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A Start-Up That Sold 25 Lakh Samosas To Build Its Business

Samosa is an Indian tea-snack that is loved by people across the country and can be found in different flavors in various regions. India Exports samosas to 140+ countries and the snack itself build for a market worth 42 lakh crore rupees. While one might be surprised at why they are getting to read about the snack at a platform catering business knowledge, this article is about a duo in Bengaluru who sold 25 lac samosas to build their start-up.

Samosa Party, a start-up started by Amit Nanwani and Dikhsha Pandey in 2017 in Bengaluru with an aim to make samosas to be available at the click of a button, anywhere around India is about to complete its fourth year in a journey to onward and upward growth. The start-up serves samosas in 20 flavors, along with giving unique transformations to it with fusions such as Dahi samosa chat and samosa burger added to its menu.

Talking of Samosa’s Party operations behind having 78% repeated customers, the start-up is combining technology and flavors. They are filling the gap between demand and supply by bringing over 20 lakh samosa vendors across streets online. While Amit Nanwani handles product, technology, and growth, Diksha manages overseas operations, people, and customer experience. The start-up has 11 outlets across Bengaluru and plans to go to Dubai, Asia, and other western markets.

Samosa Party grew five times of its first year of operation. Aiming to be available within a 3-kilometer radius in every city, the start-up is funded by Inflection point ventures, which is its primary investor. The start-up continued to deliver 100% of pre-covid volumes during the corona lockdown period. Despite facing a slight downfall in sales in the month of March 2020, Samosa Party sold 5 lakh + samosas during the corona period.

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WakeFit is Back With Its ‘Sleep Internship’ for 2021; Bengaluru Based Startup to Pay Rs 1 Lakh For 9 Hours of Sleep For 100 Days

Bengaluru, August 31: Bengaluru based startup ‘WakeFit’ is back with its popular sleep internship, where they paid Rs 1 lakh for 9 hours of sleep for 100 days.

According to reports, the company has started the application process for 2021 and has asked for volunteers for their one of a kind internship.

The process to become an intern for this coveted role is not that easy. The applicants will have to prove to their bosses that sleeping is their topmost priority and that is what they love to do the most.

Last year, around 1.7 lakh participants had signed up, out of which only 23 interns were able to make it. The objective behind this internship is because the company plans to change the mindset towards ‘sleep’ and how it can be productive as well as healthy.

While the interns do the needful on the special mattresses provided by them, they will track the sleep patterns of each and every one of them for 100 days. During the internship period, the interns are also given guidance by sleep experts, nutritionists, fitness experts and interior designers to improve the quality of sleep in various aspects of their lifestyle.