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Vaishali Dar is a Senior Associate Editor with BW Businessworld and Editorial Head with BW Disrupt. She writes on corporates, start-ups, hospitality and travel
When the ecosystem is burgeoning with innovative solutions, addressing real challenges driven by entrepreneurs and funded by investors, the in-house innovation lab of Bird Group led by Dr. Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, has ventured into a lifestyle garment care mobile app – Launderette, wired to help customers place orders, make payments and track pick-up and deliveries.
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