17 Aug 2026

Indian Founders & Entrepreneur Stories

Discover inspiring Indian entrepreneurs, startup founders and business leaders. Read their businesses, struggles, turning points, achievements and growth journeys.

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Sridhar Vembu

Co-Founder & Chief Scientist • Zoho

📍 Tamil Nadu, India

Sridhar Vembu is associated with Zoho, with a founder journey centered on bootstrapping a global SaaS portfolio from Ind...

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Girish Mathrubootham

Founder & Executive Chairman • Freshworks

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Girish Mathrubootham is associated with Freshworks, with a founder journey centered on building global customer-service...

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Manav Garg

Founder • Eka Software Solutions

📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manav Garg is associated with Eka Software Solutions, with a founder journey centered on building enterprise software fo...

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Khadim Batti

Co-Founder & CEO • Whatfix

📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Khadim Batti is associated with Whatfix, with a founder journey centered on creating a digital-adoption platform for g...

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Jyoti Bansal

Founder • AppDynamics / Harness

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, USA / India-born

Jyoti Bansal is associated with AppDynamics / Harness, with a founder journey centered on building enterprise software c...

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Automobile

Venu Srinivasan

Chairman Emeritus • TVS Motor Company

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Venu Srinivasan is associated with TVS Motor Company, with a founder journey centered on scaling Indian two-wheeler engi...

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Automobile

Anand Mahindra

Chairman • Mahindra Group

📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Anand Mahindra is associated with Mahindra Group, with a founder journey centered on driving transformation across autom...

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Automobile

Pawan Goenka

Industry Leader • Automotive Industry Leadership

📍 India

Pawan Goenka is associated with Automotive Industry Leadership, with a founder journey centered on engineering-led leade...

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Automobile

Baba Kalyani

Chairman & Managing Director • Bharat Forge

📍 Pune, Maharashtra, India

Baba Kalyani is associated with Bharat Forge, with a founder journey centered on building globally competitive automotiv...

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Automobile

Bhavish Aggarwal

Chairman & Managing Director • Ola Electric

📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bhavish Aggarwal is associated with Ola Electric, with a founder journey centered on moving from mobility software into...

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Electric Vehicles

Bhavish Aggarwal

Chairman & Managing Director • Ola Electric

📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bhavish Aggarwal is associated with Ola Electric, with a founder journey centered on building electric two-wheelers, bat...

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Electric Vehicles

Tarun Mehta

Co-Founder & CEO • Ather Energy

📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tarun Mehta is associated with Ather Energy, with a founder journey centered on engineering a connected electric scooter...

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