Anuranjita Kumar, Founder & CEO, Wit India
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Entrepreneurs of the Year - 2021
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is considered to be the fastest-growing economy of 2021. IMF also states that India’s growth is projected to be 11.5 percent in 2021 and 6.8 percent in 2022, which is the fastest in the world. Making it the only major economy expected to register double-digit growth in the mid of the COVID-19 pandemic. And being the world’s largest democracy, India has exhibited massive growth in the economy in the past few decades. With the projected growth in the economy, and being the second-largest inhabitants of people of Indian origin, India has witnessed a high rise in the number of successful entrepreneurs. From past India is a country with a rich tradition of entrepreneurship. In addition to technology-based firms, a major section of the Indian entrepreneurs from the diligent section of the population started a business with paramount facilities and created something enormous which is carried by the following generations. And with the present infrastructure provided by the government and other funds, the Indian entrepreneurs are creating ground breaking innovations in the technology bracket. This is helping the country to increase economic growth. Moreover, the youth with their headful of dreams are stepping ahead towards entrepreneurship and notwithstanding the marginal careers which are only providing the living basics. The present trends in entrepreneurship include factors of being independent, innovative, and incompatible. With the tag of being the ‘Startup Hub of the World’, the young entrepreneurs, with the path shown by the successful entrepreneurs, are creating huge successes for the country and providing job opportunities for fellow Indians. The entrepreneurs are creating a massive change. In this issue of the CEO Insights magazine, a list of ‘Entrepreneurs of the Year - 2021’ is provided to the readers showcasing the entrepreneurs’ journeys and their skills. The listing is prepared by a team of industry veterans, CEOs and VCs, and the CEO Insights magazine editorial team.
Our subscribers play a decisive role in finalization of our annual list of "Entrepreneurs of the Year - 2021" by nominating those which have served them with excellence and are praiseworthy. If you feel there is a company that deserves to be on our annual list, do write to us about them mentioning their value proposition.
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Abhijeet Katte,Founder | Prava | He is a gifted data Scientist who led the development of one of India's fastest growing hackathon platforms MachineHack.com, and has worked on data science problems across domains. |
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Akshat Birla,Founder | Finovate Capital | Using his undying passion for his profession to create a successful business with his exclusive skills in scalable business procedures |
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Anuranjita Kumar,CEO & Founder | Women in Technology for Accelerated Career Experience for Women (WiTACE) | Operating to empower women and equip them with the needed skills required to thrive in the modern world |
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Bharath Desareddy,Founder & CEO | Smartsoc Solutions | He has 12 years of VLSI expertise by launching SmartSoC, turning it into an internationally recognized centre of excellence for Semiconductor services |
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Gaurav Rastogi,Founder & CEO | Kuvera | Delivering technology integrated solutions for the financial industry |
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Manoj Singh,Founder & CEO | Agora India | He is a renowned leader who envisions for the excellent functioning of the finance industry and his expertise are in private equity, M&A, brand alliances and structured lending |
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Santosh KS,Founder | Group Cyber ID | His passion to excel as an entrepreneur is what drives him to strive for consistent improvement |
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Suresh Anubolu,Chief Human Resource Officer | GVK Biosciences | Suresh Anubolu is proficient in implementing latest and right fit HR models, HRO, RPO, as well as OD interventions in the area of Visioning, PMS, Leadership coaching and People capability development models. |
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Vijay Chander,Co-Founder | Plumb5 | He is involved in the delivering optimum digital marketing solutions with maximum return on investment through marketing technology tools |
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Vishal Ratanghayra,Founder | Platinum Corp | His ability to strive for consistent improvement has helped him become a unique force in the industry |
