India’s Startup Titans Of Tomorrow: BW Disrupt 40 Under 40 2025 Winners Unveile ...
A modern India cannot be imagined without startups that stand as symbols of innovation, resilience, and economic growth. In 2025, the momentum of entrepreneurship continues to redefine the nation’s economic landscape, blending deep technology with traditional business acumen.From AI-led solutions to disruptive consumer ventures, India’s young founders are converting challenges into opportunities and positioning the country as a global powerhouse for innovation.
Supported by progressive policy reforms, a cautious influx of venture capital, and a renewed surge in digital adoption, startups are thriving across domains such as fintech, mobility, D2C, healthtech, and sustainability. These entrepreneurs embody the spirit of transformation, driving India’s ambition to be a leader not just in scale, but in creativity and impact.
The Initiative
To celebrate this dynamic spirit, BW Disrupt, in association with BW Businessworld, organised the ninth edition of the BW Disrupt 40 Under 40 Awards.
The platform honours both entrepreneurs building disruptive ventures and intrapreneurs reshaping established organisations from within. Together, they form the vanguard of a new business era that thrives on bold ideas, execution, and long-term vision.
The Process
This year, BW Disrupt received over 250 nominations spanning diverse sectors including FMCG, mobility, fintech, D2C, AI, and education. After rigorous evaluation, the entries were whittled down to a carefully curated shortlist of 150 nominees who were invited to present before the eminent jury panel.
Each nominee underwent a multi-tier screening and evaluation against a defined set of parameters, major accomplishments, contributions to organisational growth, leadership journey, strategies for scale, sustainability initiatives, as well as their ability to transform weaknesses into strengths. This transparent and merit-driven approach ensured that only the most deserving names emerged as winners.
The Jury
The prestigious jury comprised some of the most respected names from the world of venture capital, private equity, entrepreneurship, and industry leadership. These eminent voices brought with them decades of experience and sectoral expertise, ensuring a holistic evaluation process and upholding the sanctity of the awards.
The Winners
WINNERS
DESIGNATIONCOMPANY1Abhinav GuptaChief Executive OfficerCars24 Arabia2Aaryan Veer KapoorHead of Strategy and GrowthGola Sizzlers 3Agnishwar JayaprakarFounder and CEOGaruda Aerospace4Alluru Uday KiranCo-founder and Head of OperationsBhanzu5Aman BatraChief Strategy OfficerInsuranceDekho6Amol AnandDirector Loom Solar7Anirudh SharmaCo-founderThird Wave Coffee Roaster8Anish PopliFounder and CEOProcMart9Ankit AgrawalCEOSkips Communication10Ankit Kothari FounderWhatnot India11Anurag Aggarwal
(Special Mention)FounderHumans of Telecom12Arune Dhiren ChellaramExecutive DirectorFeatherlite Furniture13Aryaman VirFounder and CEO Morpho Dimensions14Avi MittalManaging Partner and CEOGoldenAce Ventures LLP. 15Debojit Sen Founder and CEOCrack-ED 16Devansh Jain NawalFounderCulture Circle17Gaurav BaggaSenior Vice President, Tech & Product (CTPO Role)Pristyn Care 18Gaurav BaidCo-founderAvataar19Himanshu Chawla FounderBakingo & FlowerAura 20Karan ChopraChairman and CEOTable Space21Keshav G V ReddyCEO and Board MemberEqual 22Krishna Mohan MeenavalliFounder and Executive Director String Metaverse23Navkaran Singh BaggaFounder and CEOAkvo Atmospheric Water Systems India24Nishant PittieFounder and ChairmanEaseMyTrip.com25Pankaj GoenkaVice PresidentInsuranceDekho26Pramod NairCo-founder and CPTOLoadShare Networks27Raghu KhannaChairman and Managing Director CashurDrive Marketing28Rajeev Kumar
(Special Mention)Founder and Managing DirectorWhiteApple LLP29Rayan MalhotraFounder and CEONeofinity Services 30Rikant PittieCo-founderEaseMyTrip.com31Santanu BasuCEOLets Game Now32Shefali AnuragCo-founderCoto33Shivam GinglaniFounder and CEOWoodsmen Whiskey (Ginglani Distillers)34Smrithi RavichandranVice PresidentFlipkart Internet35Sneha KatkarHead of Product StrategyQuick Heal Technologies36Sonia BatraCo-founder Nandini Skin Care37Sourabh DeorahCo-founder and CEOAdvantageClub.ai38Srinivas MadhavamFounderExprs Techno Logistics39Srishti Tanwani Co-founder and CEOIndo Era40Stanley StephenManaging DirectorSmall Ticket Funding41Sunny VaghelaFounder and CEOTechDefence42Syed Mohammad Onais RafiqHead of Business, Strategy and MediaCarDekho Group43Tejas KhodayCo- founder and CEOFYERS44Vaebhav Sharat BadalCEOAllcast Metals45Vaibhav GuptaCo-founder and CPOKlugKlug46Videt JaiswalFounder and CEOAirblack47Vipul GuptaFounderRe'equil India48Vratika GuptaCEO Maison Sia
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