Top 10 Most Innovative Startups in Srinagar 2022.
One of the most pressing issues for the inhabitants of Srinagar is the problematic situation of unemployment. In the previous two months, the 15% unemployment percentage that Jammu and Kashmir had experienced has slightly decreased. Most of the start-ups are known for being a type of business that transforms the world quickly and provides major employment opportunities and the convenience of different goods and services for everyday living.
 With the passage of time, it has developed some intriguing and well-known start-ups, and it now encourages businesses of all sizes, including small, moderate, and big ones, to rejoin the start-ups operating in the city.
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They can present their abilities and potential while learning the benefits of joining them. The number of employment provided by businesses to young people in the past year—more than 3,100—was the major number since the Udaan Jobs Program in 2013. Finding delivery personnel in a place like this becomes challenging for all business types and neighborhood stores, which is a headache because it costs a fortune at the same time.
 There aren’t enough delivery boys. Thus there aren’t enough orders, and they can’t even finish them promptly. In short, it becomes pretty challenging to streamline the business’s processes if you manage a small business in a place like Srinagar.
The government of Jammu and Kashmir is creating a global technology start-up ecosystem by fostering entrepreneurship and their heritage of innovation and creation, which has a major positive impact on the knowledge, wealth, and employment percentage in our society or group. With time, the beginning in Srinagar is becoming more decisive and more committed.
 The government aimed to build a type of ecosystem that creates a better diversity of businesses in every industry, area, or family through the utilization of inventions done in start-ups and through their Start-up strategy. Under the Start-up India program, about 69 distinct types of start-ups have been established in Jammu & Kashmir.
The start-ups were noted in the Union territory, per the information collected regarding J & K Entrepreneur Development Institute. To support the different levels of business or organizations, it places more emphasis on the food processing, agricultural, energy, handicraft, and Indian textile sectors.
 What distinguishes start-ups from other smaller companies?
From some perspectives, small businesses and other startup types always appear to be comparable, but there are a few the significant differences between the two ideas. In contrast to start-ups, most small businesses frequently deal with smaller markets because they are regional and always appeal to a specific audience, other factors.
Most small businesses always rely on non-investor sources for the majority of their funding, like loans, grants, and the founders’ funds, which they use for the funding process, typically placing a greater emphasis on long-term stability than the more risky investments that are necessary in order to grow.
 Due to the close relationship between this type of business and startups, both founders and investors should put a lot of effort into them. Having a seamless process of the entire process takes both the founder’s work and effort and the investor’s input.
The most well-known start-ups operating in Srinagar and providing individuals with the best employment prospects are listed below. They are always eager to spread the word about your projects and only ask for a simple process.
1. Gatoes
The firm Gatos is considered to be a food technology company or startup that started with the basic one—to construct the meal delivery system on their 2G network—and was formed by Jibran Gulzar in the year 2020.
To make a meal delivery service work on 2G, we spoke with hundreds of engineers. We were attempting to make something possible out of nothing. In The Valley, very few businesses survive longer than a year. Jibran, the founder, made this statement during a previous conversation with YourStory.
Throughout the end, it is a software food delivery network that has partnered with 2,000 regional eateries in the state’s seven well-known districts. In comparison to other food tech apps, Gat0es asserts that their customer prices and commission from restaurant charges are lower.
The Gatos team claims to have cut the food delivery window in half, from 2 hours to 45 minutes, and is working to lower it to 30 minutes further.
“However, driving in Srinagar’s roadways is challenging.
Snow can fall, and the cops can make it challenging for riders—stated Jibran. With better operations in the future, Gatoes will focus more on the alternatives for delivery of the 5,000 customers per day in Srinagar and will undoubtedly strive to increase by a factor of five to reach the Rs 50 crore GMV by March 2020.
 It has the venture that was supported by an angle and began as a pilot project in the underserved Tier II and Tier III towns in Punjab and Haryana. After receiving more investment from its backers, it has been seeking to become pan-Indian.
 Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â Â Â Â Gatoes Private Limited |
|           Industries |  E-commerce, Grocery & Retail |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jibran Gulzar |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2020 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NA |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Investors | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquired |
2. Startup Grind
The largest start-up community in the world, which has 442 members, is thought to be composed of the most intelligent, inspirational, and active individuals. This community has been tying together the 3.5 million entrepreneurs spread across 600 chapters in 125 different nations.
Start-up For the Amazon Web and Goggle, Grind is collaborating with the latter. It primarily focuses on providing premier events to business owners across all industries. All of the gatherings where local founders, teachers, innovators, and investors discuss the lessons they’ve learned while creating successful businesses make up the core of their community.
 The business has established local cooperation with Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute at Shir Mata Vaishno Devi University, which has the most incredible technology business incubation center. Some of the company’s central ideas are making friends rather than contacts and even thinking about giving rather than receiving. The business is always committed to putting the needs of others before its own.
Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â Â Â Â Â Â Startup Grind Inc. |
|           Industries | Association, Communites & Education |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Casper Sermsuksan, Derek Andersen & Endri Mataji |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2010 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Funding |
|           Investors |    Startup Equity Partners |
3. KartFood
Furqan Qureshi and Amir Bashir, two pals, started this startup. Online delivery company KartFood provides its services to the food business. Claiming to be in the earliest companies to be founded Initially, activities in Jammu and Kashmir were conducted by phone calls.
The pair started their online website after their business received a resounding response from its consumers. It even began accepting orders in February 2017 via the Android app that was released that same year.
This start-up, which is seen as being in the center of Srinagar, has plans to broaden the distribution of goods beyond food. When it comes to the metals sector, people have a lot of possibilities, so they always think very carefully before making a decision. One website, KartFood, promises to serve the highest-quality cuisine while giving away meals with the most unique flavors.
Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â Â Â Â Â Â KartFood Private Ltd. |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industries | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Food Tech |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Â Furqan Qureshi & Amir Bashir |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2017 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Funding |
|           Investors | Elevation Capital V Limited & Accel India |
4. Job&Fine
 Authentic Ladhaki Pashmina continues to be sold by Job&Fine, a startup with offices in France and Kashmir. It has been actively engaged in manufacturing. The people of Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir have been giving the company positive feedback for their excellent pashmina manufacture.
Aaditya Kitroo, a Kashmiri, and Safia Igranaissi, a Frenchwoman, launched the business in 2016. The company has been conducting wholesale transactions. It operates on the basis of the buyers marking up the products by 500% for retail sales.
The last time “YourStory” spoke with the owner of Job&Fine, Aaditya, he revealed that the company is looking to enter foreign markets and has ambitions to create a chic store in France. They have the most well-known B2C sales.
Numerous purchasers of different types turn to them for advice and guidance using the excellent available methods. With the company, their wholesale business has substantially improved, and the experts that support the staff at the company work tirelessly to improve operations and make the industry a better option for all types of customers.
Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â Â Â Â MJM Tech Limited |
|           Industries |   Employment & Recruting |
|          Founder(s) | Arran James Stewart & Paul Sloyan |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2001 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NA |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Investors | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquired |
5. Parsa’s
Former Amazon worker Javid Parsa created this company, which primarily targets current students. The food start-up in Jammu and Kashmir was established in 2014 and offers fusion dishes from places such as Kolkata and Hyderabad.
The dishes on their menu, which have been provided, include kebabs, biryani, mutton korma, and Kathi rolls. Each day, more than 400 consumers are served at the other businesses located across Srinagar. The first waitress from Jammu and Kashmir was employed by this company, which is well-known.
The business, Parsa Foods, and Beverages Private Limited is a manufacturer of specialty foods and products for preserving fruits and vegetables. Across all of its locations, it employs 77 people altogether. Their purpose entails the production of canned fruits and specialties as well as fruit and vegetable canning, preserving, and food manufacture.
In 2014, it was referred to as a private corporation and had taken on a prominent role. One of the food chains that is expanding the quickest has the expertise in the management of human resources, customer relations, and leadership needed for customers. It has made major progress in the area of business, becoming more expert with the Master of Business degree.
 Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Parsa foods and Beverages Pvt Ltd. |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industries | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Food chain |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Javid Parsa |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2014 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NA |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Investors | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquired |
6. StartupJK
One of Jammu and Kashmir’s most innovative start-up initiatives, it enables customers to find an internet site for all the various stakeholders in the region’s start-up ecosystem, including different kinds of start-ups, investors, innovation centers, mentors, providers, and various types of government providers.
It has the most aspirational forms of service providers for entrepreneurs who provide chances to interact with other ecosystem participants. It even provides access to crucial resources like the Learning and Development program platform.
It provides the correct information on government initiatives, a space for brainstorming, and even allows team members to discuss news and blogs with the best learning and growth. For consumers, access to a broad choice of startup courses is available.
They even take advantage of the government plans and keep their programs current. It contains top-quality market research studies and makes use of them. When you link with this company, you can profit from self-certification and become quickly recognized.
Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â Â Â Â Â StartupJK Pvt Ltd |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industries | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â IT Services |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Â Khidmat Ventures Limited |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2010 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NA |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Investors | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquired |
7. FastBeetle
A start-up from Srinagar saves the locals by assisting all the local small enterprises with the delivery procedure. Abid Rashid and Sheikh Samiullah established the start-up in the year 2018. The organization was then able to supply goods internationally and receive reviews from clients on a global scale in a short period of time.
It is regarded as one of Kashmir’s oldest and fastest-growing delivery organizations.
“FastBeetle launched their logistics from locally-based online and offline enterprises that have invaded the region on trending heights,” the co-founder said.
 Working as a network now, with swift pickups and deliveries, direct customer communication, a robust management system linked on both a web platform and a mobile app, and most importantly, the quickest supply to the clients.
The idea for the start-up originated when the founders noticed that many delivery drivers worked for various platforms such As amazon and Flipkart. In contrast, only a tiny percentage of those drivers supported local and small companies. At that point, they began it and gave it the name FastBeetle. It only served to be a disguise for all the regional and small businesses in Kashmir.
The founder went on to say, “There was nobody to handle the distribution of these small local internet companies, which would have to pay staff for delivering, a bother for this young businesses would primarily conduct the firm from their home itself, but was a pricey affair.”
 Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â FastBeetle Logistics Pvt Ltd |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industries | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Logistics |
|          Founder(s) | Abid Rashid & Sheikh Samiullah |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2019 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $100K |
|           Investors | Angel Investors & Asha Impact |
8. Career Excellence Service
Career Excellence Service is one platform that is regarded as a powerful and energetic kind of organization, providing their services on the routes of the outstanding successes because they combine the traditional and all the current technologies to reach as many CES locations as potential to attach to the broadest range of businesses across the different industries.
It contains the extensive CES Place metates data, continually updated and sourced from social media, print media advertising, and other job portals. It operates through recommendations and the most devoted and committed discreet search team, who offer round-the-clock assistance, swift and timely services to their clients, and even find the most significant candidates.
Every consumer, in the team’s opinion, is essential. When it comes to hiring the best candidate for any open position, the organization employs the most cutting-edge techniques, international best practices, and in-depth market research.
It conducts extensive market research and works incredibly well with the clients’ HR department. They even help different job searchers choose the best and most appropriate form of job.
Company Overview
|           Legal Name | Centre for Career Excellence |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industries | Career PLanning, Education & Training |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jyoti Sharma |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NA |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Investors | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquired |
9. Go Kash Adventures
It is a trademark of Unique Holidays, which also plans excursions headquartered in Srinagar for the majority of the niche types of activities. The majority of people go there because of its attractiveness and the kind of mood it creates for both visitors and locals.
Many people travel here to enjoy the best adventures possible, and doing so gives you the chance to get the best offers on a variety of trip packages. It is well recognized to be a set adventure journey.
It offers the most impressive and aspirational variety of small-group excursions, expeditions, game drives, exotic Kashmiri cuisine, and even the assistance of the local transportation service to give tourists their first-ever experience with the locals’ customs, culture, environment, and landscapes in addition to their knowledge of wildlife.
Go Kash Adventures is the only website that offers customers an unforgettable adventure tour with the wilderness experience of a lifetime. With the breathtaking beauty seen in Srinagar, Leh, and Sonmarg, their crew assists in showcasing some of Jammu & Kashmir‘s most beautiful landscapes. If you use their services, you will have the best possible experience and want to use them again and again.
 Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â Go Kash Adventures Pvt Ltd |
|           Industries |          Travel |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Danish Mir |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2015 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NA |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Investors | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquired |
10. KashmirOneStop.co
It is not simply another eCommerce store type but one of the most well-known one-stop retail and online stores. The founders of Kashmir Pandit, Rohit Bhat, and Meenakshi Rakesh Bhat made the most effort to reconnect with the Kashmiri people and even bring Kashmir extremely close to the best of India and even the rest of the globe, were uprooted.
 This business distinguishes itself in various ways because it is known as the one-stop- shop for all the outstanding and distinctive Kashmiri and Srinagar product lines, including a particular category for all Kashmiri Pandits. It is also thought to be a catalyst in providing the youth with the majority of employment opportunities and entrepreneurial support in order to reduce the level of terrorism in the affected state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Through efficient technology with the most fantastic marketing platform that benefits the majority of the population, it easily connects the artisans, suppliers, and all the major farmers to the many customs worldwide.
 It promotes the delivery of goods to India using partners regarded to be the best in the nation’s courier service since it offers free shipping on most purchases for all customers who are proactive in order to provide them with individualized tracking.
Every order placed with the help of customer service is delivered on time and receives positive feedback from the customer. Their three-stage quality control ensures that consumers receive the best make-ahead to their home and guarantees 100% customer happiness.
 Company Overview
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal Name | Â Â Â Â Kashmironestop Pvt Ltd |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industries | E-commerce & Food Processing |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founder(s) | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rohit Bhat |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Founded Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2015 |
| Â Â Â Â Â Total Funding Amount | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NA |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Investors | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquired |
Kashmir, which has been dubbed the “country of unfathomable beauty,” has seen a steady increase in tourists each year. It is well-known in India as one of the top tourist spots. It is renowned for its handicrafts and other handlooms, including the famous pashmina shawls, carpets, rugs, scarves, and all the most exotic spices with vibrant tulips. However, Jammu and Kashmir are experiencing some significant issues or problems due to their political instability, climate, low technological adaptation, unemployment, and occasionally even complete lack of internet interconnection, making it very challenging for them to connect with others.
 Since the state of Jammu and Kashmir’s first startup policy was introduced in September 2018, the region has sought to encourage and support exceeding the number of businesses in the area.
Companies or enterprises have been putting in a lot of effort with real-time investment and garnering positive feedback from the audience. Building a strong community of founders, aspiring business people, mentors, and like-minded people that encourage one another and even share ideas and creativity with one another is their aim in Srinagar. It facilitates connection and participation between like-minded individuals and even helps to expand networks and knowledge.
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