EarlySalary

Wadhwani Foundation is a high-growth, not-for-profit tech organization dedicated to social good. Over two decades since its inception in 2001, the foundation with worldwide presence has focused on a simple, powerful mission: accelerating job growth and enabling millions to earn a family-sustaining wage and lead a dignified life.

Wadhwani Foundation’s primary mission is accelerating economic development in emerging economies by driving large-scale job creation through entrepreneurship, innovation and skills development. Founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, today the Foundation is scaling impact in 25 countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

The Story

Founded in 2011, Poshmark started with a simple yet powerful idea in Manish Chandra's garage. Along with co-founders Tracy Sun, Gautam Golwala, and Chetan Pungaliya, Chandra envisioned a platform that would revolutionize how people buy and sell fashion. The inspiration came from seeing the potential of the iPhone 4 to create meaningful connections in the shopping experience.

What They Do

Poshmark is not just another e-commerce platform – it's a social marketplace that brings together shopping and community. Think of it as a place where social media meets shopping, allowing users to buy, sell, and discover fashion, home goods, and accessories. With over 80 million users , the platform has become a go-to destination for both casual sellers and entrepreneurial individuals looking to build their own digital boutiques.

Growth & Achievements

• Started as a fashion-only platform and successfully expanded into home goods and electronics
• Raised over $160 million in venture funding
• Achieved a successful IPO in January 2021
• Recently launched innovative features like AI-powered visual search and livestream shopping
• Built a vibrant community of millions of buyers and sellers across the country

Today, under CEO Manish Chandra's leadership, Poshmark continues to innovate in the social commerce space, blending technology with community to create a unique shopping experience. The platform's success story is a testament to how combining social connections with commerce can create a powerful marketplace that resonates with modern consumers.

Bidgely is an energy-intelligence company founded in 2011. They specialise in turning smart-meter and utility data into actionable insights via their platform UtilityAI™. Their goal: help utilities (electric, gas, water) personalise customer engagement, modernise grids, enable EV charging, distributed energy resources—all while lowering operating cost and improving efficiency. They work globally (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific) and are in a growth/scale-up phase.

Bidgely holds 17+ patents and has raised over $50M in funding. Our team of 30+ data scientists and 150+ engineers brings a shared passion for using AI to revolutionize how the world consumes energy.

As energy usage evolves, our platform is scaling fast — growing from 700 billion to trillions of data points processed. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with hubs in India and Europe, Bidgely blends the agility of a scale-up with the impact of a global clean-energy leader.

Our India Development Center is the heart of innovation, driving data science, technology, and product delivery for customers worldwide.

enParadigm is one of the world's leading experiential learning and talent intelligence companies. We leverage Generative AI & Immersive AI solutions to create hyper-personalised, immersive experiences, driving business impact and behavioural change across levels and functions.

We have been recognized among the fastest growing tech companies in APAC by Deloitte as part of the Deloitte Tech Fast 500 APAC program. We leverage our proprietary simulations, and a rigorous sustained-learning approach. Learn more about our work. We have worked with 500+ organisations around the world such as Coca-Cola, Infosys, P&G, Societe Generale, Colgate-Palmolive, WNS, Citibank, etc, to help drive growth and leadership.

Founded in 2015, Phi Commerce has created PayPhi, a ground-breaking omni-channel payment processing platform which processes digital payments at doorstep, online & in-store across variety of form factors such as cards, net-banking, UPI, Aadhaar, BharatQR, wallets, NEFT, RTGS, and NACH. The company was established with the objective to digitize white spaces in payments & go beyond routine payment processing.

Phi Commerce’s PayPhi Digital Enablement suite has been developed with the mission of empowering very large untapped blue-ocean sectors dominated by offline payment modes such as cash & cheque to accept digital payments.

Custom built enablers around PayPhi, help businesses create, present and process digital payments. Our solutions take into consideration legacy systems and complex workflows of businesses, use case, stakeholders in payment ecosystem such as merchants, consumers, banks, networks and ancillary players etc. This uniquely positions us to eliminate friction in first & last mile of payments and create a sustainable digital payment ecosystem.

Upland Software is a global cloud-software company that helps businesses “work smarter” by offering purpose-built, AI-enabled applications that drive revenue, reduce costs and deliver immediate value.

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company supports thousands of customers across industries—from enterprise to SMB—serving sectors such as manufacturing, retail, government, education, and technology.

Their product portfolio (20+ proven cloud products) spans knowledge-management, content lifecycle automation, digital marketing, project and work management, and contact-centre solutions—all enhanced by embedded AI.

Upland is committed to modern, flexible work—promoting a culture where remote, global teams collaborate and grow together