IIT Madras BS student who missed JEE Advanced raises ₹9 crore for startup

Kuldeep Rathore, who cleared JEE Main but missed JEE Advanced after a drop year, joined IIT Madras's online BS in Data Science in 2023. He has now raised $1.1 million (about ₹9 crore) in pre-seed funding for SamanNow, a quick-commerce startup for smaller cities. His earlier venture ZODOK, co-founded with Shivansh Sharma, was acquired by KNOT.