ET Startup Awards 2019: Contenders for Bootstrap Champ

Fit & Glow Healthcare


Founded: 2014

Founders: Manish Chowdhary (in pic), Karan Chowdhary, Arvind Sokke, and Ashwin Sokke

Based: Bengaluru & Florida, US

What it does: It sells gentle care and chemical-free brands of cosmetics and beauty products, mostly online. It currently has four brands including WOW, Nutrava, Body Cupid, and Shaving Station, with a range of products under each of them.

Indusface


Founded: 2012

Founders: Ashish Tandon (in pic), Venkatesh Sundar, Nandini Tandon

Based: Vadodara

What it does: Indusface secures websites and applications from being hacked and helps improve site performance. It provides these services on a subscription model to enterprises, and small- and medium-sized businesses across verticals like banking, financial services, insurance, and telecom.

M2P Solutions


Founded: 2014

Founders: Madhusudanan R (in pic), Muthukumar A, Prabhu R

Based: Chennai

What it does: M2P Solutions' flagship product is YAP, based on the payment-as-a-service model. It helps businesses roll out their own branded products with a specific focus on programme management. YAP works with banks, payment networks, financial institutions, businesses and merchants to offer a range of payments solutions. It also provides a fleet of payment solutions catering to operators and logistics companies.

Happyfox


Founded: 2012

Founder: Shalin Jain

Based: Irvine, California & Chennai, India

What it does: HappyFox is a cloud-based customer service and support company that sells subscription-based products on a monthly and yearly basis to enterprises worldwide. It has a flagship helpdesk ticketing system, live chat software and Artificial Intelligence-based chatbots that are used by companies across sectors.

Appointy


Founded: 2007

Founders: Nemesh Singh (in pic), Sarang Verma

Based: Bhopal

What it does: Appointy offers cloud-based scheduling software to businesses, enabling them to automate their appointment booking process. It also helps these businesses improve staff productivity, manage customer reviews, payments, and appointment reminders, apart from social promotions and running customer loyalty programs.