Entrepreneurs-by-chance who set up a thriving marketplace for gig workers

Gigindia, started by engineering students Sahil Sharma and Aditya Shirole, provides remote working opportunities to 5,000 people and plans to ramp this to 100,000 by 2025

Back in 2016-17, two engineering students from Pune, Sahil Sharma and Aditya Shirole, were sharing flats with their classmates, many of whom were worried about not getting internships. The reason being, the companies were located at the opposite end of Pune, such as Hinjewadi, far from the college campus. Travelling to that end of the city for work, even while ensuring the mandatory 75 per cent attendance in final-year classes was a challenge for them.

This was also the time Uber, Ola, Swiggy and other service providers were growing rapidly, giving flexibility to people to work at their convenience and