Industry

Saloni Sardesai and Manisha nihalani, both alumnae of School of Fashion Technology in Pune, launched their own fashion label Thee in 2012. Over the years, brand Thee has evolved and the creations are available in leading multi designer stores across many cities of India. Thee has specialized in prêt diffusion, blending ethnic values with western thought to innovate & design clothes for women with special focus on style and comfort.

Rock Paper and Scissor (RPS), started by Richa Kapre and Rahee Walambe in Dec'12, offers a small world of eclectic collections of ready to wear jewellery in so many varieties that you will be spoilt for choice. The duo can create something magical for any requirement, whether it be home decor or costume jewellery. Gifting has never been so easy ... and of course, you also end up shopping for yourself in the bargain!

Siddhi Sakla Jain launched The Learning Pod in April 2016 at Gangadham Chowk, Pune. It is a rent an hour studio space which caters to various fields of learning and is well equipped with all modern facilities and state of the art infrastructure making the environment conducive to all age groups. Within just 4 months, The Learning Pod has already conducted over 50 workshops, has 25 classes running currently and has catered to over 5000 participants. Buoyed by the success of her venture, Siddhi is planning to expand in Pune and beyond.

UXness, an online social collaboration platform for UX, recently organised their first design event on Gamification in Enterprise Software at UX Gupshup, Pune. This event was conducted to spread awareness about Gamification and how it can be effectively used in Enterprise Software. In this event, team UXness discussed about basics of gamification, game mechanics, and enterprise software & why there is need to gamify enterprise software.

Pune Mobile Developers is the one of the biggest and most active meetup group in Pune for knowledge exchange on mobile technologies. With 2800+ members, the group focuses on various areas of mobile development in different platforms including Android and iOS. Recently, they organized a meetup on 25th Jun focused on Android N (Nougat) as part of their monthly meetups. Zoheb Syed, Suyash Gupta and Kaushal Dhruw from Talentica Software were the Subject Matter Experts for the session.

Shetall Natuu started Umber UX in 2013 to provide a one stop solution for User Experience design needs. Start-ups, Mid-size companies as well as Individual aspirants engage with Umber UX to get independent unadulterated advice on UX, Business design and find the missing links for the successful launch of their products.

Abhed, a musical venture by renowned singer Shamika Bhide and her friends, organized a musical concert CONFLUENCE recently to celebrate World Music Day on 21 June 2016 at Baal Shikshan Auditorium, Pune. The audience were presented with a musical treat of stellar performances by some of the young stalwarts of Indian classical and Maharashtrian folk music.

Gabriel Motorcycles started by Conan Gabriel Fernandez is Pune’s premiere custom motorcycle builder today. He customizes all brands of bikes with the Royal Enfield being his major chunk of business. He also manufactures customized spares and accessories like handle bars, wheels, foot controls along with some great contribution to the differently abled. With over 98000 likes on facebook, his creations are loved by one and all.

Bookspace is a unique online books rental library in Pune that provides free home delivery all across Pune city, extremely affordable pricing and no time limit on book return. Founded by Prasad Kulkarni and Abhijit Nakate in 2014, Bookspace today has a collection of over 15000+ books, boasts of a 1000+ paid subscriber base and growing rapidly. Their motto is Read books in your space and at your pace.

The 5th Course Confectionary, started by Chef Viren Naralkar, makes desserts with creative designs which have a deep emotional and personal connection with the client. The freshest of desserts are custom-made as per the requirements of the client. Apart from cakes, T5CC offers a wide range of desserts, right from the classic Italian tiramisu, to chocolate brownies, fruit trifle, mousses, or handcrafted chocolates of different kinds. 95% of Chef Viren's clients have come back for a second order!