r/StartupIdeasIndia

I keep seeing people asking for startup ideas, so here's one I've noticed:

Why isn't there a really simple Indian equivalent of Ko-fi/Gumroad where someone can create a page, sell digital products/services, accept payments, and then withdraw their earnings directly through UPI?

There are platforms that solve parts of this, but a lot of the existing creator/payment ecosystem still involves things like PayPal or Stripe, which can be considerably more complicated for a young Indian creator or someone running a tiny side business.

And India seems like a particularly good market for this. There are tons of young people selling things online now digital art, templates, notes, courses, design work, commissions, small products, etc. A lot of them don't want to set up a full-fledged business/payment stack just to receive ₹200 from someone.

Imagine something like:

Create page → add product/service → share link → customer pays via UPI → money sits in your platform balance → withdraw to bank/UPI.

Basically Ko-fi/Gumroad + UPI + an India-first onboarding experience.

The interesting question is why this hasn't become the obvious default yet. Is the difficult part regulation/compliance, payment settlement, taxes, fraud/chargebacks, or is there simply not enough demand?

If someone built this properly, I'd be curious to hear what the biggest technical/regulatory obstacle would actually be.

Recently when I started fish farming, I asked the govt employee that what are options to sell these fishes and the answer was surprise. The government employee told me that they don’t buy it from fish farmers and we are our own.

And then while going through YouTube videos I realized there are some wholesale buyers who are taking advantage of small fish farmers and buy fish at very low price just because they have to sell the fish or the feeding will cost more.

I did not do much research but thought to develop my own website to connect buyer and sellers of fish and spices, if possible help small scalper fish and spice farmers with leads.

The only think I can promise is that this website will always be free for everyone for posting requirements and sales information. The website will auto connnect buyers and sellers based on algorithm.

I built it in last 24 hours but frankly I have no wrong intention. You can use it or leave it. I will not post website link here but it’s called FishAndSpices, feel free to msg me for exact link .

Feel free to contact me

There’s an opportunity to receive funding of up to ₹5 lakh, along with personalised mentoring from people who have excelled in their respective fields.
If you have a promising startup idea or are already building a startup that’s solving a meaningful problem, feel free to DM me.
Thanks!

Selling my first startup.

Built from scratch and already has:

→ 1,600+ users

→ 900+ creators

→ ₹2.5L+ in creator sales

→ 15–20K monthly traffic

→ Live product, payments & infrastructure

→ Zero paid marketing or ads

It’s a working business with real users and transactions, not an idea, MVP, or pitch deck.

I’m selling because I want to focus my time and energy on a new venture where I can build with a different direction and long-term focus.

I’m looking for a serious buyer who can take it to the next level with better distribution and growth.

Know someone who might acquire it? I’m also open to paying a finder’s commission for a successful introduction that leads to a deal.

If you’re interested or know a potential buyer, DM me. Serious inquiries only.

I'm 19M from Mumbai and I've been thinking that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, why not create one? I'm looking for 5–7 like-minded people from Mumbai MMR who are around 18–24 and genuinely interested in tech. It doesn't matter if you're learning Python, Web Development, AI, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, UI/UX, App Development, or anything else related to tech. The idea is simply to make a small group where we can connect, share knowledge, discuss ideas, and see if we can build something meaningful together in the future. There's no fixed plan or startup idea yet, and that's completely fine. Sometimes you just need the right people first. If this sounds interesting and you're serious about tech, send me a DM with a short introduction about yourself. Let's see where this journey takes us.

Hey my name is Aarush and the idea is simple, which is to teach senior citizens and aged people how to make their life easier using AI. So that they don't have to depend on anyone for their basic day-to-day tasks.

I am not a developer but I know almost everything about the AI models and which AI model to use for both tasks. I am pretty decent at communication skills as well. And I can easily make a landing page and also I have tried a few businesses so I know very well how to run Meta ads and which type of creatives to make. The investment would be around 6k-7k max that too on ads only and a lot of time will be gone in making the curriculum but if you think it's a good idea, let me know and if someone is interested in collaborating then DM me.

There is a big big gap which I have seen in my own house: my grandparents don't use AI at all and they keep struggling with the repetitive task and always are dependent on me. Like if we can make a workshop or a subscription-based model with weekly 1-2 classes at a price of 499/- lets say.

I need guidance on that is this idea actually good and what pricing should I charge and what all things I need to keep in mind before starting?

One basic use case is how to read their help reports using AI without being dependent on anyone and we can identify many use cases and draft it into a curriculum and teach online one-to-one or in sessions.

A teenage boy who had to dream to start a business of himself but don't know how ? Is there anyone one know from where i can start .......

Hi, I want to build a startup which solves an every day real world problem but not sure what to build. What are few app based business ideas which are there abroad but not yet built in India? ​

Hi everyone, I’m currently building a medical tourism startup targeting patients from the US and Europe who are seeking high-quality, affordable healthcare in India.

Where we will give end-to-end service packages covering everything from medical treatments and travel arrangements to accommodation all bundled into a single, transparent price.

Our website is already seeing a strong surge in impressions from US users please DM if anyone is interested.

I am working pharmacist at a hospital recently i am leaving hospital and i show a person daily delivery flowers to our hospital for puja then i had spark in my mind that we have swiggy zomato blinkit like platform for food and grocery’s what if we creat app let suppose pholwala🌸 in this we will deliver flowers to various location on demand and daily service also and after we can worl like zomato also like in 20-25 minute delivery like for couple we can male doffrent option like gifting also what’s your thinking on it if any software devloper web devloper and want to interested we can talk on it and we will locally visit flower market and make our idea into a real👀
Please give some suggestions

Hey everyone!

I’m a software developer with solid hands-on experience building products and solving real-world problems for businesses and end users.

I’m now looking to build something of our own—a product that actually solves a meaningful problem rather than just being another “cool idea.”

If you’re a technical or non-technical person and have an idea that you think could solve a real problem, feel free to DM me.

I’m not looking to simply take someone’s idea and build it. I’d rather work as partners:

• Research the market together
• Validate whether the problem is actually worth solving
• Figure out the business model
• Build the product together
• Put in equal effort, whether that’s development, research, marketing, or even finances

You don’t need to have everything figured out. Even if you just have a problem you’ve noticed or an idea that’s been sitting in your head, let’s discuss it.

I’m pretty sure someone reading this has a genuinely good idea that’s just one DM away from becoming something real.

So… who’s in? 👀

hey, I run two early startups - AI based assistant to Lawyers and another related to Medical Tourism (in starting stage). With efforts - both offline and online, we have been able to find early customers for Lawyer Assistant App but it has mostly been from reaching out to lawyers directly and making a sales pitch. If we plant to do it for western markets, how to reach out to customers? This learning would help us in the medical tourism one also as we have built quite a network in Mumbai MMR and Delhi NCR but difficulty comes from finding customers abroad.

Looking for guidance from people who have experienced the same. Thank you

just started with first year but have done many projects earlier

any problem solving project ideas

We are a team of 3 building an Enterprise SaaS platform. We have already onboarded 10+ customers (with one paying customer).

We are looking for a core team member who can join the team and own the overall sales strategy.

Please feel free to DM.

I’ve been building a small AI chat project called XorenAI, and I’m finally putting it out there.

It’s still very much a work in progress, and at this point I’m more interested in getting real people to use it than pretending it’s finished.

If you have a few minutes, give it a try and tell me what sucks, what’s useful, what’s confusing, or what you think is missing:

https://chat.xorenai.com

Not trying to claim it’s the next ChatGPT 😅. It’s just something I’ve been building and I’d genuinely appreciate some honest feedback.