Media
Hoovu Fresh in the News:
Deccan Herald
Organic colours a popular pick this Holi
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https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/organic-colours-a-popular-pick-this-holi-1196716.html
VCCIRCLE
Sauce.vc, Others Back Flower Delivery Startup Hoovu Fresh
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https://www.vccircle.com/saucevc-others-back-flower-delivery-startup-hoovu-fresh
The Better India
‘Lessons We Learnt on Shark Tank’: Sisters’ Flower Subscription Startup Won Rs 1 Crore
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Spotify - Podcast
Listen to the podcast of Hoovu Fresh Co-Founders experience in #sharktankindiaseason2
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZCmt42lvkDR7J4axtnRjD?si=C2AFGIBvR0qU8c0LGi2yJw
Wealthy Talks
Click here 👇🏻 to watch our investor Manu Chandra speak about Hoovu Fresh
The New Indian Express
Blooming in Bengaluru
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2023/jan/04/bloomingin-bluru-2534394.amp
Business Insider India
Shark Tank India judges Peyush Bansal and Aman Gupta invest in Hoovu Fresh - Here’s all about this floral startup
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The Sports Grail
Hoovu Fresh Flowers Shark Tank season 2 founder, funding, revenue, valuation, turnover
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Indiaretailing.com
Funding Alert: Floral startup Hoovu Fresh raises 10 million
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Shark Tank India
Watch the full episode on 2nd Jan, 10 pm on Sony LIV and Sony Entertainment Television
Click here to watch the promo👇🏻
TV9 Kannada via Dailyhunt
Hoovu Fresh: ಪೂಜೆಗೆ ಹೂವು ಬೇಕಾ? ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಹೋದರಿಯರ ಹೂವುಫ್ರೆಶ್ ವೆಬ್ಸೈಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಬ್ಸ್ಕ್ರೈಬ್ ಮಾಡಿ
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http://dhunt.in/HFbA7?s=a&uu=0xdce8a0640f638bf3&ss=wsp
TelluChakkar.com
To learn more about how Hoovu Fresh is revolutionising the floral industry
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https://www.tellychakkar.com/digital/learn-more-about-how-hoovu-fresh-revolutionizing-the-floral-industry-watch-shark-tank-india
Outlook
Snippet from the article: They told the 'sharks' about their innovation of increasing the shelf life of flowers from 2 days to 15.
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Your Story
Hoovu Fresh raises $790K in a pre-Series A led by Sauce.vc
Hoovu Fresh, a fresh puja flower startup, has raised $790,000 in a pre-Series A funding round led by Sauce.VC and joined by multiple angels such as: Sangeet Agrawal (Founder of Mokobara), Akshay Dujodwala (CSO at Mangalam Organics), Nikhil Bhandarkar (Founder of Panthera Peak Capital), Mylktree Family Office, Cafe Coffee Day’s family office etc.
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https://yourstory.com/2022/11/funding-vetic-gamerji-classmonitor-burma-burma-early-stage-deals
YS | Hindi
ताजे फूलों की डिलीवरी करने वाले स्टार्टअप Hoovu Fresh ने जुटाई 6.45 करोड़ रुपये की फंडिंग
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/hindi/fresh-puja-flower-delivery-startup-hoovu-fresh-raised-funding-of-more-than-6-crore
CITY TODAY
HOOVU FRESH RAISES $790K IN A PRE-SERIES A ROUND LED BY SAUCE.VC
https://citytoday.media/2022/12/07/hoovu-fresh-raises-790k-in-a-pre-series-a-round-led-by-sauce-vc/
BWDisrupt
Hoovu Fresh Raises $790 K In Pre-Series A Round
Hoovu Fresh raises $790,000 in a pre-series A Funding round led by Sauce. VC. The round saw the participation from multiple angel investors such as Sangeet Agarwal (Founder of Mokobara), Akshay Dujodwala (CSO at Mangalam Organics), Nikhil Bhandarkar (Founder of Panthera Peak Capital), Mylktree Family Office, Cafe Coffee Day’s family office and others.
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https://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/amp/article/Hoovu-Fresh-Raises-790-K-In-Pre-Series-A-Round/02-12-2022-456461/
Entrepreneur India
Hoovu Fresh Raises INR 6.45 Crore In Pre-Series A Funding
The firm delivers high quality fresh flowers by shortening the supply chain and leveraging on technology in packaging and innovation
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/hoovu-fresh-raises-inr-645-crore-in-pre-series-a-funding/440481
CNBCTV18
Hoovu Fresh gets $790,000 in a Pre-Series A round led by Sauce.vc
Hoovu Fresh, a fresh puja flower startup, has raised $790,000 in a pre-series A funding round led by Sauce.VC. The round also participation from multiple angels like Sangeet Agrawal (Founder of Mokobara), Akshay Dujodwala (CSO at Mangalam Organics), Nikhil Bhandarkar (Founder of Panthera Peak Capital), Mylktree Family Office, Cafe Coffee Day’s family office, among others.
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https://www.cnbctv18.com/startup/startup-digest-oyo-to-cut-600-jobs-healthifyme-will-slash-142-jobs-healthkart-raises-135m-and-more-15336151.htm
Business News
Hoovu Fresh raises Rs 6.45 Cr in Pre-Series A funding
Hoovu Fresh, a fresh pooja flower startup, has raised Rs 6.45 crore in Pre-Series A funding round led by Sauce.VC and joined by multiple angels like Sangeet Agarwal (Founder of Mocobara)., Akshay Dujodwala (CSO at Mangalam Organics), Nikhil Bhandarkar (Founder of Panthera Peak Capital), Mylktree family office, Cafe Coffee Day’s family office etc.
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https://biz.crast.net/huvu-fresh-raises-rs-6-45-cr-in-pre-series-a-funding/
Hoovu Fresh Raises INR 6.45 Crore In Pre-Series A Funding
The firm delivers high quality fresh flowers by shortening the supply chain and leveraging on technology in packaging and innovation Hoovu Fresh, a fresh puja flower startup, has raised INR 6.45 crore in pre-Series A funding round led by Sauce.VC and joined by multiple angels such as Sangeet Agrawal …
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https://flipboard.com/article/hoovu-fresh-raises-inr-6-45-crore-in-pre-series-a-funding/a-jnaMEOFiSSyccCS3hlDxvg%3Aa%3A106586776-1784885847%2Fentrepreneur.com
The Better India
Sisters Launch Subscription-Based Puja Flower Delivery Startup, Earn Rs 8 Crore/Year
Sisters Yeshoda and Reha Karturi run Hoovu, a Bengaluru-based startup that delivers fresh puja flowers to your doorstep based on a subscription model. Today, they’re earning crores from it.
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The Hindu
Ẉe’re honoured to be featured in the The Hindu for our opening speech at TiE Hubli, alongside amazing speakers such as shri Gauranga Das, BJ Arun, Dr Pawan Agarwal, Ms. Lakshmi
Agarwal, Ramanan Ramanathan, Dr. Anil Lamba and more.
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https://lnkd.in/dwZUpcHz
TV9 Telugu
Hoovu featured in TV9 Telugu
ఒక్క ఐడియా వారి జీవితాన్ని మార్చేసింది.. పూల వ్యాపారంతో కోట్లు ఆర్జిస్తున్న సిస్టర్స్..
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https://lnkd.in/dqqDks3r
Her Story
New Indian Express
Flower-Puff Girls: Entrepreneurs behind 'Hoovu Fresh'Read the full article here👇🏻
Eenadu Vasundhara
Hoovu Fresh featured in Eenadu today!
అమ్మ కోరికను అలా నెరవేర్చేస్తున్నారు! - Fulfilling Mother’s wish
TiECON - Hubli
We are honoured that Hoovu cofounders Yeshoda Karuturi and Rhea Karuturiwere the opening speakers at TiEcon Hubli 2022!
The event included stalwarts such as Honorable CM Shri Basavaraj Bommai, #KapilDev ,Shri Gauranga Das, BJ Arun, Dr Pawan Agrawal, Ms. LaxmiAgarwal, Ramanan Ramanathan, Dr. Anil Lamba and more.
Our founders spoke about why building for Bharat, excites them.
THE HINDU:
Women in business: Lack of finance, family support deters entrepreneurial aspirations
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Bangalore Insider:
Hoovu: Adding A Positive Element To Our Lives. Flowers Signify Strength, Purity And Selflessness. /
Women Entrepreneur India
Thank you WomenEntrepreneurIndia for featuring Hoovu!
A snippet from the article:
”Today we all know hundreds of platforms to order great quality, speciality bouquets online and offline. But if I were to ask you, where do you get your Puja flowers from, your answer would be the same as that of our mother or grandmother, ‘you go to the local market’. The quality, price and freshness is never guaranteed.”
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https://lnkd.in/gX92pmdw
Floral Daily
Hoovu featured in Floraldaily
A snippet from the piece:
”When people think of Pooja, they think about it in their mother tongues - and we felt Hoovu was a nice way to pay homage to tradition while staying fresh” says the duo.
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https://lnkd.in/gi7QQZNu
Techstars Accelerator
We were very lucky to have been a part of the Techstars Bangalore Accelerator program and below you can see our pitch from the day!
Spotify - Podcast
EP08_Rhea & Yeshoda Karuturi | Building HOOVU, a fresh take on traditional flowers - Inspire with Daivik
Listen to us : https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kF8ovU7vNC7cV5ricwZeQ?si=dpWMWbDyTmmm8HirGDdtlQ
The Hub Bengaluru:
India's First Flower Subscription Service
Watch us: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3gNOiZzo09Q
Agarbathi Launch:
Orissadiary : https://orissadiary.com/
APN News: https://www.apnnews.com/
Nava Telangana: http://www.
India's first flower subscription service:
Meet the two sisters behind India's First Flower Subscription Service. host Soorya Ramanj minus his +1 Azaan Sait, talks about how the two sisters grew up on floriculture farms, hearing about harvest cycles, auction prices and freight rates.
Watch full episode here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gNOiZzo09Q
Hoovu Fresh is Part of the Sonder Connect IGNITE Program - Our Founders are spending the day interacting with fellow women entrepreneurs and amazing mentors.
Yeshoda & Rhea Karuturi are part of Blume VC's Lead Tribe:
Lead tribe is a cohort-based learning and networking program for early stage women entrepreneurs to address the gender gap in the startup ecosystem in India and the world. We're proud to be part of this amazing network of women.
Our Co-Founders are now Part of Fempower - Karuturi sisters raised on a floriculture farm and saw how the industry changed from unorganized, fragmented markets to the setting up of the International Flower Auction Bangalore...(Read full story here)
Featured on Money control - The Bangalore based Karuturi sisters flower delivery startup is enjoying...(Read more)
The Vamcast - Interview of our founders
Featured on YourStory - Meet the Karuturi sister entrepreneurs disrupting India's traditional flower industry with floral startup HoovuFresh...(Read full story) AND Also read - Hindu business line on HoovuFresh's innovations.
Read - Techstar Bangalore accelerator announces 2020 class AND Inc42
The news of our Techstars graduation:
Yourstory featured the 10 startups including Karuturi sisters that gratuated from the second batch of Techastar Bengaluru...(Read full article)
Techstars Bangalore Accelerator invests $1.2 million in 10 startups including Karuturi sisters - Outlook, The News Minute, NewsD, DaijiWorld
We've also won the FICCI Flo Incubator Award for Innovation (2020):-
Click here - Read more about the FICCI FLo Incubator Award
Indian Express featured our Co-founder (Yeshoda Karuturi & Rhea Karuturi) - (Know more)
We were included in the FLO Compendium of 100 successful women Entrepreneurs in MSME, launched by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India.
ALSO READ: -
Delivery of farm fresh puja flowers by Karuturi sisters, right at your doorstep - CTalk on Hoovu Fresh
Featured in The Asian age - (Click here)
Featured on Feministaa on Roar pitch event - (Read full story)
Featured on Sakkal Times - (Click here)
What makes traditional flowers awesome - Read full story in LBB
To learn more about our journey and how we got here, you can read our About us page.
A snippet from the piece:
"Although this is a small wallet spend, the emotional quotient is very high with pooja flowers and we've found that once customers use our flowers, there's no going back for them. Our customer love is how we knew this would be a success,".