own village of Sarthebari in Barpeta district in Assam, which is renowned for its brass and bell metal handicrafts.
12. Web.com
Founder: Atreyee Borooah Thekedath
Year Founded: 1999
Industry: Information Technology & Services
Web.Com is a software company in Guwahati with 20+ years of experience in the software domain. Web.com is a trusted and reliable technology partner to hundreds of organizations. The company’s clients are from backgrounds as diverse as large Public Sector undertakings like ONGC to central and state governments, central universities, banks, media houses, and start-ups.
Web.Com is one of the empanelled vendors of the Government of Assam for the standardization of all Assam Government’s departmental and district websites. Web.com offers various services like website designing, SEO and SMO Services, web application development, mobile app development, custom software development, e-Commerce website development, and digital marketing.
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Conclusion
This is our list of successful startups and entrepreneurs in Guwahati. Hope you this list helps you have an idea of how to start a business on your own in Guwahati (Assam).
FAQs
What are some of the successful startups in Guwahati?
Digital Ant, PicknDel, Redlemon Communications, MotoHut, Dawai Lo, PriceBoard, and Brahmaputra Fables are some of the successful startups in Guwahati.
Which business is best in Assam?
FMCG and Grocery Store, Local Handloom, Tourism Business, Bakery Business, Fish Farming, and Health Care and Pharmaceuticals.