Thursday, March 5, 2009

Winners : TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards 2008


Six months of heady campaigning culminated in a suspense filled evening where India’s first people’s choice awards for startups, the TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards 2008, were announced on February 27, 2009. The winners of the first-ever community-chosen awards are: activecubes solutions, Lakshya, Star AgriWarehousing and Collateral Management, takeovercode.com and The Loot.

About the winners:
  1. activecubes solutions, a technology consulting based in Bangalore, founded in 2007, helps firms harness information to understand customers better and differentiates itself by using the power of analytics to find solutions for clients.
  2. Lakshya Institute, located in Patiala, is an educational institute that focuses on test preparation. It was started by four IIT graduates to prepare class X and XII students for school and college entrance examinations. It differentiates itself through the use of interactive digital content and works with schools to eliminate the need for external coaching.
  3. The Loot, is a branded apparel retail chain headquartered in Mumbai. The Loot sells branded clothing at discounted prices through out the year across its 45 stores. The company makes profits through a differentiated business model that allows it to source inventory at far lower costs than original prices, so it can sell them cheaper.
  4. Star AgriWarehousing and Collateral Management, is in agriculture warehousing and is located in Kota and Jaipur. It provides end-to-end solutions in procurement, warehousing and collateral management of agricultural commodities. A process driven management approach in an unorganized industry differentiates it from its peers.
  5. takeovercode.com, based in New Delhi, provides legal, financial & management consultancy. The company provides solutions to different corporate organizations through Information Technology, while helping demystify the regulatory environment.

Source: http://www.nenonline.org/

- Team HBJ Capital

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