Persistence is the word that defines Dave , the young CEO of MicroGo that is making headlines in the hygiene industry . Her plunge into entrepreneurship coincided with the Startup India initiative . Due to the unique innovative ideas , the company attracted investments from angel investors , Mithun Sacheti of Caratlane and Manoj Ajmera of Ajmera Group , and grants from BIRAC , the Department of Biotechnology , Government of India , Grand Challenges India from BIRAC and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , ICO fund from IKP , and the ACT grant .
Dave spent her master ' s and a part of doctoral studies in Gujarat and New York University in the United States of America . She returned back to India in 2008 and joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC ) in Mumbai to work as a Staff Scientist . She continued to work at BARC for the next 8 years before founding her startup , MicroGO . Resigning from BARC was a major turning point in her professional life . On the last day of her job at the renowned institution , she was showcasing her innovation to the late President Pranab Mukherjee . Since Dave realized that no company was dedicatedly working on cleanliness at the micro-level , she took it up as a challenge .
Dave has carefully ensured that all MicroGO products focus not just on hygiene but also on sustainability . Building on this approach , MicroGO has developed IoT-enabled hygiene devices that allow real-time monitoring to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures ( SOPs ) are met . Apart from GOassure , which is in heavy demand during COVID-19 , it also
Current Position : Founder & CEO , MicroGO
Impact : Developed products that focus not just on hygiene but also on sustainability .
Notable Awards : COVID Warrior Award from IKP Knowledge Park ; Biotech Product & Process Development and Commercialization Award 2019 from Department of Biotechnology
Alma Mater : Sardar Patel University , New York University manufactures devices like GOsteri , which can be used for sterilization of surgical instruments and requires no water and electricity . It has also developed GOclean which is a disinfectant spray for surface disinfection and GOpure , for disinfection of domestic and sewage water .
Under her guidance , company has also developed its patented technology platform , Tubelet , which uses chlorine dioxide without contaminating the treated water with any chemical residues . Since its launch in 2016 , MicroGO has filed seven patents and eight trademarks . The hard work has paid off in terms of financial returns as well as the company has also racked in revenue of close to Rs 70 lakh .
The harder your work , the luckier your get believes Dave who adds : “ The fear of building something equally achievable all by myself was hugely daunting . I guess I took up that as a challenge and that motive was changed my journey .”
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