Individual Awards

The Awards will recognize the brilliant work done by Individual Entrepreneurs who have impacted Indian entrepreneurship through exemplary activities and their leadership of their startup companies.

• Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Vivacious young business leader demonstrating high growth in minimum age.
• Founder Of The Year Visionary entrepreneur who took the business from zero to one and one to 100 with least capital raised and minimum time
• Woman Entrepreneur The woman in business who broke the male boardroom glass ceiling
• Innovator Of The Year The IP led business leader with the potential for market disruption
• Resilient Entrepreneur Of The Year The never-give-up entrepreneur who thrived in adversity
• Global Entrepreneur Of The Year For whom the world is his/her market
• Startup Leader Of The Year The creator of a new market that didn't exist before
• Creative Entrepreneur The absolute value creator out of sheer creativity
• Social Entrepreneur Of The Year Finding real solutions to India's toughest social problems

Startup Awards

The Startups will be recognized across sectors for their outstanding contribution to changing the country for the better while building a veritable Business.

• Food and Beverage Startup of the Year The Food and Beverage industry is ever evolving and the businesses in this category will be recognised for their innovation and adabtility to this.
• Travel Startup of the Year From booking platforms to apps to data-driven technology
• Gaming Startup of the Year Produced creative product & reach more users
• Best Online Marketplace solutions provider of the Year Great provider of online marketplace services
• Dynamic Startup of the Year This Awards recognize trailblazing Brand that embody innovation, adaptability, and market impact
• Best use of technology This Award applaud visionary Brands harnessing cutting-edge solutions to redefine industry standards and push the boundaries of technological innovation
• Best Online D2C Startup of the Year The company that believes the online is the best option for them to reach customers with exceptional customer service.
• Emerging Startup of the yearThe Startsups which are disrupting the world by bringing new innovation
• Insure Tech Startup
• Best Technology Startup of the Year Startups providing / innovating cutting edge technologies
• Best Software Solutions Provider of the Year Startups providing nimble and comprehensive software solutions for business scaling (Saas , Enterprise Tech , Software Suit , Cloud tech)
• Best E-Commerce Startup of the Year Fast Scaling & Most Innovative E-Commerce Startup
• Fashion Startup of the year Startups which are bringing the perfect combination of innovation and entrepreneurship in fashion industry
• Home & Craft Startup of the year Startups that helps revolutionising India by craft and home decore
• Best Healthtech Startup Startup Advancing Healthcare With AI
• Best Fintech Startup Startup Making Waves in Finance Sector
• Best Spacetech Startup Innovative Space Startup of India
• Best Blockchain Startup Blockchain Development Startup
• Startup Of The Year The business that came of age with phenomenal growth
• Best Agri Startup Of The Year Agricultural Companies / Farming Companies & Agri-Tech Companies can nominate
• Best Social Impact Startup Penetrating deeply for impacting the most disadvantaged or underprivileged section of society
• Best Smart City Solution Startup An idea or solution for resounding change in the fundamental ways of how cities function
• Best Workforce Enablment Startup Helping solve India's rising skill mismatch through skill development and job placements
• Best bio-science and bio-technology startup Developing breakthrough products to make healthcare affordable, faster accessible and easy disease diagnosis and quicker recovery
• Best Food Tech Startup Delivering more than just food
• Best healthcare startup Solving India's last mile healthcare challenge
• Best Consumer Internet The high growth profitable digital platform across categories for consumers with minimum capital raised
• Best Edtech Startup Of The Year Measuring growth in terms of students, courses, engagement time, revenue
• Best AI Startup Using machine intelligence for fast forwarding growth in the least time
• Best Deep-Tech Startup The most disruptive engineering innovation powered by virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality, robotics in terms of its scale of growth and future impact potential
• Logistics & Fulfilment Startup Of The Year Measuring optimization of existing resources for small business efficiency through automation softwares, last mile deliveries, vehicle tracking, warehouse and supply chain management
• Cleantech Startup Of The Year To improve enviourment friendly services.
• Real Estate Startup Of The Year Measuring growth in construction material, property management, brokerage, rental management, buying and selling, site operations etc.
• Best Tech Aggregator Of The Year It's the Uber for anything that saw rapid scale
• Energy Startup of the Year Generating, managing, saving, optimizing, dispersing energy through unique ways at lower cost with higher impact
• Retail Startup Of The Year Start-ups growing across niche retail categories for market and product differentiation
• B2B Startup Of The Year Young b2b businesses offering products and services with highest client acquisitions
• Bootstrapped Business Of The Year biggest bootstrapped business in terms of revenue
• Gifting Startup Of The YearStartups that seamlessly combines innovation and heartfelt surprises, redefining the joy of giving in every Gift
• HR tech Startup of the year HR Tech startup that designs solutions for real HR-business needs.
• Top Community Builder Startup Of The Year Driving growth through community development and engagement with a social network effect
• Innovative Concept of the Year The latest experiment that has the potential to become the next biggest fad
• Professional service Startup of The Year
  • Legal
  • HR
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Consultant
  • Events
• Product Business of the Year
  • Wellness ProductUnique and best selling product in its category or having fastest user adoption
  • Food/FMCG ProductThe mass selling fmcg product with least time to market
  • Consumer DurableThe new best seller in consumer durable goods with highest sales
• E-Retail startup of the year The e – retail startup that has displayed the greatest growth over the last year and has the potential to become a blue-chip corporation.
• Beauty Startup of the year
• Media & Entertainment Startup of the Year The Startup which has potential to grow exponantially through M&E industry.
• Drone Tech Startup of the Year The Drone tech startup which has reshaped the technology ecosystem with the use of drones
• Mobility Startup of the Year The Startup which has Shown an incredible growth in automation and mobility industry.
• Best AI Startup of the year
• Best AI based Video Startup
• Best Overall Use of AI in Gaming
• Best Overall Use of AI for CyberSecurity

Startup Ecosystem

The Awards will recognize the Ecosystem that has empowered the Startup Industry to become main stream and helped it to grow.

• Best Co-Working space India's top co-working business by number and quality of co-workers not space
• Best Mentor The go-to mentor for businesses across b-schools, incubators and networking platforms
• Best Angel Investor The angel with highest number of deal volume or diversity in portfolio
• Best Incubation Centre The incubator with highest number of successful graduates along with number of jobs and IP generated
• Best Accelerator Programme The accelerator with highest number and quality of companies apart from technology offered and growth achieved after the programme
• Best PE /VC Fund The fund with maximum successful exits

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