Overview

• The list recognizes 79 entrepreneurs under 30 whose ventures meet valuation thresholds of $25 million for first-generation founders or $50 million for next-generation leaders.
• Zepto co-founders Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, both 22, top the ranking with their quick-commerce startup backed by nearly $2 billion in equity.
• Cohort members have collectively raised $5.2 billion in equity and $270 million in debt, creating over 64,000 jobs across India.
• Self-made founders dominate the list with two-thirds classified as first-generation entrepreneurs and six women represented among the honorees.
• Mumbai leads regional representation with 15 entrepreneurs and software products and services is the most featured sector with 21 founders.