With an inclination to nurture long term relationships, Rahul Agarwal set off in April 2018 and launched Mounthills Advisory with a goal to educate the investors about the various investment avenues and their allocation of wealth as per their willingness of risks. The key to sustain brand loyalty is to educate the customers beyond advisory model, so they expanded their horizons to a coaching norm.

This not only helps build a strong foundation for the investor but also helps them think rationally. Here they aim to bridge the gap between the investors and the substantial market whilst allocating the resources cautiously. They also strive to educate their customers on topic as basic as goal setting, inflation and other financial terms.

Always playing to their strengths

Starting as an intern at Kredent Trading Advisory as an Equity Analyst right after his graduation from Xavier’s, Kolkata, Rahul Agarwal knew it’s not easy to maintain a balance between work and to stay fully informed about the market and its fluctuations and that’s where an advisor’s role should come into the picture. There’s a high lying market of well informed and educated advisors but does that guarantee reliability too? Not really.

Having worked under various job profiles such as Audit assistant, Financial advisor, and Portfolio Management and their allocation it acknowledged him to procure resources and guide people. Having tasted different domains in the financial services industry he decided to start his own wealth management firm ‘Mounthills Advisory Services’ with a brand name of ‘Financial Chanakya’.

The inspiration to have a coaching-like horizon comes from tutoring on platforms like Unacademy, Wiley, VG learning, Edupristine where he taught CA, CFA, CMA(US). The biggest achievement for him as a teacher was when his students got placements in recognized investment banks.

Foresightedness and a lot of hard work and you’re halfway there!

To ensure financial security at all times and cash flow at times of emergency. Life planning by suggesting them the right insurance product at the cheapest cost, along with tax and estate planning. Not only do they ensure security but also focus on building trust by educating the investors about their risks and rewards.

All this generates expected returns at large. With utmost perseverance, Mounthills Advisory has managed to achieve High Networth Individual(HNI) clientele. Eagerly showing the urge to grow they have expanded their functionality to Ed-tech space by training students and employees on personal finances and also certifications related to finance, with a further goal to come up with personalized courses curated to meet the needs of the investors.

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Technology is everywhere and in everything. It has become an integral aspect of our everyday lives saving us time and effort in accomplishing our regular tasks. When technology has touched upon banking, insurance and finance in a big way, how can our good ol’ wallets be left behind?

Launched on 4th May 2016 by friends-cum-founders Shruthi Gilla and Sunny Malhotra, Cashew (Cash-Electronic-Wallet) is the future of Fashion Accessories industry and with its unique utility and safety features, Cashew is well on its way to becoming a house-hold name. The company Revol Inc’s vision is to grow vertically using technology in lifestyle products and accessories & create a new marketplace. And with the launch of Cashew, it aims to be market leaders in the Fashion-Tech space.

It all began with a trip to Vegas

From friends to business partners, the journey has been full of challenges, excitement and learnings. While Sunny and Shruthi were previously working with Facebook and Deloitte respectively, their perspectives changed when they both lost their wallets on the same day while holidaying in Vegas. This led to lengthy discussions over the challenges of using a wallet independently. Soon they realized how wallets had been existing for centuries but nothing had been done technologically around them. This is when the idea of Cashew was born.

Cashew Wallet : Where technology and fashion join hands to create magic

Revol Inc. launched its first flagship product – Cashew Smart Wallet especially for the next generation of millennials who have strong personas with a bend towards technology and are always looking for products to do more than what they were designed to do.

As a first mover into the space of smart wallet technology, this product has features that are as efficient as they are unique. It combines fingerprint lock with Bluetooth, RFID and Crowd Sourced GPS. Battery lasts for over 4 months on a single charge. The locking and latching mechanism, often considered as its standout feature and a secret sauce, consists of complex mechanics of springs and motors to ensure a secure, robust system. In fact, the company has filed for 2 utility and 3 design patents.

The Cashew team further adds “With our manufacturing in China we have an edge to get the economies of scale by getting the lowest costs with higher quality compared to our competitors. We shipped our wallets to 32 countries already. Our primary markets are USA, Europe and South-East Asia. India is our 3^rd biggest customer base country.”

To grow and evolve is the plan for future

Although brands these days give each other stiff competition with respect to designs, quality and cost differentiators, Revol Inc’s Cashew Wallet has created an uncontested marketplace, making competition irrelevant. Its focus is on analysis and fulfillment of new demands that would allow the brand to grow vertically using technology.

After a successful launch online, the company is striving to aggressively expand its reach globally using retail and distribution and using other omnichannel strategies. Apart from the men’s wallet, plans are in full swing to expand its product line to incorporate women’s clutches and travel wallets in 2021. Looks like it’s not just your wallet that’s going to be secured but to some extent, your future too.

To know more, visit –
Website – www.gocashew.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cashewwalletofficial/


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Being a parent is a blessing like no other. It’s the most humbling and emotionally intense experience of one’s life. Priorities change. Perceptions change. What was important yesterday seems so trivial now. Your life revolves around the wants and needs, not of your own, but that of your child. Whether it’s the food or the toiletries or the toys or the clothes – you want to provide the best of everything.  In fact, to cater to the needs of children, the market is flooded with brands promising to offer the best of children’s apparels.

Launched in April 2021 by the talented sister duo of Megha Bagaria & Prachi Agrawal, Sleepy Tots is a brand that provides night suits with breathable fabric, promising the highest level of comfort. Kids usually sleep for 12 – 14 hours on average on any given day. They end up spending half or more than half of the day in 1 single outfit. Thus, they need to be comfortable in what they wear while sleeping. So  Sleepy Tots aims to bring in high quality, timeless pieces that are comfortable and chic. In fact, it’s one of those few brands that prioritizes a child’s comfort over everything else.

Thus began the journey with conviction and confidence

Both Prachi and Megha used to run a playgroup Eurokids for 4 years in the suburbs of Mumbai before starting this venture. Thus, they’d always been involved with children related activities. However the turning point came when the sisters realized how tough it was to find comfortable, chic and breathable nightwear for their babies. This experience had a profound influence on their minds. With support and encouragement from their family, they decided to step into the role of entrepreneurship. Hence, Sleepy Tots was born. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Sleepy Tots : Providing a good night’s sleep to the little sweethearts

To ensure maximum comfort and safety for the sleeping angels, Sleepy Tots uses a range of fabrics consisting of 100% organic cotton, cotton muslin  for all its sleepwear options. Every design is thoughtfully engineered and has a personal story wrapped around it. The reasonable price range and excellent product quality allow most of the household to be able to provide that to their kids. Though its services are spread across India, operations are limited to Tier-1 cities given the current covid situation.

Making inroads into the future

While it’s hardly been a month since its launch, Sleepy Tots is already creating quite an impact with exceptionally positive feedback coming from customers most of whom are placing orders via social media or through personal interaction. Its founders are confident of breaking even in the first year and building a good clientele. The brand is looking forward to scaling up and capitalizing on its sources very soon.

In another five years, the company is expected to grow by leaps and bounds to eventually achieve the distinction of being a changemaker and a pioneer in the industry.  Sleeping Tots aspires to reach every household that there is and spread smiles like it always does.

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Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/sleepytotsnightwear

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Samantas is an indigenous luxury designer brand by Dr. Achyuta Samanta (founder of KIIT & KISS and also a member of parliament). With a vision to promote and help the local artisan of Odisha to reach the global level, under the guidance of Dr. Itirani Samanta, Ms. Aparnna Samanta (Director of Samantas) started Samantas in the year 2020

Samantas ideology is to protect, preserve and promote the dying art of Odisha’s handloom and its artisans. As Odisha is one of the richest states in terms of its various handloom and handicrafts which are found in the tribal belt of Odisha, the intricacy, authenticity, charm and sustainability of it inspired us to take the initiative to start a brand that focuses on offering luxury products to the world along with the betterment of artisans.

Samantas offer handcrafted apparel created by rural artisans from across Odisha. These artisans are gifted with the talent and traditional skills to craft exquisite designs in styles that are unique to their culture and heritage. Each garment is excursively designed and weaved in Odisha.

“We found the need to bridge a gap between the Odisha’s handloom and modern society by contemporizing the garment and making it timeless possession to have in your wardrobe’’ says Ms.Aparnna Samanta. ‘I was always passionate about our culture and tradition and my love for seasonless fashion inspired me to start this label which can give a fresh approach to how Odisha’s handloom are being designed and wore along with the amelioration of our artisans who are the backbone of Samantas.” she added.

How Odisha’s fabric is different?

Textile of Odisha is a reflection of its cultural ethos with intricate weaves giving it an identity of its own. The thread work, motifs, vibrant colours, eye for the detailed work make them rich and desirable.Every district in Odisha has its own unique handloom weave. Skilled weavers from different parts of the state exhibit native arts while weaving textile with special and unique technique which takes weeks and months to finish one particular garment with lot of intricacy. Also, Odisha has maximum GI tags in handloom. 

Artisans of Odisha and their efforts

Handlooms are majorly weaved in rural and semi-rural areas of Odisha. The artisans are carrying their forefathers skills of weaving the fabrics and passing it to the next generation. Each thread is carefully spun into the whole fabric which takes years of practice, hard work, skills and understanding of the whole process. A single fabric can take months to make depending upon the intricacy of design.

Why people should buy from Samantas?

We at Samantas understand the efforts it takes to weave a single fabric. Contrariwise fast fashion can make clothes more affordable but it harms the environment to a great extent, the dyeing process, use of harmful fertilizers to increase the cotton production, overconsumption of garments and poor working conditions of workers, the list of negative impacts are never-ending.

Being one of the most polluting industry- Fashion, Samantas offer sustainable, ethical and classy products to its consumers.As a brand, Samantas Handloom constitutes women’s and men’s wear products. Our products use hand weaved fabrics, patchwork, pattachittra and embroidery,created as a vibrant expression of the rural way of life, their rituals and their legends. The need to focus more on quality than quantity led our creative process and products to be exclusive and durable.

Samantas effort to globalise Orissa Fabric

When a customer buys a product, they want some value out of it. We are not only focused on textile but also on the silhouettes. There is enormous talent in Odisha’s weavers and artisans which needs skills for market-oriented design development and exposure. We are contemporizing the age-old techniques of our handlooms with modern-day silhouettes to approach a vast number of people. We want our artisans and their weaved fabrics to gain recognization in the world for their skills and craftsmanship by amalgamating their handlooms with up to date patterns.

Samantas started during the pandemic by joining hands with the local artisans who are the backbone of our company, to create a unique and authentic range of Odisha’s handloom collection with the betterment of the artisans in this difficult time.

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