🚀 Top 15 Most Influential Entrepreneurs Under 30 - 2026 🚀
Forbes 30 Under 30, Hurun India U30 & Global Startup Geniuses
These 15 entrepreneurs under 30 are disrupting AI, fintech, e-commerce, sustainability, and healthcare with billion-dollar valuations and revolutionary innovations. From Zepto's teenage founders raising $2B to Scale AI's Alexandr Wang building AI infrastructure for the world, this generation commands unprecedented venture capital and global impact.
Kaivalya Vohra
Zepto co-founder built India's fastest-growing quick commerce unicorn valued at $5B+. At 22, Vohra's platform delivers groceries in 10 minutes across 10+ cities, raising $1.95B from top investors. Youngest self-made billionaire in India.
Aadit Palicha
Zepto's other teenage co-founder dropped out of Stanford at 17 to build 10-minute delivery revolution. Palicha's dark stores and AI logistics power 1M+ daily orders making Zepto India's third-largest unicorn.
Alexandr Wang
Scale AI founder dropped out of MIT at 19 to build data labeling platform powering ChatGPT, self-driving cars. Wang's company hit $14B valuation serving OpenAI, Meta, GM with AI training data infrastructure.
AVR Shree Smaran
Transformed family jewelry business into modern luxury brand across South India. Smaran's omnichannel strategy blends heritage craftsmanship with Gen Z marketing generating ₹500Cr+ annual revenue.
Arjun Deshpande
Generic medicine chain serves 1M+ customers monthly across Maharashtra. Deshpande's 200+ stores deliver 80% savings on prescriptions disrupting ₹2L Cr pharmacy market.
Shiva A. Sankeshwar
Scaled family travel business into regional powerhouse serving corporate clients. Sankeshwar's digital booking platform modernized logistics across Karnataka.
Ujjwal Sukheja
Swish fintech serves India's unbanked with digital payments. Team of young founders built 10M+ user base challenging Paytm dominance.
Saran S
Swish technical co-founder building India's alternative to global payment giants. Scaled infrastructure to handle millions of transactions daily.
Aniket Shah
Swish growth lead driving user acquisition across Tier 2/3 cities. Shah's strategies positioned platform for nationwide expansion.
Rahul Rawat
Space situational awareness startup tracking 100K+ satellites. Digantara's constellation safeguards $500B space economy from collisions.
Mihir Menda
Supervisory board member of India's leading real estate firm from Boston. Menda oversees $10B+ portfolio across commercial, residential developments.
Devika Gholap
Digital pathology AI platform revolutionizing cancer diagnostics. Gholap's OptraSCAN serves 500+ labs accelerating diagnosis 10x faster.
Ben Pasternak
Social shopping app creator built Monkey app at 15 sold for millions. Serial entrepreneur disrupting e-commerce with Gen Z shopping experiences.
Aidan Gomez
Building customized Gen AI chatbots valued at $970M serving Oracle, Notion. Cohere's enterprise AI solutions power Fortune 500 transformations.
Demi Guo
AI platform transforms text/images into films with effects, explosions. Pika's video generation technology disrupts $100B content creation industry.
