The storm riders: Covid entrepreneurs hope to scale up as pandemic subsides

When Covid-19 saw people scrambling to their homes, vehicles coming to a halt and businesses and offices shutting down, there were some who found light-bulb moments in the once-in-a-century chaos. They founded businesses right in the middle of the pandemic.

Like Delhi-based Arham Partap Jain, 31, who saw trucks lying idle and went on to found Trucknetic. He calls it “Uber for trucks”, an online logistics platform that connects shippers with carriers. “We want to be one of the largest truck companies by 2025, without owning a single truck,” he says.