Clensta – reaching significant milestones in three years

Jaipur,26^th February 2019: Clensta, one of India’s most commended and innovative healthcare based company that offers “Waterless” Personal Hygiene solutions has revolutionized the personal hygiene space in the country. Established in the year 2016 by IIM (C) alumnus Dr. Puneet Gupta in association with IIT Delhi, Clensta within just three years of its inception has achieved major milestones.

The year 2017 marked Clensta’s association with IIT Delhi – its R&D centre, backed up at U. S Embassy, American Centre, and subsidiary office at The Netherlands. It was also recognized amongst the top three companies at BIRAC. 

The Company has also been recognised globally, being among the top at US Embassy – Nexus, World Start-up Factory, Wharton India, HITLAB, Start-Up Chile, Singularity University, Krypto Labs and Falling Walls Venture.

Acknowledging its accomplishments, the company has received appreciation for the innovation that benefits all, from the Honourable President of India Shri. Ram Nath Kovind himself, the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizer, among others.

The Company swept accolades and recognitions in 2018 itself include:

Ø  January : Raised 1^st round Investment 

Ø  January : Amongst Top 5 companies invited by Prime Minister 

Ø  February – Patent Applied, FDA Approved; Product Commercialization

Ø  February – Became part of US Embassy Accelerator (Nexus)

Ø  March : Subsidiary office setup in Netherlands- Clensta International B.V.

Ø  May – Patent secured for 152 countries

Ø  June : DST Fund Granted 

Ø  September- Start-up of the Year & SME of the year – Leader of Tomorrow Awards (By ET Now)

Ø  October – Agreement inked with Marico Foundation

Ø  October – Agreement inked with Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation

Ø  October – Raised 2^nd round Investment 

Ø  October – Received NATO number

Ø  December – Best Healthcare Start-up- TECHrocket Ship Award

With investors such as India Institute of Technology, Delhi, Ajai Chowdhry, Co-founder HCL;, Pradeep Gupta, Co-Founder IAN, Rishabh Mehta, Founder & CEO LOCAD Pte Ltd. Bikky Khosla, CEO Trade India, Chairman ASSOCHAM; Arvind Singal, Founder & MD Technopak Advisors; Jaideep Mehta, CEO VC Circle; Raman Roy, Chairman NASSCOM, Clensta aims to unite science and technology to introduce advanced innovative products which can improve existing standards of ‘Personal Hygiene’ that would address a huge unaddressed market of close to Rs. 11000 cr. It has already achieved milestones by saving more than 6 million litres of water through its “Waterless Technology” based products.

Within 1 year of commercialisation, Clensta grew at a rate of 4X and targets to increase it to 10X.