MealPe: Digitizing and Simplifying Daily Orders for Corporate Offices, Universities, and More

What We Do

MealPe transforms food search, discovery, ordering, and collection (Dine-In, Takeaway, Delivery) for captive audiences across industries like:

MealPe enables these B2B spaces to monetize their captive audiences by digitizing their food operations. Our enterprise food ordering solution combines personalization and automation to create seamless dining experiences while optimizing efficiency for businesses.

How It All Began

The idea for MealPe came from our own frustrations. Back when we were building RoomPe, we noticed how inefficient meal systems were, especially for students or professionals. Imagine being stuck in a queue when all you want is a quick bite between work or classes! That’s when we thought—what if we could use technology to make this process smarter? That was our “Eureka!” moment, and MealPe was born.

What Makes us Tick

MealPe is unique because it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. We’ve designed it to adapt to the needs of different industries. For example:

This level of personalization makes MealPe truly special. No other platform offers this level of customization while addressing so many industries at once.

Traction So Far

We’re still at an early stage, but the response has been overwhelming. Without spending a single rupee on marketing, we’ve secured LOIs (Letters of Intent) and EOIs (Expressions of Interest) from over 50 campuses across India. It feels great to see people resonate with our vision even before we’ve officially scaled!

Meet the Team

Our team is a mix of energy, experience, and expertise.

What makes us click is our shared vision of building something impactful while having fun along the way.

Tapping Into Emerging Trends

The way companies are now investing in team meals and employee experiences is amazing. It’s no longer just about food; it’s about creating a sense of community and culture. This shift aligns perfectly with MealPe’s vision, as more organizations now want to digitize their cafeterias and food courts. We’re excited to help businesses create better food experiences for their teams.

Challenges We’ve Overcome

Selling software to businesses in India isn’t easy—especially when it comes to B2B enterprise sales. The process is slow, and convincing businesses to pay for software solutions can be tough. But we’ve learned to manage our cash flow wisely, keep multiple leads active, and remain patient. Persistence is the key!

Where We're Headed

We want to build a complete food digitization ecosystem for enterprises. This includes:

Ultimately, we want MealPe to be the backbone of food tech for businesses across India and beyond.

How the eChai Community Can Help

We’re looking for two things:

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Transform Your Website into a Marketplace with ShipTurtle

What We Do

ShipTurtle is a powerful SaaS platform that empowers users to create their own marketplaces, similar to Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, or Fiverr. Designed as an extension for website platforms like Shopify, Shipturtle seamlessly integrates to provide dedicated dashboards for sellers and suppliers. The app streamlines key processes such as onboarding, catalog management, order processing, and payouts, making it a comprehensive solution for managing multi-vendor marketplaces.

How It All Began

I co founded www.mybageecha.com, a popular gardening marketplace in India. Scaling up vendors on the platform needed a robust solution which gave the idea of Shipturtle.

What Makes us Tick

Shipturtle is helping realize the dreams of thousands of entrepreneurs who want to build a marketplace and were held back by the prohibitive costs of building the tech stack. What needed at least $100,000 to build is now available at <$5000 annual cost.

This has led to an explosion of businesses focused on communities, sustainability, better supply discoverability and a huge reduction in CAC for D2C brands specifically.

Traction So Far

Founded in 2021, we achieved a PMF fit very quickly and are currently on a 1-10 journey backed by marque investors. We work with over 1000 marketplaces today and witnessing a diverse clientele in 50+ countries.

Many of our clients have gone on to raise significant funding and scale. We process over 20,000 orders per day.

Meet the Team

We have a pretty young team of go getters who were enthusiastic about building a world class SaaS company out of Ahmedabad. The work is fast and furious, with lots of fun baked in. We love to unwind every other weekend with a game of Mafia or cricket.

While a large majority is tech, we are developing strong capabilities in Product, GTM and Content.

Tapping Into Emerging Trends

We are excited that the D2C world is increasingly getting connected with many of them wanting to partner. Also the startup world is booming like never before and many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to build sustainable and curated options to incumbent giants.

Challenges We’ve Overcome

As a founder, it’s been a pretty incredible journey and feels like a roller coaster ride (never-ending). Iv navigated super tough challenges in building a tech product as a non-tech solo founder, bootstrapping the company for many years and struggling to achieve GTM fit – often at the expense of work-life balance.

I am currently on a learning journey to build high-performing and happy teams, after receiving concerning feedback from many members around goal setting, stress, and burnout.

My other learning is to constantly challenge the speed at which we grow and remove walls that tend to have us “settle”.

Where We're Headed

To help scale at least 100 marketplaces over a $10 million mark in the next 2 years. 

How the eChai Community Can Help

Innovative sales strategies to achieve a GTM across 20 key countries, how to build a sales team which can constantly innovate and push the boundaries.

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Dicot: Linking Machines to the Cloud for Smarter Factories

What We Do

As India rises as a global manufacturing powerhouse, digital transformation in factories has shifted from being a luxury to an absolute necessity. While many businesses focus on refining ERPs and CRMs, the heart of the challenge lies in bridging the gap between humans and machines—unlocking critical production and process data. This data fuels the backbone of manufacturing, helping industries generate insightful reports, conduct audits, enable remote monitoring and control, and carry out timely maintenance.

Consider something as simple yet vital as manufacturing an ice-cream cone. Achieving the perfect baking temperature isn’t just a technical requirement—it’s a commitment to quality. If something goes wrong, having the data to trace back ensures accountability and improvement. Whether it’s pharmaceuticals, food production, textiles, foundries, or ceramics, industries depend on precise control of parameters like temperature, pressure, humidity, and speed to maintain excellence.

Yet, industrial software today is often overwhelming—complex to operate, expensive to maintain, and inaccessible without extensive training. It creates unnecessary hurdles for industries striving to modernize.

At Dicot, we’re changing this narrative. Our mission is to humanize industrial software—making it intuitive, fast to implement, and truly user-friendly. By automating repetitive tasks, stripping away unnecessary complexity, and prioritizing what genuinely matters, we’re helping industries save time, cut costs, and embrace digitalization with confidence and ease.

How It All Began

During my first year of college, I developed a fascination for understanding how things are made. I spent much of my free time visiting factories in and around Ahmedabad, an opportunity made possible by my father’s connections in the industry. On these visits, I noticed a recurring issue—most factories relied on manual systems or bookkeepers to record data and control processes. These methods not only left room for error but also made the records unreliable, impacting overall efficiency.

This observation stayed with me. Over time, I began researching the existing solutions to this problem, only to find that digitalizing factory processes was prohibitively expensive, frustratingly complex, and extremely time-consuming. That realization became my turning point—it inspired me to build a solution that simplifies industrial digitalization, crafted in India but designed to serve industries around the world.

What Makes us Tick

We’re driving meaningful change in the industry on multiple fronts. Not only are we significantly reducing the cost of implementing industrial-grade IoT, but we’re also cutting down the time it takes to get these systems up and running. Our products are thoughtfully designed with the actual users in mind—whether it’s the blue-collar worker who interacts with the system daily or the management team seeking a high-level overview of operations.

Because our products are unorthodox, they require a unique business model. To address this, we’ve invested heavily in training a network of System Integrators (SIs) who customize our solutions to meet the specific needs of end customers. We’ve also developed a system that empowers these SIs to perform installations independently. By enabling them to generate licenses for our software—without needing our direct involvement—we’ve created a seamless, scalable model that puts efficiency and autonomy at the forefront.

Traction So Far

Dicot was incorporated in 2022. We are proud to have end-users like Tata Steel, BHEL, BEL, ISRO, IISc, Electrotherm India Ltd., Deep Industries Limited, Apollo Tyres Ltd., and 600+ factories across the globe. One of the biggest moments was when GE Healthcare started using our products despite having their own product which is similar. Apart from this, we have also been awarded top startup at GTU.

Meet the Team

Our team is young and dynamic, with an average age of just 23, bringing unmatched energy and fresh perspectives to everything we do. Complementing this vibrant team is our advisory board, a group of seasoned experts whose collective experience exceeds 100 years. This balance of youthful enthusiasm and seasoned guidance enables us to innovate boldly while staying grounded in industry wisdom.

Tapping Into Emerging Trends

With the growing acceptance of subscription models, thanks to the widespread adoption of OTT platforms, selling SaaS in the industrial sector has become more seamless. We’re also leveraging the recent surge in digitalization and the significant growth in manufacturing spurred by the Make in India campaign. These trends align perfectly with our vision, positioning us to drive transformative change in the industry.

Challenges We’ve Overcome

We have faced a lot of technical and business-related challenges. But the biggest learning is that not all B2B customers are equal. Some need more support than others and it is okay to price your product higher for them.

Where We're Headed

In the next five years, our goal is to establish ourselves as the leading home-grown brand for industrial-grade IoT software and hardware. As the world becomes increasingly connected, we’re also looking to expand into the home automation and IoT markets. With our products already proven for their reliability in industrial settings, we’re confident they will meet the evolving demands of the consumer market as it matures.

How the eChai Community Can Help

We are looking for referrals in factories, we are also keen on working with consultants who give consultancies to the factories. We will also be raising out angel round this year and will be looking for potential investors, so if you are someone who is interested in us, we will love to take you out for a coffee sometime.

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Writco : a multilingual social writing and reader rewarding community-driven platform

Writco is a Multilingual Social Writing & Reader Rewarding Community-Driven Platform that Connects Readers & Writers around the Globe!

About the team

Atul Purohit (Founder & CEO), a renowned expert with a decade of experience in the book publishing industry. He own traditional book publishing house - Write India Publishers. With an impressive portfolio of over 1000+ published books, Atul' s passion and commitment to the literary world is evident.

Vicky Salunkhe (Co-founder & CTO) , a full stack developer with Top 1% on StackOverflow and a proven track record of success in the technology industry. His innovative thinking and drive for excellence have played a crucial role in shaping the direction of Writco and its technology solutions.

Eureka moment

Our journey at Writco has been filled with eureka moments that have left us with goosebumps. One such moment was when we acquired our first one lakh users in less than a year. It was a remarkable achievement that highlighted the impact and value of our product.

But that wasn't the only highlight of our year. In the very same year, Writco was recognized as the 'Best Personal Growth App of 2020' by Google Play. This was a proud moment for our team, as it validated the hard work and dedication that we put into developing our platform.

These moments have been a source of inspiration for us, driving us to continue pushing boundaries and achieving even greater success.

Business model

It's important to wait for a solid business model and revenue strategy before implementing any monetisation strategies. However, here are some potential ways to generate revenue for a literature-related platform:

1. Premium Subscriptions: Offer exclusive content and additional features to users who pay for a premium subscription. This could include early access to new releases, personalised book recommendations, and access to a community of readers.

2. In-App Currency: Allow users to purchase books and subscriptions using coins that they can add to their wallet. Users could also earn reward coins for completing certain actions on the platform, such as leaving reviews or recommending books to friends.

3. Licensing and Partnerships: Sell book rights for screen adaptation to movie or TV production companies. This could generate a significant amount of revenue, as well as increase the visibility and popularity of the original book.

4. Selling Products and Merchandise: Sell physical and digital products related to the books, such as e-books, diaries, t-shirts, frames, and gift articles. This could include both original content and branded merchandise.

5. Advertising & Sponsorship Deals: Offer sponsored content, display ads, workshops, and events to businesses that want to reach book lovers. This could include partnerships with publishers, authors, and other book-related organisations.

6. Affiliate Marketing & Consultancy Services: Offer book editing, publishing, and marketing services to authors and publishers. This could include affiliate marketing deals with other book-related businesses, as well as consultancy services to help authors and publishers promote their work.

Traction

We are thrilled to share that our platform has achieved impressive traction, boasting over 8,000 daily active users and 65,000 monthly active users. With a total user base of 220,000+ individuals, we take pride in the fact that all of our users have been acquired organically and without spending a penny on advertising, online or offline.

Our team's expertise in organic marketing has allowed us to grow steadily and consistently, with our users generating over 1.3 million pieces of content in the form of stories, poems, and quotes. And the icing on the cake? We've also been able to generate more than 1 million INR in revenue over the last 18 months through our first revenue model, a subscription-based service.

We are grateful for the trust and loyalty our users have placed in us, and we look forward to continuing to provide a platform that empowers creativity and authentic expression.

Community support

we understand the power of networking and the importance of learning from other startups and founders. We believe that by connecting with like-minded individuals and learning from their experiences, we can gain invaluable insights that will help us grow and succeed.

In addition to networking, we are also planning to raise a Seed Investment Round. The funding will enable us to scale our business faster, expand our reach globally, and build an even stronger community. We are confident that with the right support and resources, we can achieve our vision of creating a thriving community of passionate individuals who share a love of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Tusker AI : No-Code AI Computer Vision Platform for Image and Video Analytics

Tusker is a NO code AI Vision platform, which helps the entire Business Community by Automating their Computer Vision project in span of just few hours instead of weeks without knowledge about AI.

About the team

TUSKER AI Co-Founders worked on similar initiatives, and they also ran a couple of Bootstrap start-ups successfully for the past decade. 

They were professionals and worked in a Similar domain for the last 5 years where the computer Vision and Surveillance Industry were part of it but it Lacked Automation. 

So, this leads to thinking more about Innovation and Product Automation. So, in a nutshell, they are similar tech-savvy like-minded Entrepreneurs who have been working with a similar vision for almost a decade now. 

TUSKER AI’s co-founders were colleagues first, then friends, then became people having the same enthusiasm, and now a couple of innovators working on the same Vision to revolutionize and democratize AI. 

Eureka moment

Well Eureka moment for me itself had a long journey and after serving in the IT sector for over a decade now the pain point for me was crystal clear and I was cent percent sure what is my next goal for my community and how I can be suitable for solving this. 

As an entrepreneur for over a decade and coming from the Artificial Intelligence domain, I always wonder what more can be done to make people's lives easy. 

Also, as an AI Technologist and as a business owner, I should have the liberty to experiment with AI without having core coding knowledge and generate AI models.

How does it work?

Video link: https://www.loom.com/share/39008a8fb6dd446f8d56e8c3067399d8

Business model

SAAS-based model - per camera monthly subscription) for video analytics as well as API calls(per million images) and per model creation on our platform.  

Traction

Community support

Speaking on the behalf of the whole team, it would be an honor for us if any Technologists or any AI-Market Enthusiast could be our Mentor/Advisor as we are looking for these profiles to help us achieve our targeted goals. We are looking for “Global GTM” as our vision is to empower everyone at a Global Scale with our Global Enterprise Grade-Tool-kit, therefore we need a “Global Guidance” to reflect our visibility globally.