With the boom in businesses, economic development and infrastructural advancements growing day by day in Kochi, it is no wonder that the city is among the fastest growing and most promising cities in the country and in the world at large. This growth, backed by an ever evolving populace and rapid urbanization, makes Kochi one of the most fertile grounds for startup companies to sow their seeds. In recent years, we have seen tremendous growth in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, big and small, starting their ventures in Kochi. Let us take a look at the top startups in Kochi.
Navalt
Born out of a vision to develop energy-efficient solutions for the marine industry, Navalt is a pioneer in solar-powered electric boats. With the launch of Aditya, India's first zero-emission ferry in 2017, Navalt has captured the market with its innovative practices. The company's main solutions include zero-emission and hybrid technology vessels for sea and inland waters.
About: Solar-Powered Electric Boats
Founders: Remitha Kuttiparambil Madhu, Sandith Arumughan Thandasherry
Industry: Solar
Total Funding Amount: $185K
MyKare
MyKare is an asset-light, full-stack healthcare platform that simplifies planned, non-emergency surgical care. It aims to make quality surgical care accessible and affordable by connecting patients with a network of vetted hospitals. The platform provides end-to-end support, including zero-cost financing options, to address gaps in India’s healthcare ecosystem.
About: Surgical Care Platform
Founders: Senu Sam, Rahmathulla T M, Joash Philipose
Industry: Healthcare
Total Funding Amount: $2.01M
Sastra Robotics
Sastra Robotics builds robotic manipulators that can mimic human actions and reactions. The company provides scalable robotic solutions for human-like automated functional testing of physical devices. Their products are used by OEMs and service providers to expedite test cycles and reduce time-to-market.
About: Robotic Manipulators
Founders: Akhil A, Achu Wilson, Aronin P
Industry: Robotics
Total Funding Amount: $185K
Zoko
Zoko is a cloud-based messaging platform that helps businesses perform operations via chat, specifically leveraging the WhatsApp API. It enables companies to manage sales, marketing, and customer support on WhatsApp, offering features like seamless payment processing and customer communication management.
About: All-in-one Messaging Platform
Founders: Arjun V Paul, Aromal Sivadasan
Industry: Communication Software
Total Funding Amount: $1.56M
Transight
Transight is an IoT company creating data and analytics solutions for various industries. Their services include remote monitoring, fleet management, and asset tracking. They provide telematics solutions that help businesses optimize operations, enhance performance, and achieve sustainable growth.
About: IoT Solutions and Telematics
Industry: IoT, Telematics
Total Funding Amount: Undisclosed
Zappyhire
Zappyhire is an AI-powered recruitment platform that helps enterprises find, engage, and onboard top talent faster. Its intelligent system automates the end-to-end recruitment process, from multi-channel sourcing and cognitive assessments to providing insightful data to help make powerful decisions.
About: AI-Powered Recruitment Platform
Founders: Jyothis K S, Deepu Xavier
Industry: HR Tech
Total Funding Amount: $584K
Entri
Entri is a unique app aimed at providing necessary information, skills and training for job seekers to crack job exams and apply for government and private jobs. Started in 2017, the app was initially designed to provide only Malayalam content but has since then expanded to include Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi as well. With over 150 courses available in these five regional languages, Entri provides mock tests, learning resources, flash cards, doubt resolution, rank suggestions and so much more for aspiring job seekers. In addition to upskill courses like spoken English and accountancy, Entri also provides resources for competitive exams like PSC-LDC, KEAM, KCET, COMEDK, etc.
About : Vernacular language learning platform for teachers and students.
Founder : Mohammed Hisamuddin and Rahul Ramesh
Industry : E-learning, Education
Total Funding Amount : $4.3 Million
Rapidor
Started by Prabu Chanduru, Pawan Kumar and Thomson Skariah, Rapidor is a one of a kind company that aims to help businesses take control of their data and start putting it to work for them. Rapidor is a B2B trading platform that specialises in taking business data, turning it into information, which can then be used to create insights and finally take action based on such insights. Rapidor was a pioneer in recognising and tapping into the potential of business data and helping businesses gain better efficiencies with such data. Rapidor aims to develop a single window platform wherein businesses can get their needs met and critical issues sorted in an automated manner.
About : B2B trading platform
Founder : Prabu Chanduru, Pawan Kumar and Thomson Skariah
Industry : B2B trading platform
Total Funding Amount : Rs. 47,709,000
As businesses and startups continue to grow and thrive in Kochi’s evolving economy, the time is ripe for aspiring entrepreneurs to dip their toes into the pool as well. Kochi offers ample opportunities and potential for new businesses, where you can also aim to stand out among the top startups in Kochi.