The past year was a year to forget for the Indian economy with the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent curbs to business activity causing an unprecedented economic contraction, the likes of which the nation is yet to recover from. However, in what has been one of the few bright spots in an economic climate characterized by widespread unemployment and dented demand, India's startup economy has thrived on the back of an increasing number of successful tech startups mushrooming with consumers' increased reliance on the internet.
BW Businessworld organized the 3rd edition of BW Disrupt TechTors Summit & Awards, a marathon search for India's Most Innovative Top Emerging Software/Product Companies. BW TechTors has become a synonym for the high-caliber innovative product companies creating large enterprises and running for the long haul.
This year the jury was headed by Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder & Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge; Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Chairman, 5F World Lighthouse Communities Foundation; Barnik Chitran Maitra, Managing Partner & CEO, India & South Asia, Arthur D. Little India; Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor in Chief, BW Businessworld & exchange4media; Santosh Bohra, CFA & Partner-Corporate Finance & Deals, Mazars; Nikhil Vora, Founder & CEO Sixth Sense Ventures; Sanjay Mehta, Founder&Partner, 100X.VC; Deepali Nair, Director-Marketing, India & South Asia IBM; Ajay Arora, Associate VP- Strategic Planning & Projects, Hero Corporate Service; Krishnan Ventakteswaran, CDO, Titan; Murali Krishna V., Head-Investments & Strategy, Kolte Patil Group; Noor Warsia, Group Editorial Director; BW Businessworld and Hoshie Ghaswalla, CEO Engage, BW Businessworld.
The awards received over 100 nominations from across the industry out of which 44 nominations were shortlisted for the jury. Some of the parameters used by the jury for selecting the final winners were technology impact, financial performance, and individual, as well as technology accomplishments.
BW Techtors Winners 2021:
Category | Winner |
Aggregator/Listing Tech | Saahil Goel, CEO & Co-founder, Sprocket |
Banking Tech | Visham Sikand, Founder, Goals 101 |
Anshuman Panwar, Co-Founder, Creditas Solutions | |
Edtech | Prateek Bhargava, CEO & Founder, Mindler |
Fintech | Amit Dhakad, CEO, CTO & Co-Founder, Market Pulse |
Ashok Kadsur, Co-Founder, SignDesk | |
Media Tech | Amitt Sharma, CEO, VDO.AI |
Ankit Prasad, Founder & CEO, Bobble AI | |
Product Tech | Suumit Shah, Founder & CEO, MyDukaan |
Abhinav Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, ALMOND VIRTEX | |
Trading Tech | Ajay Lakhotia, Founder & CEO, Stockgro |
Varun Sridhar, CEO, Paytm Money | |
Transport / Mobility Tech | Amit Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, Yulu Bikes |
Utility Tech | Harsh Pokharna, Co-Founder & CEO, OkCredit |
Soumya Chatterjee, Founder & CEO, EasyRewards (Shopster) |
The winners are India’s top software and product companies whose innovative approach & clutter-breaking ideas have created positive changes in the business and social ecosystem in India. The achievers were felicitated by the jury in a virtual award ceremony which was preceded by day-long summit of some of India’s top innovators.