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I wasn’t able to write for the past two weeks because I was occupied with some personal stuff - I also took some time to reflect on the content that I write.

I initially started Minimum Viable to scout early-stage startups for VCs and investors in my network to help me reach my goal of breaking into Venture Capital someday. However, just after the initial edition, I realized that VCs have their own ways of finding startups, so I pivoted towards scouting for startups to cater more to founders and startup enthusiasts in my network.

By the third edition, I started receiving feedback that I have an eye for finding interesting products. So, I’m considering scouting for startups and products that I find interesting on the web so that a wide audience in the startup ecosystem finds the content appealing.

That was my two weeks, how y’all doing?

For this week’s edition of Minimum Viable, check out some Y Combinator-backed startups from Indian founders.

Buy Me a coffee ☕️ 

Buy Me a Coffee (W19) makes it easy for creators to monetize their content and products without having to worry about technical challenges!

Founded in 2018 by Aleesha John, Jijo Sunny, and Joseph Sunny, Buy Me a Coffee has become one of the best platforms for creators to start earning!

The team recently launched another product called Voicenotes. I’ve been using Voicenotes myself as a brain dump and to brainstorm content ideas!

Landeed

Landeed (S22) is India’s fastest property title checker. Landeed procures any property-related document from 20+ states in India.

Founded in 2022 by Sanjay Mandava, ZJ Lin, and Jonathan Richards, Landeed has raised over $10M from YC and 10xFounders.

Yenmo

Yenmo (W24) empowers Indian investors by enabling them to borrow at a flat interest rate of 10.5% in less than five minutes. Investors can easily view all their investments in real-time, choose the assets they wish to leverage, and receive funds directly into their bank accounts. This allows users to meet their immediate financial needs without disrupting the long-term growth of their investments.

Yenmo was founded by Ashutosh Purohit, who previously worked at Navi and Swiggy, and Aryan Agarwal, who worked at BrowserStack and ran a capital management firm.

SuperKalam

SuperKalam (W23) is an EdTech platform that prepares study plans and sets daily targets based on a student's progress, keeping track of common mistakes, performance, and time spent on specific concepts or subjects.

Founded by Vimal Singh Rathore and Aseem Gupta, SuperKalam recently raised $2 million in its seed round led by Y Combinator and FundersClub.

Craze

Craze (S22) makes it simple for founders and growing teams in India to manage, run, and automate all aspects of payroll, HR, IT, and finance in one place.

The founding team includes Kabir Nagral, who was studying computer science at Harvard before deciding to drop out and build Craze, and Deepit Patil, who was studying Computational Mechanics at IIT Delhi before deciding to drop out and build Craze.

What products and startups do you want to see me feature next?