In Pictures: India’s entrepreneurs are getting a whole lot younger

TILAK MEHTA | 16 | Paper N Parcels | Tilak is the founder of an app-based courier service in Mumbai known as ‘Papers n Parcels’. The digital courier company that provides one-day parcel services, collaborating with Mumbai’s dabbawalahs. Tracking facilities are available on the app. The door-to-door service app has plans to expand its business in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai and expects revenue of Rs1 billion in the next two years.

DIVYA GANDOTRA TANDON | 18 | Scoop Beats | Divya is a celebrity manager, social media manager and influential. She is the founder of Scoop Beats and Chief Operating Officer of ASTNT Technologies. She has worked for more than 500 individual stars, influencers, and companies.

AKHILENDRA SAHU | 20 | ASTNT Technologies | Akhilendra is the founder and CEO of ASTNT Technologies, the and parent organization of Technical Next, ASTNT Media, ASTNT Newswire, ASTNT Hosting and StartUp199. He is also co-founder of Scoop Beats, an Internet news media company. Sahu is known as the ‘world’s youngest serial entrepreneur’.

SREELAKSHMI SURESH | 23 | eDesign | Sreelakshmi is the youngest web designer and CEO in world the world. She started designing websites at four and had her first one ready by the time she was six. By 11, she had already established two companies - Tiny logo and Edesign. She is the youngest ever member of the Association of American Webmasters and has bagged national and international honors.

FARRHAD ACIDWALLA | 26 | Rockstah Media and Cybernetive Digital | Farrhad Acidwalla is a 25-year-old entrepreneur, investor and TEDx speaker. His organization helps in web improvement, advertising, and marketing. Farrhad’s innovative excursion began when he was 13 with the structure of an online network.

RITESH AGARWAL | 27 | OYO | Ritesh is the founder and CEO of OYO Hotels & Homes. Travelling across India at the age of 17, Ritesh stayed in more than 100 bed-and-breakfast properties, guesthouses, and hotels to realize there was a dearth of affordable and good-quality hotels in the budget hotel category. That’s how OYO was launched in 2013.

TRISHNEET ARORA | 27 | TAC Securities | Trishneet is the founder and CEO of TAC Security Solutions, a cyber security-based company. He is also an ethical hacker and author. His fondness for ethical hacking and cybersecurity led him to write several books. Trishneet’s cliental base include Bharti Airtel, HDFC, National Payments Corporation of India, DHFL Pramerica, Reliance Industries.

RANVEER ALLAHBADIA | 28 | Beerbiceps and Monk Entertainment | Ranveer has impacted millions of lives with his motivational content spread across various social media platforms. With a massive fan following acquired from his YouTube channel BeerBiceps, he has shaped the digital growth of various brands with a tinge of influencer marketing. He is also credited with hosting India’s brainiest podcast called ‘The Ranveer Show’ where he explores struggles and success stories of distinguished personalities from all walks of life. Ranveer is also the co-founder of Monk Entertainment, which offers yoga, fashion, cooking and grooming, among other activities.

KAVITA SHUKLA | 30 | FreshPaper and Freshglow Co | Kavita is the founder & CEO of The Freshglo Co. and the inventor of Frshpaper, a simple innovation taking on the massive global challenge of food waste. Her story was the subject of a short film by Hollywood director Bryce Dallas Howard. She has four patents and is the world’s youngest woman to receive the Index Design to Improve Life Award, the world’s most prestigious design accolade.

SUUMIT SHAH | Dukaan and AdSigma | Suumit Shah is the founder and CEO of Dukaan, a DIY platform which enables merchants with zero programming skills to set up their e-commerce store using smartphone. The platform was launched in just over 48 hours, and millions of merchants have since started selling online using Dukaan. He is also the founder and CEO at AdSigma.