IIT Kanpur Graduate Is Youngest Entrepreneur In Hurun India 2024 Under-35 List; Know More About Him

Hurun India 2024 Under-35 list which was released recently celebrates 150 outstanding entrepreneurs with a minimum business valuation of USD 50 million for first-gen and USD 100 million for next-gen leaders. Besides probables in Mukesh Ambani's daughter, Isha Ambani, and Parita Parekh, co-founder of Toddle, the list features Ankush Sachdeva, co-founder and CEO of ShareChat and Moj and an IIT Kanpur graduate as the youngest entrepreneur. Read to know more about the celebrated entrepreneur.

Hyderabad: As Hurun India Under-35 Entrepreneurs' list is out, it features probables in billionaire Mukesh Ambani's daughter, Isha Ambani, and Parita Parekh, co-founder of Toddle. Isha serves as the non-executive director of Reliance Retail, while Parita is the Head of Learning at Toddle, a platform for teachers.

The list, which celebrates 150 outstanding entrepreneurs with a minimum business valuation of USD 50 million for first-gen and USD 100 million for next-gen leaders, features Ankush Sachdeva, co-founder and CEO of ShareChat and Moj and an IIT Kanpur graduate as the youngest entrepreneur.

According to a Hurun India spokesperson, ShareChat CEO Ankush Sachdeva, an IIT Kanpur Graduate, built ShareChat and Moj, India’s leading social media apps. ShareChat targets users with social media marketing through ShareChat ads.

Here is the Hurun India Under-35 Entrepreneurs List for India:

2024 Hurun India Under35s

Sr No.	Name	Gender	Age	Industry	Company	Residence
1	Ankush Sachdeva	M	31	Media & Entertainment	Sharechat	New Delhi
2	Neetish Sarda	M	31	Real Estate	Smartworks	Kolkata
3	Akshit Jain	M	31	Consumer Goods	Goldmedal Electricals	Vijayawada
4	Chaitanya Rathi	M	31	E-Commerce	Bijnis	New Delhi
5	Jay Vijay Shirke	M	31	Real Estate	BG Shirke Construction Technology	Pune
6	Rahul Raj	M	31	Financial Services	Flobiz	Mumbai
7	Rajan Bajaj	M	31	Financial Services	Slice	Alwar
8	Raghav Gupta	M	31	Energy	Jakson Infra	New Delhi
9	Rishi Raj Rathore	M	31	E-Commerce	Arzooo	Bengaluru
10	Hemesh Singh	M	31	Education & Training	Unacademy	Agra
11	Saransh Garg	M	31	Financial Services	Nova Benefits	Mumbai
12	Raghav Bagai	M	31	Media & Entertainment	Sociowash	New Delhi
13	Vinod Kumar Meena	M	31	Media & Entertainment	Kuku FM	New Delhi
14	Arjun Ahluwalia	M	32	Financial Services	Jai Kisan	Mumbai
15	Nishant Chandra	M	32	Education & Training	Newton School	New Delhi
16	Manan Shah	M	32	Real Estate	Man Infraconstruction	Mumbai
17	Pranav Agarwal	M	32	Media & Entertainment	Sociowash	New Delhi
18	Keshav Reddy	M	32	Pharmaceuticals	Aragen Life Sciences	Hyderabad
19	Rohan Nayak	M	32	Media & Entertainment	Pocket FM	Gurugram
20	Siddharth Vij	M	32	E-Commerce	Bijnis	Agra
21	Rishabh Desai	M	32	Metals & Mining	Apar Industries	Dubai
22	Mihir Gupta	M	32	Education & Training	Teachmint	Bhopal
23	Alakh Pandey	M	32	Education & Training	Physics Wallah	Noida
24	Akshit Gupta	M	32	Industrial Products	KEI Industries	New Delhi
25	Pallon Mistry	M	32	Construction & Engineering	Shapoorji Mistry Group	Mumbai
26	Ramanshu Mahaur	M	32	E-Commerce	Spinny	New Delhi
27	Vaibhav Khandelwal	M	32	Transportation & Logistics	Shadowfax	Jaipur
28	Saurav Swaroop	M	32	Financial Services	Velocity	Mumbai
29	Nishanth KS	M	32	Media & Entertainment	Pocket FM	Mandya
30	Parita Parekh	F	32	Education & Training	Toddle	Ahmedabad
31	Isha Ambani	F	32	Retail	Reliance Retail	Mumbai
32	Aakash Ambani	M	32	Telecommunication	Reliance Jio Infocomm	Mumbai
33	Ajeesh Achuthan	M	32	Financial Services	Open	Bengaluru
34	Bala Sarda	M	32	Food & Beverages	Vahdam India	New Delhi
35	Aman Mehta	M	32	Pharmaceuticals	Torrent Pharma	Ahmedabad
36	Alekh Sanghera	M	32	AgriTech	Farmart	Chandigarh
37	Sushant Goel	M	33	Food & Beverages	Third Wave Coffee	Bengaluru
38	Roman Saini	M	33	Education & Training	Unacademy	Bengaluru
39	Apoorv Kumar	M	33	Financial Services	Refyne	Bengaluru
40	Sumit Gupta	M	33	Financial Services	CoinDCX	Dubai
41	Yashvardhan Patil	M	33	Real Estate	Kolte-Patil Developers	Pune
42	Venkata Sajeev Alluri	M	33	Food & Beverages	Avanti Feeds	Hyderabad
43	Ankit Tomar	M	33	Software & Service	Bizongo	Mohali
44	Vasant Sridhar	M	33	Financial Services	OfBusiness	Chennai
45	Kartheeswaran K K	M	33	AgriTech	Ninjacart	Erode
46	Arun Vinayak	M	33	Electric Vehicle	Exponent Energy	Bengaluru
47	Ajinkya Kulkarni	M	33	Financial Services	Wint Wealth	Nashik
48	Mukul Rustagi	M	33	Education & Training	Classplus	Ghaziabad
49	Aneri Patel	F	33	Real Estate	Ganesh Housing Corporation	Ahmedabad
50	Naveesh Reddy	M	33	Financial Services	Financepeer	Hyderabad
51	Rahul Attuluri	M	33	Education & Training	NxtWave	Hyderabad
52	Aneesha Tewari	F	33	Pharmaceuticals	USV	San Francisco
53	Nirav Bajaj	M	33	Metals & Mining	Mukand	Mumbai
54	Deepit Purkayastha	M	33	Media & Entertainment	Inshorts	New Delhi
55	Amit Jangir	M	33	Software & Service	Karbon Card	Mumbai
56	Bhaswat Agarwal	M	33	Education & Training	Classplus	New Delhi
57	Raunak Bhinge	M	33	Services	Infinite Uptime	Pune
58	Harshil Mathur	M	33	Financial Services	Razorpay	Bengaluru
59	Aravind Sanka	M	33	Transportation & Logistics	Rapido	Tiruvuru
60	Ayush Bathwal	M	33	Food & Beverages	Third Wave Coffee	Bengaluru
61	Pavan Guntupalli	M	33	Transportation & Logistics	Rapido	Hyderabad
62	Abhishek Bansal	M	33	Transportation & Logistics	Shadowfax	Bengaluru
63	Aniket Nikumb	M	33	E-Commerce	Mensa Brands	Thane
64	Sanket Shah	M	33	Media & Entertainment	InVideo	Mumbai
65	Shom Hinduja	M	33	Automobiles & Auto Component	Ashok Leyland	Mumbai
66	Siddharth Sikka	M	33	Electric Vehicle	Battery Smart	Ghaziabad
67	Rahul Sharma	M	33	Services	Zetwerk	Bhopal
68	Shashank Kumar	M	33	Financial Services	Razorpay	Bengaluru
69	Agnishwar Jayaprakash	M	34	Aerospace & Defense	Garuda Aerospace	Chennai
70	Lal Chand Bisu	M	34	Media & Entertainment	Kuku FM	Sikar
71	Anjali Merchant	F	34	Pharmaceuticals	Encore Healthcare	Mumbai
72	Yogesh Agarwal	M	34	Financial Services	Onsurity	Bengaluru
73	Dhvanil Sheth	M	34	Media & Entertainment	Skillmatics	Mumbai
74	Pulkit Khurana	M	34	Electric Vehicle	Battery Smart	Gurugram
75	Naveen Deewangan	M	34	Media & Entertainment	Kutumb	Kondagaon
76	Sachin Agrawal	M	34	Software & Service	Bizongo	Sikar
77	Akshay Chaturvedi	M	34	Education & Training	Leverage Edu	New Delhi
78	Vidit Aatrey	M	34	E-Commerce	Meesho	New Delhi
79	Pawan Kumar Chandana	M	34	Aerospace & Defense	Skyroot Aerospace	Hyderabad
80	Jyotiranjan Harichandan	M	34	Electric Vehicle	Bolt Earth	Bengaluru
81	Moin SPM	M	34	Aerospace & Defense	Agnikul Cosmos	Chennai
82	Parth Jindal	M	34	Cement & Cement Products	JSW Cement	Mumbai
83	Govind Soni	M	34	Financial Services	CoinSwitch	Bengaluru
84	Prashant Sachan	M	34	Software & Service	Appsforbharat	Amethi
85	Ayush Choudhary	M	34	Software & Service	Scrut Automation	Noida
86	Neeraj Khandelwal	M	34	Financial Services	CoinDCX	Dubai
87	Shashwat Goenka	M	34	Retail	Spencers Retail	Kolkata
88	Anurag Saboo	M	34	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	DaMENSCH	New Delhi
89	Raghav Chandra	M	34	Services	Urban Company	Kanpur
90	Agam Khare	M	34	AgriTech	Absolute	Jhunjhunu
91	Ravish Naresh	M	34	Software & Service	Khatabook	Bengaluru
92	Raheel Shah	M	34	Pharmaceuticals	BDR Pharmaceuticals International	Mumbai
93	Shobhit Jain	M	34	AgriTech	Vegrow	Kolkata
94	Sibabrata Das	M	34	Consumer Goods	Atomberg Technology	Mumbai
95	Praneeth Kumar Boganadhula	M	34	AgriTech	Vegrow	Bengaluru
96	Saloni Anand	F	34	Healthcare	Traya Health	Vapi
97	Vimal Sagar Tiwari	M	34	Financial Services	CoinSwitch	Bengaluru
98	Tanmai Gopal	M	34	Software & Service	Hasura	Ahmedabad
99	Ashiis Goenka	M	34	Food & Beverages	3F Oil Palm	Hyderabad
100	Pranav Goel	M	34	Transportation & Logistics	Porter	Bengaluru
101	Gaurav Pushkar	M	34	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	DaMENSCH	New Delhi
102	Tarun Mehta	M	34	Electric Vehicle	Ather Energy	Bengaluru
103	Darryl Dias	M	34	Transportation & Logistics	Magenta Mobility	Mumbai
104	Sangeet Agrawal	M	34	Consumer Goods	Mokobara	Bengaluru
105	Anant Ahuja	M	34	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	Shahi Exports	New Delhi
106	Udit Todi	M	34	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	Lux Industries	Kolkata
107	Harshvardhan Lal	M	34	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	The Souled Store	Mumbai
108	Saket Todi	M	34	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	Lux Industries	Kolkata
109	Aniket Deb	M	34	Software & Service	Bizongo	Kolkata
110	Prabhkiran Singh	M	34	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	Bewakoof	Ludhiana
111	Uttam Digga	M	34	Transportation & Logistics	Porter	Bengaluru
112	Naga Bharath Daka	M	34	Aerospace & Defense	Skyroot Aerospace	Hyderabad
113	Sanjay Byalal Jagannath	M	34	Electric Vehicle	Exponent Energy	Hyderabad
114	Saurav Kumar	M	35	Electric Vehicle	Euler Motors	New Delhi
115	Sanjeev Barnwal	M	35	E-Commerce	Meesho	Bengaluru
116	Mohit Kumar	M	35	Consumer Goods	Ultrahuman	Bengaluru
117	Swapnil Jain	M	35	Electric Vehicle	Ather Energy	Bengaluru
118	Enbasekar Dinadayalane	M	35	Healthcare	MediBuddy	Bengaluru
119	Vinayak Bhavnani	M	35	Transportation & Logistics	Chalo	Kota
120	Rohith Salim	M	35	Software & Service	SpotDraft	Bengaluru
121	Chanakya Hridaya	M	35	Software & Service	Blackbuck	Bengaluru
122	Rishi C. Sanghvi	M	35	Industrial Products	Sanghvi Movers	Pune
123	Libin V Babu	M	35	AgriTech	Animall	Pathanamthitta
124	Chitresh Sharma	M	35	Financial Services	Refyne	Raipur
125	Priyank Shah	M	35	E-Commerce	Renee Cosmetics	Ahmedabad
126	Vedang Patel	M	35	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	The Souled Store	Mumbai
127	Aditya Sharma	M	35	Textiles, Apparels & Accessories	The Souled Store	Mumbai
128	Amrendra Singh	M	35	AgriTech	DeHaat	Dalmianagar
129	Harsh Binani	M	35	Real Estate	Smartworks	New Delhi
130	Adarsh Srivastava	M	35	AgriTech	DeHaat	Bihar
131	Nirmal Kotle	M	35	Real Estate	Kolte-Patil Developers	Pune
132	Dhruvil Sanghvi	M	35	Software & Service	LogiNext Technoligies	Ahmedabad
133	Madhav Bhagat	M	35	Software & Service	SpotDraft	Agra
134	Hardik Dedhia	M	35	Healthcare	PharmEasy	Mumbai
135	Ashish Singhal	M	35	Financial Services	CoinSwitch	Bengaluru
136	Bibhu Prasad Das	M	35	Financial Services	Propelld	Mumbai
137	Sudarshan Venu	M	35	Automobiles & Auto Component	TVS Motor Company	Singapore
138	Anshuman Singh	M	35	Education & Training	Scaler	Lucknow
139	Satish Kannan	M	35	Healthcare	MediBuddy	Bengaluru
140	Dhruv Madhok	M	35	E-Commerce	Arata	New Delhi
141	Saurabh Jain	M	35	Software & Service	Livspace	New Delhi
142	Gaurav Sharma	M	35	Software & Service	SaaS Labs	Ghaziabad
143	Sumit Kumar Jha	M	35	Media & Entertainment	Fantasy Akhada	Mumbai
144	Deepanshu Arora	M	35	Education & Training	Toddle	Bareilly
145	Dhaval Shah	M	35	Healthcare	PharmEasy	Mumbai
146	Prihans Dedhiya	M	35	Transportation & Logistics	Everest Fleet	Mumbai
147	Ghazal Alagh	F	35	E-Commerce	Mamaearth	Gurugram
148	Amrit Acharya	M	35	Services	Zetwerk	Bhubaneshwar
149	Ankit Garg	M	35	Consumer Goods	Wakefit	Bengaluru
150	Brijesh Samantaray	M	35	Financial Services	Propelld	Bhubaneshwar

Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India, said that their research underscores the dynamic entrepreneurial spirit among India’s Under-35 demographic, particularly as the country’s economy continues to expand.

“These young business leaders have rapidly established successful companies, adeptly navigating challenges such as geopolitical complexities, inflation, and other economic headwinds,” he said.

“We estimate that each of our Under-30 entrepreneurs has built businesses valued at around US$10 million, while our more experienced Under-35 cohort showcases enterprises worth approximately US$50 million, with some achieving valuations up to a hundred times that. Given India’s promising economic outlook, we expect many of our ambitious Under-30s to transition to the senior list as their ventures soar,” Anas further added.

“The 2024 Hurun India Under 35s highlights 150 outstanding entrepreneurs under 35, recognising those with a minimum business valuation of USD 50 million for first-gen and USD 100 million for next-gen leaders,” Hurun’s release stated.

Industry Analysis

In the 2024 Hurun India Under35s List, the Financial Services sector leads with 21 companies, followed closely by Software & Services with 14 entries. Education & Training and Media & Entertainment secures third place, featuring 12 companies each.

Service providers dominate the list, accounting for 59% while manufacturing companies comprise 41%.

Top Women in the List

The 2024 Hurun India Under35s List showcases the achievements of seven remarkable women entrepreneurs. Parita Parekh (32) from Toddle and Isha Ambani (32) of Reliance Retail are the youngest women on the list. Following them are Aneri Patel (33), Aneesha Tiwari (33), and Anjali Merchant (34), who represent the next generation of women entrepreneurs continuing their family legacies. Saloni Anand (34), another self-made entrepreneur with Traya Health, is transforming hair care solutions in India. Ghazal Alagh (35) of Mama Earth has successfully led a startup to become a publicly listed company.

Youngest Women – 2024 Hurun India Under35s

Rank	Founders	Company Name	Age	Residence
1	Parita Parekh	Toddle	32	Ahmedabad
1	Isha Ambani	Reliance Retail	32	Mumbai
3	Aneri Patel	Ganesh Housing Corporation	33	Ahmedabad
3	Aneesha Tewari	USV	33	San Francisco
5	Anjali Merchant	Encore Healthcare	34	Mumbai
5	Saloni Anand	Traya Health	34	Vapi
7	Ghazal Alagh	Mamaearth	35	Gurugram

Top Undergraduate Universities

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) dominates the 2024 Hurun India Under35s List, producing the highest number of young entrepreneurs. IIT Madras tops the list with 13 entrants, followed closely by IIT Bombay with 11 and both IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur with ten each.

Top Undergraduate Alumni Universities – 2024 Hurun India Under35s

Rank	University	No of Entrepreneurs	Name	Company Name
1	IIT Madras	13	Vasant Sridhar	OfBusiness
2	IIT Bombay	11	Saransh Garg	Nova Benefits
3	IIT Delhi	10	Ramanshu Mahaur	Spinny
3	IIT Kharagpur	10	Rajan Bajaj	Slice
5	IIT Roorkee	6	Nishant Chandra	Newton School

Top Postgraduate Universities

IIT Madras is a leading choice for postgraduate studies, with seven entrants in the 2024 Hurun India Under35s List, followed by IIT Kharagpur with six entrants.

Table 10: Top Post Graduate Alumni Universities – 2024 Hurun India Under35s

Rank	University	No of Entrepreneurs	Name	Company Name
1	IIT Madras	7	Raunak Bhinge	Infinite Uptime
2	IIT Kharagpur	6	Rahul Raj	Flobiz
3	Cornell University	3	Darryl Dias	Magenta Mobility
3	Harvard Business School	3	Nirav Bajaj	Mukand
3	IIT Bombay	3	Saurav Swaroop	Velocity

Brief Bios of Some 2024 Hurun India Under35s

Ankush Sachdeva (31):

ShareChat CEO Ankush Sachdeva, an IIT Kanpur Graduate, built ShareChat and Moj, India’s leading social media apps. ShareChat targets users with social media marketing through ShareChat ads.

Neetish Sarda (31) and Harsh Binani (35):

Neetish Sarda and Harsh Binani are co-founders of Smartworks, a managed office provider to enterprises and MNCs. The organisation helps budding entrepreneurs set up workplaces with the best facilities for their employees at cost-effective rates.

Akshit Jain (31):

Akshit Jain stepped into the family business as a director. Goldmedal Electricals started as a retailer of leading electrical brands.Goldmedal Electricals is a leading manufacturer of electrical and electronic products, known for its innovative solutions in wiring devices, home automation, and lighting systems.

Chaitanya Rathi (31) and Siddharth Vij (32):

Chaitanya Rathi and Siddharth Vij are co-founders of Bijnis, a technology-driven platform that connects manufacturers and retailers in the footwear and apparel industry.

Jay Vijay Shirke (31):

B.G Shirke Construction is one of the prominent real estate developers of the past seven decades. Jay Vijay Shirke is the 3rd generation in the family business, taking forward the decade-long legacy.

Rahul Raj (31):

Rahul Raj is the co-founder of Flobiz, a fintech platform that offers streamlined financial and business management solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India. Flobiz simplifies accounting, invoicing, and compliance, helping businesses operate more efficiently.

Rajan Bajaj (31):

Rajan Bajaj, founder and CEO of Slice, is an IIT Kharagpur graduate. Slice is a short-term borrowing facility provider that facilitates credit lines for those who cannot access them through traditional means.