Author: Athira Sethu
ANYBODY CAN STARTUP When Bagmo is available, blood for treatment is not a concern Bagmo,a healthtech company based in Kochi, helps people who need blood in emergencies with the support of technology. This startup uses technology to solve the problem of lack of blood. Apart from this, Bagmo also provides a service called Cold Chain Monitoring. Even if many people are willing to donate blood, there are situations where getting blood becomes difficult in urgent situations. This can be solved through technology based chain monitoring systems. When Bagmo is available, blood for treatment is not a concern When Bagmo is…
Onam has changed over the years. But, the spirit and shades of the season remain the same. In temples, the beginning of the Malayalam month Chingam is marked by the ‘Niraputhari’ fest that offers a bountiful harvest after constant rains. The concept of Pookalam has also changed with time. Earlier, the floral carpets carried simple designs decorated using local and traditional flowers such as Thumbapoo, Aripoo, Kakkappoo, Krishnakireedom, Kumbalam, Mukkutti, Mathan, Ixora and Thulasi. Today, truckloads of flowers from neighbouring states are used to fill the Pookalam, which has become an intricate floral artwork. As always, wearing and gifting Onakkodi remains…
Iraaloom The 28-year-old entrepreneur is making innovative products from natural materials such as paper, bamboo, cotton, and jute.❝Across the globe, initiatives are being done to get rid of plastic. People are returning to eco-friendly alternatives. Artist and former IT professional Harsha Puthussery’s business Iraa Loom utilises this opportunity❞ Harsha started the startup ‘Iraa Loom’ in 2019 with the help of her brother Nithin Raj. Iraa puts forward the idea of being in sync with nature. According to Harsha, it is not easy to reduce the usage of plastic, but natural products are better than artificial ones. Iraa Loom first made…
Leather has been an essential element of the fashion industry for a long time. Over the years, people have realised the harm it causes to animals. Now, many stay away from using leather. Malai, a Kerala-based company, exploits this opportunity. Malai, run by Zuzana Gombosova and Susmith C. Suseelan, offers a sustainable and vegan alternative to leather. It makes fashion accessories with flexible, durable and bio-composite material made from coconut water! Both Zuzana and Susmith wanted to make a healthy and natural fashion choice. This thought led them to experiment with bacterial cellulose in coconut water. This eventually marked the…
NAVALT Navalt is an eco-marine tech startup specializing in solar electric vessel manufacturing. Navalt’s main activities are electrifying boats and ships in the water transport sector and discovering ways to save fuel consumption through data analytics from ships and boats. Navalt aims to bring electric propulsion systems from small diesel-powered boats to large boats. Alternative methods like solar energy, fuel cell, wind propulsion etc. are used for this. What makes Navalt unique is that it uses a different propulsion system in boats and ships. Similarly, Navalt has developed technology to make the same propulsion system more efficient through analytics with…
What is KOLO? KOLO is a one stop platform for home building. This means that while building a house, a person will have many needs, such as ideas, designs, communication with professionals, purchasing materials, etc. KOLO is the platform that helps with all these things. The company calls this process Content to Quomas. People go into purchasing a home after doing a lot of research and watching videos before they even build it. KOLO works on this concept. There are two types of users. The first category consists of a group of professionals, architects, contractors and people involved in house…