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Everyone celebrates the headline: "Enlite raises ₹46 crore!" But that's Chapter 10 of a story that started with a simple, frustrating observation. The real story belongs to Gaurav Bali and Garima Bharadwaj. They looked at the large, modern buildings around them and saw a massive, invisible problem: incredible energy waste. At OYO, Garima noticed how small & mid-sized buildings bled efficiency: → Over-chilled office floors needing jackets in May → Lights blazing in empty conference rooms → HVAC systems running on outdated schedules She asked herself: "Why isn’t there a simple, affordable fix?" Around the same time, she met Gaurav (Harvard alum, serial entrepreneur). Together, they decided to fix it. With mentorship from IIT Bombay, they built BIOS (Building Intelligence Operating System): ✅ Wireless & plug-and-play (like setting up a phone) ✅ Modular (energy, HVAC, safety… pick what you need) ✅ Cost-effective (up to 1/5th the price of traditional systems) 📈 Early Wins The market was ready. Major players like Tata Projects, CBRE, and Wipro came onboard. The results were immediate: → Up to a 30% cut in energy bills. → Full ROI in as little as 6 months. It just worked. Then Came the Headline - After years of grit, pivots, and proof: Enlite raised ₹46 crore, led by Avaana Capital, to scale across India, West Asia, and Southeast Asia. The funding made news. But the real win? Solving an invisible problem with an elegant, affordable, Made-in-India solution. Headlines are shiny. But they’re never Chapter 1. They’re written only after years of solving problems nobody else bothered to look at. Lesson for founders: Stop waiting for permission. The most powerful startups are born when you decide to build the solution you wish existed. #DeepTech #Startups #MakeInIndia
Chapter 1 is the story which never gets limelight it's the time when founders are still finding the ideal customer profile (icp). Startup is like a bamboo tree , you don't see much till bamboo come out for initial few years. Commitment , passion, belif in yourself and team , along with patience to bear all toughest times , is critical part of the journey.
Love this. Headlines are loud, but the quiet problem-solving behind them is what really matters
Bravo! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
People only see the tip of iceberg...
The real milestone is not funding but proving that elegant solutions can transform industries Aditya Farrad
Thank you for the mention Aditya Farrad. Beautifully captured the resilience
“Headlines are shiny. But they’re never Chapter 1” That said, we cant downplay value of investment raised and funding. No one would invest unless the founders themselves have invested in (time, money or both).
Such an inspiring story of identifying a real-world problem and building a practical solution! It's a great reminder that the best startups often emerge from addressing overlooked inefficiencies.
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2moRead the story: https://moneymint.com/how-enlite-is-rewiring-the-future-of-smart-buildings-without-the-wires