AI, sustainability, health: test your business creativity with Edition 215 of our weekly quiz!

Lateral Sparks, the weekly quiz from YourStory, tests your domain knowledge, business acumen, and lateral thinking skills (see the previous edition here). In this 215th edition of the quiz, we present issues tackled by real-life entrepreneurs in their startup journeys.

What would you do if you were in their shoes? At the end of the quiz, you will find out what the entrepreneurs and innovators themselves actually did. Would you do things differently?

Check out YourStory’s Book Review section as well, with takeaways from over 355 titles on creativity and entrepreneurship, and our weekend PhotoSparks section on creativity in the arts.

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Q1: Code and security

Developers building new apps often rely on open-source components and public container images. But malicious code and content can quickly bring businesses to a halt. How can this problem be addressed?

Q2: Medical records

Many medical institutes and doctors in emerging economies face challenges in efficiency and accuracy due to their chaotic medical records which are in paper form and difficult to read. How can technology help here?

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Q3: Sports

Sport is not just about the game, but about mindset and character. How can sports be leveraged to foster growth, confidence, and transformation in youth communities?

Q4: Waste management

India is home to thousands of dumpsites that collectively hold tonnes and tonnes of waste. What can be done to ensure that no waste reaches landfills – in a viable manner?

Q5: Emotional wellness

The market for emotional wellness in many countries is largely underserved. How can technology help here, without losing the human touch?

Answers!

Congratulations on having come this far! But there’s more to come – answers to these five questions (below), as well as links to articles with more details on the entrepreneurs’ solutions. Happy reading, happy learning – and happy creating!

A1: Code and security

Co-founded by Vijendra Katiyar, Nilesh Jain, and Biswajit De, cybersecurity startup CleanStart aims to create a safe software supply chain. It helps companies build and deploy applications without worrying about hidden vulnerabilities.

Its backend is powered by agentic AI workflows and multiple large language models (LLMs) to continuously analyse code, detect security gaps, and generate safe, clean images automatically. Read more here about its customers that include companies in financial services, insurance, and IT.

A2: Medical records

Founded by Vikalp Sahni, Eka Care is a healthtech platform to standardise the archives of medical history via AI-enabled clinical documentation. It has already onboarded around 65,000 doctors who serve 18 million patients.

Automation of clinical documentation helps extract key health indicators from patient interactions, enabling doctors to spend more time on diagnosis and preventive care. Read more here about its AI-powered voice assistant tool that can automatically transcribe a doctor-patient conversation, and its Ekathon hackathon in collaboration with AWS.

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A3: Sports

Co-founded by Saumya Aggarwal and Subhankar Paul, The Unifly Collective has developed a cricket-based life-skills intervention for students, called The Right Pitch. More than Play, founded by Jaideep Bhatia, focuses on training mothers from the community as “community sports coaches.”

The Roundglass Foundation, founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Sunny (Gurpreet) Singh, has established 148 sports centres across Punjab, offering quality coaching and regular competitions. Read more here about the Play and Shine Foundation, co-founded by rifle shooters Priyal Keni and Sarthak Vani, to build a sports culture in underprivileged government schools via mentorship and community engagement.

A4: Waste management

Founded by Sandeep Tiwari, Waste is Gold Technologies has developed waste management solutions that can empower communities to manage their own waste. The Bengaluru-based climate tech startup has a local manufacturing site, where it designs and develops its Organic Waste Converter, a high-speed, rapid natural composting machine.

It has commercial and municipal applications, and has already diverted over 383.52 million kg of waste from landfills. Read more here about its 300 live projects for clients, including Prestige Group, DLF, Lodha, L&T, Shapoorji, Caterpillar, and Aditya Birla.

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A5: Emotional wellness

Founded by Tarun Katial, the startup coto blends AI-powered tech with human expertise to deliver round-the-clock therapy, relationship coaching, and alternative healing. It aims to be a safe space for women to be able to have conversations typically not present on social media.

The emotional wellness platform offers consultation sessions across text, audio and video with experts. Read more here about how it currently hosts around 300 consultants on its platform, uses AI to help users map their healing journey by recommending follow-up sessions.

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