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Mendonca, Valerie
ReMaterials: Scaling up frugal innovation solutions
Mendonca, Valerie Moses, Aditya Sharma, Supriya
IIMA-CIIE0020 | Published March 31, 2022 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
ReMaterials was started in 2012 by Hasit Ganatra, when he realised the potential of an alternate product that could cater to the current needs of peop Read More
My T Brewer - Part B
Mendonca, Valerie Aggarwal, Ansita
IIMA-CIIE0026(B) | Published March 16, 2022 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Kasliwal and his team had been working on prototypes for a tea-brewing machine since 2013. After running out of funds, they decide to introduce the la Read More
My T Brewer - Part A
Mendonca, Valerie Aggarwal, Ansita
IIMA-CIIE0026(A) | Published March 16, 2022 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Amit Kasliwal was a participant of the Post Graduate Program for Executives at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2013 when he came up w Read More
Circles (A): The Birth of an Entrepreneurial Initiative
Mendonca, Valerie Karna, Amit Mukherjee, Saral
IIMA-CIIE0025(A) | Published December 03, 2021 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they s Read More
Circles (B): Launch and Pivot
Mendonca, Valerie Karna, Amit Mukherjee, Saral
IIMA-CIIE0025(B) | Published December 03, 2021 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they s Read More
Kaleidofin
Mendonca, Valerie Sharma, Supriya
IIMA-CIIE0017 | Published December 29, 2020 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Kaleidofin was co-founded in 2017 by Puneet Gupta and Sucharita Mukherjee; former CFO and CEO of IFMR (Institute for Financial Management and Research Read More
Micro Housing Finance Corporation
Niendorf, Elisabeth Milap, Akshay Mendonca, Valerie Kathuria, Ajay Kumar Karna, Amit
IIMA-CIIE0021 | Published October 15, 2020 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
This case describes the evolution of MHFC, a player in the Indian informal housing sector. As a new entrant offering micro home loans to the financial Read More
Jaiveer Roy
Vohra, Neharika Chari, Vijayalakshmi Mendonca, Valerie Bajwa, Tanveer
IIMA-OB0243 | Published August 13, 2020 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Optifit, an international brand of fitness equipment, had entered the Indian market in 2010 and had rapidly opened 45 stores in 8 years in the four me Read More
Eko: Scaling up a Fintech Start-up in Volatile Market and Regulatory Environments
Vohra, Neharika Ghoshal, Trisha Sharma, Supriya Mendonca, Valerie
IIMA-CIIE0018 | Published July 22, 2020 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Eko India Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. started in 2007 as a business correspondent (BC) for banks, providing account-opening and cash-in/cash-out (CICO) Read More
Rohan@BlueOcean Tech
Vohra, Neharika Mendonca, Valerie Sharma, Supriya
IIMA-CIIE0016 | Published January 31, 2020 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
This short case illustrates the issues in managing people in start-ups, especially while building and growing teams. Rohan, the protagonist, is a youn Read More
BotGo: Growing Pains
Mendonca, Valerie Sharma, Supriya Sud, Mukesh
IIMA-CIIE0014 | Published February 05, 2019 | 19 pages Case
Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
BotGo was started in 2007 by Ravi Panchal, an engineer, after he lost motivation to continue at a managerial role at his job. A hands-on technical per Read More