Falguni Nayar – Nykaa - Everyone was awestruck when the managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank quit her lucrative job to launch her startup.
Aditi Gupta – Menstrupedia - Aditi Gupta started Menstrupedia in November 2012 to change the beliefs around menstruation.
Radhika Ghai Aggarwal – ShopClues.com - Radhika Ghai Aggarwal is the chief business officer of ShopClues.com, which she co-founded in 2011 with Sanjay Sethi and her husband,
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw – Biocon India - Unable to find a job in brewing, she started consulting before meeting Leslie Auchincloss, then owner of Biocon Biochemicals.
Vani Kola – Kalaari Capital - Vani is also known as the Mother of Venture Capital Investing in India. Vani Kola is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University.
Suchi Mukherjee – LimeRoad - Suchi Mukherjee co-founded LimeRoad in 2012 with Prashant Malik and Ankush Mehra.
Shradha Sharma – YourStory - Before launching YourStory, Shradha had served as a Brand Advisor at The Times of India and the Assistant Vice President at CNBC TV18.
Upasana Taku: MobiKwik - After working her way through the corporate world, the first female leader in Indian fintech Upasana decided in 2008 that she didn't want to continue as a corporate drone.
Ghazal Alagh: Mamaearth - Mamaearth is a D2C (direct-to-consumer) brand and today is a ₹700 crore company in terms of revenue. What was born out of parental stress in 2016 became a leading baby products company.
Chitra Gurnani Daga: Thrillophilia - Thrillophilia is a platform launched by a woman determined to fulfill her dream of traveling. She started Thrillophilia Tours Pvt. Ltd. in 2009 after extensive research and discussion.
Namita Thapar: Emcure Pharmaceuticals - Before joining Emcure, Namita already had a history in the pharma industry, working at Guidant Corporation for 6 years.
Vineeta Singh: SUGAR Cosmetics - Vineeta Singh founded the online beauty brand SUGAR Cosmetics in the year 2015. Vineeta also founded the cosmetics brand FAB BAG in the year 2012.