The 9th edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list (2024) featured 86 entries from India which includes Akshit Bansal (29) and Raghav Arora (28), co-founders of Statiq-India and Bhagya Shree Jain (29), founder of The Disposal Company.
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia:
i.The “30 Under 30 Asia” list by Forbes showcases young entrepreneurs, leaders, and trailblazers under 30 who are driving innovation and transforming industries across the Asia-Pacific region.
ii.The 2024 list features 300 entries from 21 countries and territories. India had the most entries followed by China and Japan (32 each), Singapore (27), Australia (26) and Indonesia (18).
iii.The entries are grouped under 10 Categories: Entertainment & Sports; Consumer Technology; Finance & Venture Capital; Enterprise Technology; Retail & Ecommerce; Industry, Manufacturing & Energy; Media, Marketing & Advertising; The Arts (Art&Style, Food&Drink); Healthcare & Science; And Social Impact
iv. Around 4,000 candidates were evaluated by Forbes’ Asia reporters and editors, with a panel of judges for each category. The distinguished panel included industry leaders like Roshni Nadar Malhotra of HCLTech, Kai-Fu Lee of Sinovation Ventures, and S.D. Shibulal of Infosys.
Notable Indian Entries on the 2024 List:
| Category | Name | Age | Title/Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry, Manufacturing & Energy | Akshit Bansal, Raghav Arora | 29 ; 28 | Cofounders, Statiq – India |
| Social Impact | Bhagya Shree Jain | 29 | Founder, The Disposal Company |
| Consumer Technology | Pratyush Rai, Siddhartha Saxena and Sirsendu Sarkar | 26; 27;26 | Cofounders, Merlin |
| Enterprise Technology | Ankit Bansal, Ishan Rakshit and Priy Ranjan | 29;29;27 | Cofounders, Shopflo |
| Aryan Sharma and Ayush Pathak | 18,19 | Co-founders, Induced.ai | |
| Entertainment and Sports | Pavithra Chari | 29 | Songwriter |
| Finance and Venture Capital | Aniket Damle | 29 | Principal, Blackstone |
| Healthcare and Science | Shobhita Narain | 29 | Founder, Veera Health |
| Media, Marketing and Advertising | Kavan Antani | 27 | Cofounder, Indiefolio |
| Retail and E-Commerce | Parul Aggarwal | 27 | Founder, Kabbish |
| The Arts (Art & Style, Food & Drink) | Jash Shah | 28 | Founder, Get-A-Way |
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The list also includes K-pop girl band Ive, Singaporean track and field athlete Veronica Shanti Pereira(27), Japan’s youngest mayor Ryosuke Takashima(27) of Ashiya City, India’s Aryan Sharma and Ayush Pathak, cofounders of AI startup Induced and many others.
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