New Delhi: Breaking The Bias: Women inspire us in all walks of life as they play countless roles for everyone. But when it comes to business excellence, they not only inspire us but also set remarkable examples.
Here is a list of 5 Indian women entrepreneurs who are reinventing the entrepreneurship space
Falguni Nayar – Founder and CEO of Nykaa
Falguni Nayar is an Indian businesswoman and entrepreneur. Breaking the bias, She is the founder and CEO of Nykaa. Nykaa is an e-commerce platform that sells beauty, fashion and wellness products. In 2020, it became India’s first unicorn company headed by a woman.
Soon after launching Nykaa, Nayar became India’s richest female billionaire. She is the second self-made Indian billionaire. Her net worth is around $430 million. Apart from this, Nayar is also among the 20 richest people in India. She is an inspiration to women across the country. Here is her success story.
Shradha Sharma – Founder of YourStory
She is the founder of YourStory, an online base for start-ups and entrepreneurs. This particular platform reveals the unheard story of entrepreneurs and expresses their journey, success, challenges and failures, breaking the bias, Prior to starting this venture, she worked in several organizations such as CNBC TV18 and The Times of India. She was included in the list of 500 LinkedIn influencers worldwide. She won the “L’Oreal Paris Femina Award”.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw – Founder of Biocon India
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is an Indian entrepreneur who is the Chairman and CEO of Biocon, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India. Still, her bravery and resilience to prosperity led her to get a small loan from Canara Bank to start a small team and start developing bio enzymes. In-depth knowledge of fermentation, thanks to her experience working in Australia, helped improve R&D and scale efficiently.
Radhika Ghai – Co-founder of Shopclues
Radhika Ghai Aggarwal is the co-founder and current Chief Commercial Officer of ShopClues. ShopClues is an online shopping website that sells products ranging from technology and footwear to fashion and jewelry. The company empowers small town local businessmen and turns them into a national enterprise.
Aggarwal is the first Indian woman to join the Unicorn Club. In 2016, she won the CEO of the Year award at the CEO India Awards. Her story is very inspiring for thousands of female entrepreneurs across the country.
Vineeta Singh- CEO at Sugar Cosmetics
Vineeta Singh is an entrepreneur from India at Sugar Cosmetics Corp. She is the CEO and co-founder of the company. In addition, she judged the reality television series Shark Tank India produced by Sony Entertainment Television. Its cosmetic brand is available in more than 130 cities with more than 35,000 points of sale.
