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International Women’s day 2022: The list of Indian women who have become entrepreneurs by starting their own startup is very long. Be it Falguni Nair, Founder of Nykaa or Upasana Taku, Founder of Digital Payment and Buy Now Pay Later Company Mobikwik, Sabina Chopra of Yatra.com or Radhika Ghai Aggarwal of ShopClues.com, all have achieved different positions on their hard work and strength. .
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In today’s modern era, women are walking step by step, competing with men in all fields or it will not be wrong to say that they are leaving men behind on many fronts. Outside the kitchen and household chores, education, defence, business is hardly any area in which women are not present. Women are constantly proving themselves even in the competition of startups nowadays. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we are going to introduce you to such successful Indian women, who have made their mark in the world due to their startups.
Long list of successful women
The list of Indian women who have become entrepreneurs by starting their own startups is, by the way, very long. These women have started their work with little capital and have spread an empire of crores in the country and abroad. Be it Falguni Nair, Founder of Nykaa or Upasana Taku, Founder of Digital Payment and Buy Now Pay Later Company Mobikwik, Sabina Chopra of Yatra.com or Radhika Ghai Aggarwal of ShopClues.com, all have achieved different positions on their hard work and strength. And by proving herself as a successful entrepreneur, she is also providing employment to thousands of people today. Let us tell you about some such special personalities of the country on the occasion of Women’s Day.
Falguni Nair: Nayaka
Leaving a two-decade-long career in investment banking and starting a beauty startup at the age of 50, Falguni Nair became one of the most successful women of 2021. Falguni, the founder of a startup called Nykaa, has now become India’s biggest self-made billionaire. In the last quarter of 2021 last year, Nyka’s shares have risen by 89 per cent, due to which there has been a big jump in their wealth. She owns half of the $6.5 billion company. Let us tell you that when Falguni decided to start Nyka in the year 2012, she was holding the post of Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Group, but she left this position to start her own startup. Nykaa creates beauty products from affordable, rare and luxury brands for Indians.
Sabina Chopra: travel.com
After graduating from Delhi University, Sabina Chopra started her career with Japanese Airlines. Sabina is the co-founder of tour and travel startup Yatra.com and has completed 13 years in the company. She mentioned during an interview that when she was working with eBookers (between 2000 and 2005) online travel booking was booming and that’s where the idea of online travel business came to her mind. . Today he along with his team has made Yatra.com one of the most popular travel portal of India or say the most popular with his efforts.
Worship Tank: MobiKwik
Upasana Taku, the founder of digital payment and buy now pay later company MobiKwik, started this startup from his home and took it to the heights. The company was started by Upasana along with her husband Bipin Preet Singh in 2009. At that time, digital payments in India were at a very early stage. According to Upasana, she was doing a comfortable job at PayPal in the US at that time and had to face opposition from family members to come to India to start her own startup. Notably, MobiKwik’s main verticals are its Wallet and BNPL business. 70% of its revenue still comes from the wallet business. Continually climbing the ladder of success, it has joined the fast growing Unicorn Club of India.
Radhika Ghai Agarwal: ShopClues.com
Radhika Ghai Aggarwal, co-founder and CMO of ShockClues.com, ranked as one of the leading e-commerce websites by Alexa Ratings, also features in the list, who have made their mark on their own. The e-commerce website was established in 2011 in Silicon Valley and is currently the first and largest fully managed website in India. Prior to its founding, Radhika worked in the field of strategy planning at Nordstrom’s corporate headquarters. In addition, he worked with Goldman Sachs in New York and its Wealth Management Group in Menlo Park, USA. Radhika, who has an MBA in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Washington, established ShopClues as the best e-commerce website in India with her hard work.
Padmashree Warrior: Fable
One of the most powerful women in technology is Padma Shri Warrior, Founder and CEO of Fable. He founded this startup in the year 2019. Prior to its launch, Padma Shri also served as the Chief Technology Officer of Cisco and Motorola. Apart from this, she was also the CEO of the electric car company Neo USA. Born and raised in Vijayawada, India, Warrior holds a master’s degree from Cornell University, followed by a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from IIT Delhi. Fable is one of those startups that have grown rapidly and have made a mark in the business world.
Priya Lakhani: Century Tech
Priya Lakhani, Founder and CEO, Century Tech, develops the latest AI-based learning technologies and tools for schools and colleges. Trained as a lawyer, Lakhani left his profession to enter the business world. He was awarded Business Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 and OBE in 2014. Lakhani is considered the leader of education and AI. Born in an Indian family, Priya was raised in Cheshire, UK and earned a Masters degree in Law from University College London. He made a name for himself in the business world by starting his next career startup.
Ankiti Bose – Jilingo
Ankiti Bose is the co-founder and CEO of Zilingo, a multinational startup and one of the largest B2B e-commerce companies in Southeast Asia. Ankiti was also included in Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30 list and Fortune 40 under 40 list in the year 2018. He was also featured in Bloomberg 50 in the year 2019. Born in Dehradun, Ankiti grew up in Mumbai and studied Mathematics and Economics at St. Xavier’s (Mumbai). Through this startup, she went ahead in the world of business and joined the list of successful entrepreneurs making her own identity and today she does not want any identity.
Anisha Singh: my dala.com
Anisha Singh, a postgraduate in Political Communication from the US, is the founder and CEO of MyDala.com. This is a place where you will get everything you need. If you are looking for the best deals and discounts on everything from clothing, restaurants, dental care, gym salons, then you are here. Anisha has received the 2016 E Commerce Entrepreneur Award for her startup. She has received Zee TV Woman Achiever Award. There are many more Indian women who have built a huge business empire by starting a startup and are constantly in the news. Along with this, many people are also getting employment due to their dedication and hard work. Salute to these great business women on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
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In today’s modern era, women are walking step by step, competing with men in all fields or it will not be wrong to say that they are leaving men behind on many fronts. Outside the kitchen and household chores, education, defence, business is hardly any area in which women are not present. Women are constantly proving themselves even in the competition of startups nowadays. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we are going to introduce you to such successful Indian women, who have made their mark in the world due to their startups.