Zuup - SME Business of the Year Award Winner 2025
- Great Companies
- Aug 26
- 2 min read
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.

