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Zuup - SME Business of the Year Award Winner 2025

  • Writer: Great Companies
    Great Companies
  • Aug 26
  • 2 min read
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Name: Jagrit Sachdev

Business Name: Zuup

Location: Delhi , India

Award Category / Industry: 𝐍𝐆𝐎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞

Sub - Category: Community Empowerment Excellence


Company Detail

Zuup is a youth-led nonprofit that teaches digital and creative skills like design, video editing, and web dev. The organization helps students, women, and the elderly turn skills into freelance jobs or startups through hands-on workshops, mentorship, and real work opportunities.


Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage

Zuup’s Unfair Advantage is the youth-led, real-world-first model:

  • Training, mentoring, and placing learners into actual freelance jobs or micro-startups

  • Hyper-practical, community-based programs designed for financial independence, not just certificates

  • Direct work with NGOs and grassroots communities for real impact, without middlemen


Achievements and Milestones

Zuup’s Achievements & Milestones:

  • Cleared Shark Tank India Season 5 – Phase 1 (not shared publicly as per NDA)

  • Trained 30+ individuals in digital skills like design, editing & freelancing

  • Partnered with multiple NGOs and local groups to deliver grassroots training

  • Enabled real freelance jobs & micro-entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups

  • Recognized for social impact and innovation in youth-driven education


Customer Objectives

  • Best Service

  • Most innovative products/services


Contribution to Community / Society

Giving Back to the Community – The Zuup Way:

  • Empowering Through Education: Conducting hands-on workshops in digital skills like graphic design, video editing, and freelancing—completely free—for underserved students, women, and the elderly.

  • Creating Job Pathways: Actively helping participants land freelance jobs, internships, and even launch their own micro-businesses.

  • Mentorship & Guidance: Offering personal mentorship, ensuring learners not only gain knowledge but also the confidence to apply it.

  • Collaborating for Impact: Working closely with NGOs and community partners to reach those who need support the most.

  • Built by Youth, For the Future: Led by young changemakers, proving that age is no barrier when the goal is uplifting others.



 
 
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