“the switch fix is a plant-based clean and conscious personal care brand for young urbans”, says their website.

A personal care brand that is deeply rooted into the concept of planet care. What is interesting about the brand is that the call out to being environmentally cautious is very clear, very strong and very focused.

The onset of COVID-19 transformed the tutoring industry from teaching in person to taking classes online. The sudden countrywide lockdown that forced educational institutions to also shut down indicated that the industry required an alternate, viable, sustainable, and long-term digital solution. This meant that there was a need for something that could deliver the same educational experience, albeit in a safe environment.

Here’s where the offerings of Winuall, a B2B ed-tech startup came to the rescue of schools and tuition centers.

Many people dream about living in the lap of nature and eating fresh produce off the farm, as opposed to fast-paced urban lives. While this seems alluring to many, only few take the plunge. Prashant Parameswaran, the MD, and CEO of ‘Soulfull’ is one among those.

Having witnessed the involvement of his forefathers in the Green Revolution, agriculture was always a subject of interest and importance to Prashant. After working on data integration systems for top retail chains in the US, he decided to quit his job to pursue his passion – adding value in the scene of Indian agriculture.

Other than being a tea-loving country, India is also one of the largest producers of regal quality tea after China. Assam, the North-eastern state of India and the biggest tea-growing region, can be credited for driving India to attain the world’s top-most position for decades together. In fact, the market size of tea amounts to about USD 15,988 mn as of 2022.

Several local and international brands made their way into this highly competitive and conventional industry, without much success.

Vahdam Teas, a brainchild of Bala Sarda, is one that made a mark.

The 29-year-old fourth-generation entrepreneur and tea pioneer is the first to establish the country’s largest digitally-native, global wellness brand by making the finest teas and superfoods available to consumers in over 104 countries.

For a young brand, less is always more. I know we have said this before and certain we will continue to stand by this in the future. We have learnt this from our own mistakes and we have learnt this from the success of other young brands.

A young brand starting out with limited resources needs to tell one strong story to the interested customer segment. If the customer experience is positive the story is validated and connect with the brand begins.