36 Young Entrepreneurs Awarded At BW Disrupt YEA 2021

BW Businessworld hosted its 7th Edition of Young Entrepreneur's Summit (YEA), an interactive and insightful platform endeavouring to generate interesting debates on issues related to the Indian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. The summit was followed by Young Entrepreneur Awards, an annual event conceptualised by the publication to recognize India's Blazing Young Entrepreneurs 2021, where start-ups who transformed the Indian ecosystem will be identified, acknowledged and celebrated.

In 2021 organizations submitted the nominations of CEO’S & Founders and Co-Founder under a category within 0-7 years of experience. Applications received were then proceeded to a multi-tier screening process.

More than 120 nominations were received, out of which more than 70 shortlisted entrepreneurs were called to present their case to the jury board that comprised a panel of industry experts. The winner's list included 36 entrepreneurs. The awards were preceded by a day-long summit, where industry leaders tabled growth triggers, digital transformation and technology and innovations that assist young entrepreneurs today in their everyday decision making and in charting long term plans.

Young Entrepreneur Award 2021 Winners
NameDesignationOrganisation
Divij BajajCEOPower Gummies
Nikhil AggarwalCEOGrip Invest Advisors
Angad RajainGlobal Head-IFM & Chief Strategy OfficerTenon Facility Management India
Rishabh GoelCo-founder & CEOCredgenics
Gaurav KhatriCo-FounderNoise
Rohit ParanjpeCEO & Co-FounderSugarBox
Saahil GoelCo-Founder and CEOShiprocket
Varun ChaudharyManaging DirectorCG Corp Global
Vinayak ShrivastavCEOToch.ai
Pranit P ShilimkarFounderFitnesstalks
Aakash VaghelaFounderAV Organics LLP / Evocus
Prabhdeep SinghFounder and CEOStanPlus Technologies
Dr Karthik Narayan RManaging DirectorAthulya Assisted Living 
Dr. Akshay V SinghalCEO & FounderLog 9 Materials
Sairaj DhondFounder & CEOWakao Foods
Vamsi Krishna GaddamFounder & CEOAtumobile
Rahul NainaniCo-Founder & CEORe-Circle
AshutoshCo-Founder & CTOBikayi
Rohan NayakCo-Founder & CEOPocketfm
Anant BenganiDirector and Co-FounderZell Education
Ankit GargCEO & Co-FounderWakefit.co
Kabir SiddiqCEO & FounderSleepyCat
Pranav SaxenaCo-FounderThe WorldGrad
Upasna DashFounder & CEOJajabor Brand Consultancy
Sunaina HarjaiDirectorHats Off Accessories
Sargam Dhawan BhayanaDirectorTressmart Marketing
Pankaj SunwarEntrepreneurAmway
Sushant GaurCEOAdeera Pack
Amrita GaddamFounder & CEOThe Tribe Concepts
Pratik GuptaCo-Founderzoomedia
Bhavna SureshCo-Founder & CEO10club
Naivedya AgarwalCo-FounderRunaya
Pulkit KhuranaCo-FounderBattery Smart
Ujjwal JainFounder & CEOWealthDesk
Ram ShriramFounder & CEOMahagram
Ashutosh KumarCEO & Co-FounderTestbook


The panel evaluated these entrepreneurs on parameters such as key milestones of the company, the market opportunity, the financial performance and the entrepreneurial journey highlights. Following the screening process, a team of experts evaluated the eligible nominations on parameters such as business idea and model, long term potential, social impact, leadership team, the role of the entrepreneur and growth, to arrive at a shortlist.

The Jury Board was led by Jury Chair Sudhir Sethi, Founder & Chairman, Chiratae Venture India Advisor. In addition, the Jury Panel comprised eminent industry names such as Sandeep Naik, Managing Director, Head of India and Asia Pacific General Atlantic; Prashant Prakash, Partner, Accel Partners; Anup Jain, Managing Partner, Orion Venture; Sanjeev Aggarwal, Founder & Senior Managing Director, Helion; Preeti Vyar, Chairwomen & Chief Creative Officer at Vyas Giannetti Creative; Anupriya Acharya, Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, Publicis Groupe; Rajesh Srivastava, Chairman & Managing Director, Rabo Equity Advisors.

At the YEA summit there were three prominent industry leaders such as Manoj Kohli, Country Head, SoftBank India; Sudhir Sethi, Founder & Chairman, Chiratae Ventures and Beerud Sheth, CEO &Co-Founder, GupShup. More than 30+ high profile experts joined on the day to celebrate India’s nascent start-up ecosystem.

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