Spiritual apps find offline a blessingMobile applications such as Vama, Utsav and AppsForBharat, which started out by providing online puja services, are seeking to tap into the...
26 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Spiritual tech startup My Tirth India shuts shop due to fund crunchFounder and CEO Indraneel Dasgupta said the startup is grappling with a fund shortage after the demise of Subrata Roy, the principal shareh...
26 Aug, 2024, 06.18 PM IST
Spiritual services provider Vama joins ONDCVama.app has 400,000 monthly users and expects to double this with ONDC. Wavemaker Partners-backed Vama.app, which is onboarding ONDC as bo...
07 Aug, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Ram temple effect: quick-commerce apps cash in on demand for religious itemsBigBasket’s BB Now, Zepto, Blinkit, and Swiggy Instamart capitalised on the event by promoting the sale of items such as lamps, flowers, in...
22 Jan, 2024, 07.18 PM IST
Ram Mandir: Ayodhya puts spiritual apps on a growth curveAhead of the Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya, religious and spiritual apps such as Vama, DevDham, UtsavApp, SriMandir are witnessing a m...
22 Jan, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Virtual religious services startup Vama raises $500,000 in funding led by Lisa Gokongwei-ChengFounded in 2020 by Acharya Dev, Himanshu Semwal, and Jain, Vama is a one-stop virtual platform that provides easy access to e-pujas, e-dars...
13 Dec, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
Internet companies see a jump in consumption of religious, astrology and wellness postsReligious organisations are also relying on YouTube, Instagram and Zoom to broadcast their content, as most places of worship are closed. L...
23 Jul, 2020, 11.37 AM IST
COVID-19 puts curbs on religious travelHotel bookings and room nights in pilgrimage sites are declining across destinations with travellers deferring all plans, said hotels, tour...
21 Mar, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Religious and spiritual content gets hot on social networksShareChat has more than 25 spiritual gurus on the platform, including Baba Ramdev. It is looking out for many more to join.
24 Jun, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Religious pilgrimage site, Make My Pilgrimage, looking to raise fundsMMP will be competing with the likes of online puja-booking startup Harivara founded by Arun Kumar Somaskandan.
15 Jun, 2019, 02.45 PM IST
Pujas to pilgrimages -- these startups are disrupting spiritualitySaumyaa Vardhan, who worked as a mergers and acquisitions expert in London for seven years, returned to India for a funeral and realized ho...
26 Nov, 2017, 10.41 AM IST
Festive rush divine for Puja startups like Online Prasad, MuhurtMazaThe kind of demand during the two-months-long festive season hints that the spiritual-tech entrepreneurs might have well landed on safe pas...
19 Oct, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
Delhi-based startup Zo Rooms to offer budget stay in holiday destinations like GoaBy March 2016, the firm plans to partner with 4,000 hotels, of which 1,000 will be in tourist and religious destinations.
29 Aug, 2015, 05.31 AM IST
Entrepreneur duo, Ganesh & Meena, picks 35% in startup that delivers online ‘prasad’An investment arm of entrepreneurs, K Ganesh and Meena Ganesh, is backing an startup that delivers 'prasad' and religious merchandise from ...
24 Jun, 2013, 12.05 PM IST
Offbeat jobs turn mainstream as thriving startups try out innovative businessesThriving startups are looking for people who can care for the aged, negotiate deals with temple priests and run household errands as part o...
09 Apr, 2013, 02.32 PM IST
Religion e-commerce on the rise as ventures like 'Online Prasad', 'Proud Ummah' take offGrowing surge in Internet commerce that is pushing young entrepreneurs to vie for a share in India’s massive market for religious products ...
06 Mar, 2013, 02.11 PM IST
- Converting biodegradable waste to online puja: Temple towns providing startups like NextGen Technology with business opportunities
Hordes of young entrepreneurs are finding that places of worship present opportunities for those with innovative business ideas.
01 Aug, 2011, 04.48 AM IST