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Aaryan Singh — Startup founder

CEO, Founder @ AARONE AI FOUNDATION

CEO, Founder at AARONE AI FOUNDATION

MONTHLY INCOME
0
Startup
Founder
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Pubali Chatterjee — Startup founder

CEO, Founder @ Onyx Enterprises

CEO & Founder at Onyx Enterprises

REVENUE
Crossed $530,000 in 7 months
Supply Chain
Women Entrepreneurs
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Dhrutii Dedhia — Startup founder

Founder @ Divine World of Spirituality

Spiritual Lifestyle Advisor & Founder

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
Spirituality
Healing
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Rhea Nayudu — Startup founder

Founder @ StarMoms, Pune Chapter

Founder at StarMoms, Pune Chapter

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
Community
Support Group
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Leena Lalson — Startup founder

Co-founder & CSO @ Healthiverse Wellness Pvt Ltd

Co-founder & CSO at Healthiverse

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
Healthcare
Women's Health
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Shilpa Venkat — Startup founder

Founder WOW - Women of Wonder Pune @ WOW - Women of Wonder

Founder at WOW - Women of Wonder

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
Community
Women Entrepreneurs
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Akshay Suresh Girigosavi — Startup founder

Director @ Spreadify Digital Marketing Pvt Ltd

Director at Spreadify Digital Marketing Pvt Ltd

MONTHLY INCOME
₹80,000/month
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Rishi Majjiga — Startup founder

Solo Developer @ ContextOS

Founder at ContextOS

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Vandana Mehta — Startup founder

Founder @ Chocolat Corner

Founder at Chocolat Corner & Blissfully Yours

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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DURGA.S — Startup founder

Co-Founder & CTO @ CorePro Techno LLP

Co-Founder & CTO @ CorePro Techno LLP

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Apurv Bhardwaj — Startup founder

Founder @ HIRENT

Founder of HIRENT

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Sahasra Bhimavarapu — Startup founder

Founder @ Dhara

Founder at Dhara

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Deepak Suthar — Startup founder

CEO @ Code Pranetra

Founder at Code Pranetra

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Vruushali Nilegaaonkar — Startup founder

Founder @ You24healings Energy Cafe

Founder of You24healings Energy Cafe — Mind, Body, Spirit healings for a global clientele

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
Astrotech
Wellness
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Shital Sikarwar — Startup founder

CEO / Founder @ TANI Events and Entertainment

Founder at TANI Events and Entertainment — Bringing world-class international events to India

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
Live Events
Entertainment
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Udaykumar Krishna — Startup founder

Founder & CEO @ TheDayHR

Founder & CEO at TheDayHR — Simplifying HR for Growing Businesses

MONTHLY INCOME
Beta Stage
HRTech
SaaS
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Bhawya Joshi — Startup founder

CEO & Founder @ FairyFrills AI

Founder at Fairy Frills — AI-native, direct-to-consumer kids' fashion label

MONTHLY INCOME
$5,000+
Fashion
AI
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Sangeeta Mohapatra — Startup founder

Director / Founder @ doodledry

Founder at doodledry — India's first mess-proof kidswear brand

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
Preventive Healthcare
D2C
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Kandikonda Sree Adithya — Startup founder

Founder & CEO @ Vyoman AI Solutions

Founder & CEO at Vyoman AI Solutions — custom AI systems for Indian businesses

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
AI
SaaS
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David Yunghans — Startup founder

Founder @ Cache

Founder at Cache — modernizing how employers find talent and talent finds employment

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
Recruiting
Hiring
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Rishu Raj Gupta — Startup founder

Founder @ Tactly

Founder at Tactly — AI that helps you communicate better, everywhere with everyone

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
AI
SaaS
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Jens Ingelstedt — Startup founder

Founder & CEO @ BuilderBase

The infrastructure layer for builder events, built on learnings from 500+ builder events with OpenAI, Anthropic, ElevenLabs, and more.

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
saas
infrastructure
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Chintamani Modak — Startup founder

Founder @ Aielevate Pte. Ltd.

RetainIQ is an AI-powered Customer Decision Intelligence platform that helps SaaS companies identify churn risk and recover revenue.

MONTHLY INCOME
Currently in customer validation and design partner phase.
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Swarnlata Singh — Startup founder

Co-Founder & COO @ LogicBoots

Building intelligent technologies that solve real-world problems. Developing globally competitive deep-tech innovations from India.

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
deeptech
ai
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Anitha D — Startup founder

Co-Founder @ CareerByteCode

Empowering individuals to break free from conventional career limitations through continuous learning and visibility.

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Aditi Moghe — Startup founder

Psychologist & Founder @ The Art Of Flourishing

Mental health professional building people-centered solutions for emotional wellness and resilience.

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
psychology
mental-health
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Jayalakshmi K — Startup founder

Founder @ Jhanaavis Vibez Rite

Helping People Find Clarity Through Spiritual Guidance and Holistic Healing

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Harshavi Jain — Startup founder

Founder @ Lesscare

A slow beauty brand asking for less routines, less toxic ingredients, and less complicated products.

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
skincare
d2c
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Sreeraam Selvam Vijayraj — Startup founder

CEO & Founder @ NammaHelp

Redefining everyday support with India's most trusted ecosystem for help

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Ujjwal Chaudhary — Startup founder

Founder @Neuroblyx @ Neuroblyx

Building scalable computing infrastructure with Neuroblyx

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Revathy Rajeswaran — Startup founder

Founder and CEO @ RRise

Leveling up productivity and habits for young adults through AI

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Suraj Biswas — Startup founder

Founder and CEO @ Dots-In

Building a Zero Prompt AI that builds your Digital Twin

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Medhir Lokhande — Startup founder

Founder & CEO @ CryptixBot

AI-powered crypto trading automation platform

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Aditya Mukherjee — Startup founder

Founder @ Sponzo Private Limited

Creator Economy, Marketing Technology and Brand-Creator Collaboration Platform

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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Dr Kalpna Varshney — Startup founder

Founder & CEO @ Nutbeez by jumphigh Lifestyle LLP

Millet, nuts, and seeds based clean snacking brand combining taste and health.

MONTHLY INCOME
₹2 Lakhs
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Sanjana Kumari — Startup founder

Founder @ Studifysuccess

Empowering students with career guidance, internships, and skill development opportunities.

MONTHLY INCOME
Bootstrap
ed-tech
career
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Paritosh Mehta — Startup founder

Founder @ ReflectMap

Founder of ReflectMap

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
AI
Self-Reflection
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Joyson Balamurugan — Startup founder

Co-founder & COO @ ReflexLabs AI

From Print Mates (₹12L revenue, acquired) to Co-founding ReflexLabs AI — building AI for hospitality, finance & legal

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
AI
LegalTech
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A Ramanuj Patro — Startup founder

Founder @ Zentov

SRM student building Zentov — an AI Business Operating System for SMBs

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
AI
SaaS
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Rakshit Shrivastava — Startup founder

Founder & Director @ AtYourAge Technologies

Turned a JEE rejection into a startup incubated at IIT Indore — building AtYourAge (AYA)

MONTHLY INCOME
Early traction
EdTech
Student Founder
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Shiva — Startup founder

Founder + Product Lead @ PostHire

16-year-old founder building PostHire — connecting startups with content creators

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
Creator Economy
MarTech
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Shaurya Sharma — Startup founder

Founder @ NudgeHQ

Student founder building NudgeHQ — AI-powered workplace intelligence for modern teams

MONTHLY INCOME
Pre-revenue
HR Tech
AI
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Akshat Singh Kushwaha — Startup founder

Co-founder & CTO @ bits&bytes™ (GoBitsNBytes Foundation)

Builder of cloud infra, AI tools, and systems that should have existed already

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
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CEO @ Fabrite

Innovating the clothing industry with Fabrite

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
Fashion
E-commerce
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Arnav Prabhakar — Startup founder

Co-Founder & CEO @ Innhance

Co-Founder & CEO at Innhance

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
AI
B2B
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Prithish Misra — Startup founder

Founder @ LegalLink / Code Capital & Coffee

Founder of LegalLink & Code Capital & Coffee — Building India's Legal OS and Builder Platform

MONTHLY INCOME
Undisclosed
LegalTech
AI
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Inside the Minds of India's Top Startup Founders

Welcome to the ultimate directory of Indian startup founders. At Code Capital & Coffee, we believe that the best way to learn how to build a profitable internet business is to study those who have already done it. This page is a curated collection of verified founder stories, featuring indie hackers, bootstrapped builders, and venture-backed CEOs who are shaping the digital economy.

Every spotlight is more than just a biography; it's a deep dive into the mechanics of their success. We explore their exact tech stacks, from the AI tools they use to validate ideas, to the no-code platforms they leverage for rapid prototyping. We uncover their initial customer acquisition strategies, detailing how they got their first 1,000 users in a highly competitive market.

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