Forbes India unveiled the 11th edition of Forbes India 30 Under 30 List for 2024 (Class of 2024), which recognises professionals and entrepreneurs who have made significant contributions across diverse fields.
- The 2024 list features 37 individuals including Actress Rashmika Mandana; Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, co-founders of Zepto; Vishnu Acharya of Razorpay recognised across 19 cateogries.
- The class of 2024 includes a total of 9 women which includes.
Note: The 2024 witnessed the introduction of a new cateogry – B2B (business-to-business).
Forbes India 30 Under 30 List: Class of 2024
| Category | Name | Age | Title/Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agri Tech | Ankit Alok Bagaria | 28 | Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Loopworm |
| Abhi Gawri | 27 | Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO), Loopworm | |
| Art | Viraj Khanna | 28 | Artist |
| B2B | Shreyans Chopra | 29 | Founder and CEO, Mstack |
| Spriha Biswas | 29 | Chief Product Officer (CPO) & Head of Marketing, Augnito | |
| Clean energy & climate change | Ajinkya Dhariya | 28 | Founder, PadCare Labs |
| Anupam Kumar | 28 | Co-founder & CEO, Mini Mines | |
| Arvind Bhardwaj | 28 | Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Mini Mines | |
| Consumer tech | Navajith Karkera | 28 | Co-founder & CEO, Rapture Innovation Labs |
| Jagath Biddappa | 29 | Co-founder & CTO, Rapture Innovation Labs | |
| Design | Abhishek Durani | 28 | Co-founder & Creative Director, Studio Sorted |
| Netra Ajjampur | 28 | Co-founder & Managing Partner, Studio Sorted | |
| Christopher Richard | 28 | Co-founder & Director of industrial design, Studio Carbon | |
| Digital content creators | Anushka Rathod | 25 | Digital content creator |
| Dipraj Jadhav | 28 | Digital content creator | |
| Ecommerce & Retail | Aadit Palicha | 21 | Co-founder, Zepto |
| Kaivalya Vohra | 21 | Co-founder, Zepto | |
| Varun Sanghi | 27 | Head, CarTrade ventures | |
| Education | Anupam Pedarla | 29 | Co-founder and COO, NxtWave Disruptive Technologies |
| Sashank Reddy Gujjula | 27 | Co-founder & Head of Customer Experience, NxtWave Disruptive Technologies | |
| Enterprise technology | Uddhav Kumar | 27 | Co-founder and CEO, Lynkit |
| Entertainment | Rashmika Mandanna | 27 | Actor |
| Radhika Madan | 28 | Actor | |
| Fashion | Vishesh Khanna | 28 | Co-founder, AK-OK |
| Vishal Tolambia | 26 | Founder & CEO, Humanity Centred Designs | |
| Finance | Seethalakshmy Narayanan | 29 | Vice President, Premji Invest |
| Vishnu Acharya | 29 | Head of Strategy & Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)/ Investments, Razorpay | |
| Food & Hospitality | Abhishek Agarwal | 29 | Co-founder & Director, Farmley |
| Healthcare | Dr Nadeem Ahmed | 29 | Senior consultant, McKinsey & Company |
| Aryan Chauhan | 22 | Co-founder, Zivov | |
| Industry & Manufacturing | Rama Krishna Mendu | 26 | Co-founder & CEO, EndureAir Systems |
| Chirag Jain | 28 | Co-founder & CTO, EndureAir Systems | |
| Music | Aditi Saigal aka Dot | 25 | Musician; Actor |
| NGO & Social entrepreneurship | Hunny Bhagchandani | 28 | Founder, Torchit |
| Sports | Parul Chaudhary | 28 | Athlete |
| Sumit Antil | 25 | Para Athlete | |
| Jyothi Yarraji | 24 | Athlete |
Key Highlights:
i.Aadit Palicha (21 years) and Kaivalya Vohra (21 years), Co-founders of Zepto are the youngest winners of the class of 2024 list.
- Zepto is the only 1 unicorn on the list, valued at USD 1.6 billion, and raised USD 235.4 million in 2023, which is the biggest amount raised by a listee in 2024.
ii.The list features a total of 13 professionals including Rashmika Mandanna and Radhika Madan.
iii.The winners of the new category B2B are: Shreyans Chopra (29), Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mstack; and Spriha Biswas (29), Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Head of Marketing of India’s first voice-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) for healthcare professionals, Augnito
Note: Mstack, led by Shreyans Chopra, gains prominence for its cross-border custom manufacturing platform specializing in specialty chemicals.
iv.Hunny Bhagchandani (28), Founder of Torchit, is recognised for creating innovations benefiting persons with disabilities.
- His first product, Saarthi, is a device to help blind and visually impaired persons.
Note: Athletes Parul Chaudhary and Jyothi Yarraji, featured on the list, are a part of the Indian contingents participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics(France).
About Forbes India 30 under 30 list:
i.Forbes India 30 Under 30 list was first published in 2014. It was started with 14 categories in 2014 and expanded to 20 in 2023.
ii.The list dynamically adapted to industry trends, separated music, and entertainment, added education during the edtech boom, and incorporated cryptocurrency (Web3 in 2023).
- Over the past decade, this list has not only spotlighted emerging talents but also witnessed their continued impact on diverse industries.
Selection Process:
i.The final selection was made by the Forbes India editorial team, considering individuals under 30 as of February 29, 2024.
ii.Enterprises with multiple co-founders were evaluated, giving preference to those with at least one founder under the age of 30.
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About Forbes India:
Editor– Brian Carvalho
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Launched in– 2009
