Ranchi’s Menstrual Cup Lab in Top 10 Global Startups
Ranchi 18 may (HS)Onpery Menstrual Cup, designed and sold by Ranchi based Care Form Labs Private Limited has been selected among the ‘Top 10 International Startups’ in ‘Bangabandhu Innovation Grants (BIG) 2021 International Startup Competition’ hosted by ‘iDEA’ and ‘Startup Bangladesh Limited’ and facilitated by ‘USMAC’.
The company will be receiving BDT 1,000,000 (about $12,000 or about 8,60,000 INR) from the organizers. The result was declared on May 16, informed Ranjan. Onpery, a sustainable menstrual hygiene brand, along with its innovative re-designed Menstrual Cup was launched in India recently on March 8 (International Women’s Day) and has been receiving great user feedback, said Ranjan.
The re-designed Menstrual Cup is quite comfortable to-use and to-switch, as it is easy to insert, easy to remove, provide assured seal, spill resistant, ergonomically for people with low cervix and intuitive by design. The company has filed Patent, Design Registrations and PCT on the product.
According to Ranjan, one cup can be used for more than five years and replaces more than 750 Sanitary Napkins. It is made with Medical Grade Silicone and happens to be rash-free as well as odor-free. It is 100% suitable for activities such as sports, swimming, and molds into any menstruating woman’s hectic work lifestyle. Interestingly, the Onpery Cup is available on Amazon and on www.onpery.com.
The product so far has been awarded by UNDP Accelerator Lab India, Youth Co Lab India (AIM, NITI Aayog), Department of Bio Technology of Government of India, among others, with total funds of about 59,00,000 INR Care Form Labs Private Limited is incorporated in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The foundation team has recently been completed to which Pramod Priya Ranjan, Ms. Hiya Banerjee and Dr. Nachiket Thakur are the Co-founders and Directors of the Company.