10 Young Women Entrepreneurs In India

India had consistently been a most famous destination goal for fair trade and business. With great atmosphere, reasonable facilities and a colossal measure of manpower, India has become a centre point for developing trade step by step a day. Business, keeping in mind that it is succeeding from the business front, our Indian women have turned as every possibility to make the most out of it.

Women in business have demonstrated that establishing an organization without anyone else’s input isn’t past their perception. In the country like India where a portion of the Indian women are tremendously dismissed, there are some who have taken off higher.

On account of these incredible women, that they have confronted battles, challenges and advanced toward the top rundown of business visionaries in India. This has helped the general public financially as well as has done a great deal as far as discovering the potential that a woman holds.

In recent times there are women who have become well known with their flexibility and creativity. Women are basically thoughtful, promising, committed and have made a mark in the market as of now. These ten women have shaken customary businesses and industry gauges to interface with the classes and masses in India.

They are few women young entrepreneurs we have listed:

10 Famous Female Entrepreneurs In India

Vandana Luthra – Founder of VLCC

A well-known giant VLCC is a beauty and wellness have its presence in 11 countries across Asia, Africa. It is very famous for its weight loss recommendations.

Education: Polytechnic for Women in New Delhi

Prior Work Experience: homemaker

Journey Started in : 1989

Awards:

Padma Shri, Woman Entrepreneur Award

FICCI Successful Business Woman Award

Amity Woman Achievers Award

Outstanding Business Woman Award

Rajeev Gandhi Women Achiever Award

Falguni Nayar – Founder & CEO of Nykaa

Online Makeup a first step and sensation started by Falguni as Nykaa. The Investment bankers’ step towards entrepreneurship given a fame called Nykaa. Nayaka sells more than 35,000 products from 650 brands in a day internationally.

Education: IIM, Ahmedabad (MBA in Finance)

Prior Work Experience: M.D of Kotak Mahindra Capital Co.

Journey Started in : 2012

Awards:

The Most Powerful Women in Business 2017

Woman Ahead (2017)

Shradha Sharma – Founder & CEO of YourStory

People search for stories. But here she became a story by creating story sharing platform named Yourstory. At a very young age she just made a mark by turning life as an entrepreneur.

Education: Masters in History

Prior Work Experience: The Times of India

Journey Started in : 2008

Awards:

NASSCOM Ecosystem Evangelist Award

amongst 500 LinkedIn Influencers across the world

L’Oreal Paris Femina Award’

LinkedIn’s most viewed CEOs under Internet category.

Ekta Kapoor – Balaji Telefilms

Ekta Kapoor is known as the “Queen of Soap Operas” in Indian Film producer, Director in Balaji Telefilms. She owns Balaji Telefilms. She has a huge response in Indian Channels.

Education: Graduation, Mithabai College

Prior Work Experience: Producer

Journey Started in : 1995

Awards:

Indo-American Society Awards

National Media Award for Asian Academy of Film and TelevisionS Most Powerful Women in India Awards.

Sairee Chahal – Founder & CEO of SHEROES

Sairee is an inspiration for many other women but also has strived hard to make a direct impact by finding jobs for them. Sheros is a meaning called She is a Hero. It is for women who left their career options behind for social responsibilities.

Education: International Relations, IMT Ghaziabad, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Prior Work Experience: Heidrick and Struggles, CII

Journey Started in : 2014

Awards:

Devi Award winner

Femina Achievers Award

Cartier Award

Editor’s choice for L’Oreal Femina Women’s Award

Business Today and Most Powerful Women in Indian Business.

Supriya Paul – Founder, Josh Talks

A Disappointed C.A., Supriya Paul is tired of her career choice and wanted to do much more for herself and students like her who were stuck in a Competition race. With passion for inspiring India’s youth started Josh Talks.

Education: Chattered Accountant

Prior Work Experience: Marketing, Outlook Publishing Pvt. Ltd

Journey Started in : 2015

Awards:

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia – Media

Super Startup Asia – 2018

Top 100 Startups 2018 – Sutra HR

She ThePeople Digital Women Award’17 for Best Content Creation

Most Influential Youth Marketing Leader’18- World Brand Congress

WEF’17- Iconic Women Creating a Better World for all

Young Entrepreneur of the year- Women in Business Award’17

Meena Bindra – Founder, Biba Ethnic Wear

Meena founded a brand names Biba which is an ethnic wear called Biba Apparels is an Indian fashion brand for women and girls. Biba started in a small room but having more than 150 brand outlets and 225 multi-brand outlets in the world. It is India’s first retail brand.

Education: Graduation

Prior Work Experience: Home maker

Journey Started in : 2007

Awards:

APEX Lifetime Achievement Award

International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards

Shubhra Chadda – Co-founder and head of products, Chumbak

It is an achievement for Subhra because her realization makes Chumbak finally. It is a gift and a boon for millennials and something which sends Quick and attractive to the end to end. India is inspired by its designs.

Education: Graduation

Prior Work Experience: Full time MOM

Journey Started in : 2009

Awards:

ET Startup Awards

Iconic Women Creating a Better World for all

Young Entrepreneur of the year

Pranshu Patni – Co-founder of Hello English

The start-up which was launched its English language learning application. After starting of eight months the English app has seen 3 million installations on Android phones from India.

Prior Work Experience: Wipro

Journey Started in : 2014

Awards:

United Nations and Niti Aayog’s WTI award

Amazon Go for the factory

Digital Women Awards 2019

Radhika Aggarwal – Founder Shopcules

Radhika Agarwal… One of the most successful women entrepreneurs in India. She is a Co-founder and CBO at ShopClues. Which is having one of the top three online marketplaces in India. And also she is a India’s first woman to enter the Unicorn Club.
Education: MBA from Washington University in St. Louis

Prior Work Experience: Nordstrom in Seattle

Journey Started in : 2011

Awards:

Outlook Business Woman of Worth at Outlook Business Awards

Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at Entrepreneur India Awards

Exemplary Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at CMO Asia Awards

CEO of the Year Award at CEO India Awards

10 famous Female entrepreneurs in India

Ekta Kapoor, creative head of Balaji Telefilms
Vandana Luthra – Founder of VLCC
Falguni Nayar – Founder & CEO of Nykaa
Radhika Aggarwal – Founder Shopcules
Shradha Sharma – Founder & CEO of YourStory
Shubhra Chadda – Co-founder and head of products, Chumbak
Supriya Paul – Founder, Josh Talks
Indra Nooyi – CMD, Pepsi co
Sairee Chahal – Founder & CEO of SHEROES
Suchi Mukherjee – Founder, Lime Road

Youngest Female entrepreneur in the world

Juliette Brindak is the Youngest Female entrepreneur in the world with the age 21. She owns MissOandFriends.com which is sell over 100,000 copies with turnover of 15 million.

FAQ’s

Who is the youngest entrepreneur in India?

Sreelakshmi Suresh, a 22-year-old youngest entrepreneur from India owns a Web developing Institute. She is considered as the youngest entrepreneur in India.

Who is the first woman entrepreneur in India?

Kalpana Saroj of Kamani industries is the first female corporate entrepreneur in post-independence India. At the age of 16, she started working in a garment factory to support her family.