Technology Business Investment Opportunities in Bengaluru

The handloom industry, a cornerstone of our cultural heritage, is currently facing a grave challenge. Shockingly, nearly 80+% of "handmade" products sold in the domestic market are machine-made imitations, deceiving customers and undermining the livelihoods of genuine weavers & artisans. - To address this issue, we have introduced blockchain-backed Digital Product Passports (DPP) to ensure transparency and authenticity for handloom products. - In the European Union, proving the sustainability of fashion products is increasingly becoming a regulatory requirement. While Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are not yet mandatory for all products, the EU's 'Green Deal' and the proposed 'Sustainable Products Initiative' aim to make DPPs compulsory across various industries, including textiles, in the next 2 years. This initiative will require brands to provide detailed, transparent data about the product's lifecycle, from raw materials to disposal, to ensure compliance with strict sustainability standards. By adopting DPP now, a handloom brand can gain a competitive edge in global markets like the EU and demonstrate leadership in transparency and authenticity, which are highly valued by eco-conscious consumers in the US and beyond. - For eg: , If we consider the brand, Tod's, founded by Filippo Della Valle in Italy's Marche region, is renowned for its luxury footwear and leather goods, epitomizing Italian craftsmanship and timeless design. The brand has introduced a Digital Product Passport (DPP) for its iconic di bag, utilizing aura blockchain technology and an NFC tag to provide customers with detailed information on the bag's materials, production processes, and sustainability credentials, ensuring authenticity and transparency. How our DPP works: - Every handloom product is embedded with an NFC chip and also a QR code as well if required. By simply tapping the chip on any smart phone or scanning the QR code with a smartphone, customers can access detailed information from seed to shelf, including: - The raw materials used. - The weavers who crafted the products. - The entire journey of the product as per the European union DPP standards. This innovative technology guarantees authenticity, allowing consumers to make informed decisions and directly support genuine weavers & artisans. Why This Matters. - Empowers real handloom weavers & artisans by distinguishing their work from imitations. - Builds trust and transparency for customers. - Preserves the cultural heritage of India’s handloom industry. - We seek support in promoting this initiative, ensuring the protection of artisans and the preservation of handloom authenticity. Together, we can create a significant impact on the industry, fostering sustainability and fair trade practices. - We recently showcased our pilot project, implemented in the Paravur Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society in Chendamangalam, Cochin, Kerala, to the Private Secretary to Kerala Industries Minister. Impressed by our initiative, he introduced us to the Director of the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles, Kerala, India. - Subsequently, in November this year, we were invited to present our project to representatives of Kerala's handloom clusters at a cluster meeting held at the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles headquarters in Trivandrum, Kerala. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with participants expressing keen interest in the project. They assured us that they would discuss the proposal with the Presidents and Secretaries of their respective societies and follow up with us to explore implementation in their co-operative societies, especially those handloom societies who are already exporting currently their products to abroad countries and this DPP implementation will open their windows to European Union countries as well. - Our ultimate goal is to present this innovative feature to the Government of India and the Ministry of Textiles as a superior alternative to the existing Handloom Mark. The current Handloom Mark lacks credibility as it can be easily forged, and even the newer version with QR codes offers no detailed information when scanned with mobile devices. - In contrast, our blockchain-backed Digital Product Passport (DPP) system, integrated with NFC chips, is tamper-proof, non-duplicable, and adheres to European standards for transparency, authenticity, and traceability. These unique features ensure complete trustworthiness and make it impossible to forge or replicate. - This system not only guarantees the authenticity of handloom products but also provides comprehensive traceability, making it a game-changer for the handloom sector. Moreover, its versatility allows implementation across various industries. We are proud to pioneer this groundbreaking technology in the fashion industry, setting a new benchmark for transparency and authenticity in handmade products. - We have our upcoming ecommerce site & marketplace where we will be selling only natural fiber made machine made clothing & apparels. - We would also like to highlight our ecommerce website is a dedicated handloom marketplace as well. This platform allows us to sell our own handcrafted products and provides a space for any handloom seller, cooperative society, or independent weaver or any online or offline handloom seller who makes authentic handcrafted products to register as a vendor and sell their products across India and to over more than 180+ countries worldwide. - We would be delighted to discuss this initiative further and explore opportunities for collaboration. Looking forward for support in bringing innovation and sustainability to the textile industry.

The handloom industry, a cornerstone of our cultural heritage, is currently facing a grave challenge. Shockingly, nearly 80+% of "handmade" products sold in the domestic market are machine-made imitations, deceiving customers and undermining the livelihoods of genuine weavers & artisans. - To address this issue, we have introduced blockchain-backed Digital Product Passports (DPP) to ensure transparency and authenticity for handloom products. - In the European Union, proving the sustainability of fashion products is increasingly becoming a regulatory requirement. While Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are not yet mandatory for all products, the EU's 'Green Deal' and the proposed 'Sustainable Products Initiative' aim to make DPPs compulsory across various industries, including textiles, in the next 2 years. This initiative will require brands to provide detailed, transparent data about the product's lifecycle, from raw materials to disposal, to ensure compliance with strict sustainability standards. By adopting DPP now, a handloom brand can gain a competitive edge in global markets like the EU and demonstrate leadership in transparency and authenticity, which are highly valued by eco-conscious consumers in the US and beyond. - For eg: , If we consider the brand, Tod's, founded by Filippo Della Valle in Italy's Marche region, is renowned for its luxury footwear and leather goods, epitomizing Italian craftsmanship and timeless design. The brand has introduced a Digital Product Passport (DPP) for its iconic di bag, utilizing aura blockchain technology and an NFC tag to provide customers with detailed information on the bag's materials, production processes, and sustainability credentials, ensuring authenticity and transparency. How our DPP works: - Every handloom product is embedded with an NFC chip and also a QR code as well if required. By simply tapping the chip on any smart phone or scanning the QR code with a smartphone, customers can access detailed information from seed to shelf, including: - The raw materials used. - The weavers who crafted the products. - The entire journey of the product as per the European union DPP standards. This innovative technology guarantees authenticity, allowing consumers to make informed decisions and directly support genuine weavers & artisans. Why This Matters. - Empowers real handloom weavers & artisans by distinguishing their work from imitations. - Builds trust and transparency for customers. - Preserves the cultural heritage of India’s handloom industry. - We seek support in promoting this initiative, ensuring the protection of artisans and the preservation of handloom authenticity. Together, we can create a significant impact on the industry, fostering sustainability and fair trade practices. - We recently showcased our pilot project, implemented in the Paravur Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society in Chendamangalam, Cochin, Kerala, to the Private Secretary to Kerala Industries Minister. Impressed by our initiative, he introduced us to the Director of the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles, Kerala, India. - Subsequently, in November this year, we were invited to present our project to representatives of Kerala's handloom clusters at a cluster meeting held at the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles headquarters in Trivandrum, Kerala. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with participants expressing keen interest in the project. They assured us that they would discuss the proposal with the Presidents and Secretaries of their respective societies and follow up with us to explore implementation in their co-operative societies, especially those handloom societies who are already exporting currently their products to abroad countries and this DPP implementation will open their windows to European Union countries as well. - Our ultimate goal is to present this innovative feature to the Government of India and the Ministry of Textiles as a superior alternative to the existing Handloom Mark. The current Handloom Mark lacks credibility as it can be easily forged, and even the newer version with QR codes offers no detailed information when scanned with mobile devices. - In contrast, our blockchain-backed Digital Product Passport (DPP) system, integrated with NFC chips, is tamper-proof, non-duplicable, and adheres to European standards for transparency, authenticity, and traceability. These unique features ensure complete trustworthiness and make it impossible to forge or replicate. - This system not only guarantees the authenticity of handloom products but also provides comprehensive traceability, making it a game-changer for the handloom sector. Moreover, its versatility allows implementation across various industries. We are proud to pioneer this groundbreaking technology in the fashion industry, setting a new benchmark for transparency and authenticity in handmade products. - We have our upcoming ecommerce site & marketplace where we will be selling only natural fiber made machine made clothing & apparels. - We would also like to highlight our ecommerce website is a dedicated handloom marketplace as well. This platform allows us to sell our own handcrafted products and provides a space for any handloom seller, cooperative society, or independent weaver or any online or offline handloom seller who makes authentic handcrafted products to register as a vendor and sell their products across India and to over more than 180+ countries worldwide. - We would be delighted to discuss this initiative further and explore opportunities for collaboration. Looking forward for support in bringing innovation and sustainability to the textile industry.

No. of sellers: 500. Registered users on the website: 5,000-10,000. Revenue so far: INR 5,00,000. Great market potential in India. Not enough funds for expansion. We do not buy books. We facilitate buying and selling. We collect products, list them and sell the products. Once it is sold, we take a commission and send the money to the seller. Partnered with 3rdparty for delivery and pick up. Pick up only in Bangalore for now and sales happen across India. In the process of registering the firm as a Pvt Ltd company. Have 5 employees to run the business which includes the owners.

Luxury home lifestyle brand with our own e-commerce website. Founders are alumni of IIT Kharagpur with 11 years of corporate experience in Reliance, Frost & Sullivan, Swiggy, Byjus and Simpl. We source finished clothing from suppliers based in Vietnam and Mumbai, and we market and sell it under our own brand. Major sales are from our own website (98%), remaining sales are from third-party marketplaces like Amazon, and Flipkart (2%) Our products have a 4.5/5 rating on these marketplaces. Since inception, we have completed 3,000+ orders. At the end of last year, we expanded our product line to bedsheets and bath towels which led to increased sales.

Five year old company specializing in offering online payment services. - We have more than 10,000 users as of now. - Users are end customers who want to pay bills and recharge. - Promoters have 17 years of international experience in the tech and banking sectors. - Company has 4 directors with 50%, 25%, 15% and 10% split. - Business has no liability. - Revenue is generated from commissions. - Company is registered in Kerala but operations are in Bangalore. - We are still in the break-even stage as we are focussing on growth at the moment. - We are witnessing over 300% growth in revenue as we are expanding our services and location.

Our business is a crypto trading platform that offers 2 products which are, buying and selling of crypto assets and earning up to 17% APY interest on crypto assets. - Currently, we have more than 700 users, with 1.5k+ app downloads, which has grown 15 times in the last 6 months. - Our revenue model is to charge 3% commission on the amount initially invested in crypto assets and 0.6% on each transaction done by users. - Company is generating losses at the moment as we are in the initial phase, our business has recently started its operations and we have expenses for marketing, and development at the moment. The expenses are borne by the co-founders. - The application is developed and maintained by an in-house team. - Business has 3 directors, one of the founders have previously worked at Flipkart, and studied at IIT BHU, and the other director has work experience in companies like upGrad, and Yes Bank and has studied at IIM Ahmedabad. - We have forged partnerships with multiple players in the industry, Okx-world’s 3rd largest exchange, Fireblocks-world’s largest digital asset custodian solution provider, valued at $9 billion.

Well-established business specializing in industrial dealings of electrical equipment for the aerospace sector. - Registered vendor for DRDO, ISRO, BEL, HAL, Honeywell, GE, Indus Towers, Rockwell automation etc. Revenue generation will be based contract manufacturing based on the milestone payments regularly. - Have more 20+ years of experience in the same line of business for handing bigger projects. - Worked with more than 15 reputed clients so far. - Working with aerospace and defence clients like. - Have 2 partners from the same family. Both partners have over 20 years' experience in design, manufacturing, and production. - Built good relationships from last 10 years. All projects are long terms contract manufacturing and based on the delivery milestones. Registered for ISO9001:2015, AS9001, CEMILAC, DGQA.

Company involved in the trading of lab equipment and chemicals. - Our clients include government labs, pharma companies, and food safety labs. - We have a small sales team that searches for prospective clients. - No loans taken in the name of the business. - The business has two shareholders.