40 Under 40

Sashank Rishyasringa and Gaurav Hinduja were given many reasons why Capital Float would not work. Naysayers said the market was not ready and they lacked experience. The duo has proven them wrong.

An unusual career choice and strong management skills have helped Notani emerge as a senior leader at IndiaFirst Life Insurance.

Gunjan Soni has two jobs. Both equally important. So far she seems to be carrying them exceedingly well—after helping make Myntra a popular fashion destination, she is turning the tide at Jabong.

The US food giant is eyeing the Indian snacks market and will expand its distribution network in the country

Dhanya Rajendran’s online news startup, The News Minute, has grown into a distinct voice on regional coverage in the English news media space despite being in a highly competitive market.

At Fortune India’s annual 40 under 40 summit, six members of the class of 2018 debated if startup founders are dispensable. And a room full of startup founders and the jury agreed that they are.

Practo has moved on to becoming a one-stop shop for medical appointments, consultations, health records, insurance, and online medicine delivery.

The Shetty’s of BankBazaar have had a good year with top-line growth, lower operating expenses, and addition in the number of employees.

Makati takes India’s first lifestyle magazine in Braille English to a bookstore in Mumbai. 

He has spearheaded the Chinese smartphone firm’s meteoric rise in India in just four years, going beyond being just a phone brand.

The company, that makes PeeBuddy, the first disposable device that allows women to urinate hygienically in public places, wants to go to be in more cities, and countries.

Last year was particularly special for Indian Type Foundry founder Satya Rajpurohit as he launched Fontstore, which is like a Netflix for fonts in Latin and Indic languages, based out of Singapore.

Prerna Mukharya’s social-impact startup Outline India gathered data from 3 million people for academic institutions, government agencies and corporates. 

With a presence in eight Indian cities, the Gurgaon-based personal service has gone global by entering Dubai.

Entrepreneurs and private-equity investors say it is important for a founder to build a culture that inspires employees rather than focus on building the next unicorn.

India’s brightest young business leaders believe the gumption to challenge the traditional approach to solving problems is at the heart of creating successful businesses of tomorrow

The Fortune India 40 under 40 list looks at unique business ideas and the people powering them.

Tolexo’s founders want to make physical wholesale markets irrelevant. But they’ll have to fight biggies Amazon and Alibaba to keep buyers and sellers on their site.

Exotel, which started off with cloud telephony, is looking to grab the early-mover advantage in call privacy.

Urban Ladder has the ingredients for a great brand story. It now has to make the business work.