THE DYNAMIC DISRUPTORS

IN THE BUSTLING arena of Indian entrepreneurship, a new breed of innovators is rewriting the rules of business, technology and social impact even as there are a few veterans who are still going strong.

From revolutionising food delivery to democratising space travel, these trailblazers are not just building companies-they're reshaping entire industries and setting new benchmarks for success.

At the helm of this transformation are leaders like Deepinder Goyal, who steered Zomato to its first profitable year, and the Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, who is now venturing into Artificial Intelligence. The list showcases a remarkable diversity of ambition: Skyroot Aerospace's young founders Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka are bringing India's own SpaceX moment, while boAt's dynamic duo of Sameer Mehta and Aman Gupta have established a homegrown brand competing with the likes of Apple in the wearables market.

What sets these innovators apart is their uniquely Indian approach to problem-solving. Whether it's Sridhar Vembu's commitment to rural education through Zoho Schools or Nikhil Kamath's initiative to foster young entrepreneurship through WTFund, they're proving that profit and purpose can coexist. The youngest among them, Zepto founders Aadit Palicha, 22, and Kaivalya Vohra, 21, created an entirely new market category during the pandemic, while veterans like Sanjeev Bikhchandani continue to shape India's digital ecosystem through strategic investments and institution-building. Together, this club of dynamic disruptors is helping India leap into a future where technology serves as a great equaliser.

1 DEEPINDER GOYAL, 41 Co-founder & CEO, Zomato

THE DELIVERY KING

BECAUSE this IIT Delhi alumnus has taken Zomato-the restaurant aggregator-turned-food delivery app he cofounded in 2008-to its first year 'in the green' with Rs 351 crore profits in FY24, a turnaround from Rs 971 crore losses reported the last fiscal