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The Last Mile Mate: Uttam Digga, Co-founder, Porter
The start-up has served over 1.5 crore customers. It has 7.5+ lakh driver-partners on board and is present in 20+ cities across India
The Crypto 'Kuber': Edul Patel, CEO and Co-founder, Mudrex
The future plans for Mudrex include expansion into EU markets and forging partnerships for Saber.Money
The Kirana Benefactor: Shruti, Co-founder and CEO, ApnaKlub
The company holds the full stack of logistics and operates its own warehouses + fleet of vehicles, aside from an omnichannel ordering app. So far ApnaKlub has served over 55,000 retailers and 250+ brands, reaching nearly 25 lakh families
CA Turned Lawyer and Entrepreneur: Harsh Patel, Founder and Global CEO, Water and Shark
The start-up boasts of over 500 clients across countries like UK, UAE, Singapore and India. Its clients range from unicorns to multinationals to royal families as well as government organisations. In 2023, it achieved significant milestones, including joining the Forbes Business Council and obtaining a legal license before the DIFC Dubai court
The Air Management Maverick: Abhishek Goyal, Executive Director & CEO, Aeroprime Group
Today, Aeroprime has worked with more than 10 airline customers with its innovative concept of airline management / General Sales Agent (GSA) services. Its client list includes major airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Avianca Group, Salam Air, Flyadeal, and Fly Arystan among others
The New-Age Bankers: Srinivas Sarkar and Kushagra Manglik, Co-founders, Coupl
2023 was a pivotal one for the startup as it went from being a savings-focused neobank (helping couples save together for common goals) — to being a payments focused neobank for couples
The Digital Enablers
Back in 2017, when the trio took the platform live, they started transforming the packaging industry. Given their innovative SaaS offering applicable to any industry, they gradually expanded to Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Home & Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals, Ecommerce/ Retail and Supply Chain
The Smart Entrepreneur: Saurabh Gupta, CEO and Founder, Verismart.ai
In 2019, he began blockchain-based KYC sharing in India, and later enabled blockchain-based Data interoperability for Digi Pass & Digi Travel platform. In order to have a complete tech stack, VeriSmart AI acquired two companies- Insurance Platform and Dolphinchat.ai which is a Conversational and Generative Ai platform
The Charged-up Entrepreneur: Mohal Lalbhai, Founder & CEO, Matter
A testament to their success is the overwhelming response to MATTER'S AERA, India's first geared electric bike, with an impressive 40,000 prebookings. Deliveries are slated to commence this year, marking a significant milestone
The Growth Enhancer: Subin Kumar Mitra, CEO, Groyyo
With a vision to empower 20 million-plus micro-manufacturers across Asia, Groyyo was formed by a first-generation founder, Subin Kumar Mitra in 2021.
The Fintech Innovator: Tarun Nazare, Co-Founder & CEO, Neokred
The year 2023 was a year of remarkable growth and strategic pivots for them. They not only became profitable and achieved a five per cent profit margin, but also invested heavily in creating its own UPI switch
Flying High: Suhas Tejaskanda, Founder, Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace
The startup is now aiming to serve farmers with India's only make-in-India agriculture drones
The Architect of Crafted Dishes: Chef Aanal Kotak
Her restaurant business is profitable, and she anticipates achieving a break-even for the manufacturing unit this year. Also, up next is expansion into the Horeca segment across India as well as internationally
The Fitness Industry Pioneer: Yash Vardhan Swami, Founder, Trained by YVS
Since its inception in 2017, Trained by YVS has transformed 4500+ lives
The Sustainable Realtor: Pranav Sharma, MD, Felicity Adobe
The startup has worked with 13 different EPC and IPP companies, impacting the lives of 8000+ farmer families. With Swarna Griha, they have delivered homes to 2000+ families.