amrutDhara

  • Pondicherry, India
  • Water, Health

Drinking Water WITHOUT Plastic Waste

Founded:
2013
Stage:
Proof of Concept
Market:
B2C

Startup Video

Featured

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The eco friendly alternative to bottled water | The Alternative

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An initiative to have water without waste | The Hindu


Pilot in Pondicherry

We are launching a pilot with 10 units in Pondicherry

Jan

2015
New Product Release

Based on the pilot, we will launch a new product in April

Apr

Jobs

Team Summary

Minhaj Ameen has worked at IBM and ZS Associates. He studied at Manchester Business School (MBS), and Government Eng College Ujjain, India. He is passionate about promoting sustainable living.
Akshay Roongta studied at Symbiosis Institute of Design, and worked at Quicksand for 3 years on various projects in the urban sanitation and water.

Team

Founding Team

Minhaj Ameen

Minhaj Ameen


Founder
WORK

amrutDhara (2013 - present)
Founder and CEO

earth&us (2009 - present)
Founder

IBM Global Business Services (2000 - 2007)
Senior Consultant

EDUCATION

Manchester Business School
MBA • 1993 - 1995

Government Engineering College Ujjain
Bachelor's degree • 1988 - 1992

Akshay Roongta

Akshay Roongta


Co-Founder
WORK

amrutDhara (2013 - present)
Co-founder

Quicksand Design Studio (2010 - 2013)
Design Researcher

Auroville Renewable Energy (AURORE) (2009 - 2010)
Designer

EDUCATION

Aalto-yliopisto
Master of Arts (M.A.) • 2013 - 2015

Symbiosis Institute of Design
2005 - 2009

Anya Verkamp

Anya Verkamp


Campaing Manager

Product/Service Summary

Our product centers around providing quality assured, unpackaged drinking water in public spaces in urban India at an affordable price. There are two key challenges with drinking water in India.
1. Lack of trust by consumers
2. Ease of access and reliable and efficient ways to charge money for the water
AmrutDhara’s product addresses both

Product/Service Descriptions