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🚀 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.

#1

Kaivalya Vohra

22 years old | Zepto Co-founder
🇮🇳 India @kaivalya_vohra $2B Raised

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.

#2

Aadit Palicha

22 years old | Zepto Co-founder
🇮🇳 India @aaditpalicha Hurun #2

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.

#3

Alexandr Wang

28 years old | Scale AI CEO
🇺🇸 USA @alexandr_wang $14B Valuation

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.

#4

AVR Shree Smaran

22 years old | AVR Swarna Mahal
🇮🇳 India @shree_smaran Hurun #3

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.

#5

Arjun Deshpande

22 years old | Generic Aadhaar
🇮🇳 India @arjun_deshpande Hurun #4

Generic medicine chain serves 1M+ customers monthly across Maharashtra. Deshpande's 200+ stores deliver 80% savings on prescriptions disrupting ₹2L Cr pharmacy market.

#6

Shiva A. Sankeshwar

23 years old | Vijayanand Travels
🇮🇳 India @shiva_sankeshwar

Scaled family travel business into regional powerhouse serving corporate clients. Sankeshwar's digital booking platform modernized logistics across Karnataka.

#7

Ujjwal Sukheja

24 years old | Swish Co-founder
🇮🇳 India @ujjwal_sukheja

Swish fintech serves India's unbanked with digital payments. Team of young founders built 10M+ user base challenging Paytm dominance.

#8

Saran S

24 years old | Swish Co-founder
🇮🇳 India @saran_s

Swish technical co-founder building India's alternative to global payment giants. Scaled infrastructure to handle millions of transactions daily.

#9

Aniket Shah

25 years old | Swish Co-founder
🇮🇳 India @aniket_shah

Swish growth lead driving user acquisition across Tier 2/3 cities. Shah's strategies positioned platform for nationwide expansion.

#10

Rahul Rawat

25 years old | Digantara Founder
🇮🇳 India @rahul_rawat Space Tech

Space situational awareness startup tracking 100K+ satellites. Digantara's constellation safeguards $500B space economy from collisions.

#11

Mihir Menda

25 years old | RMZ Corporation
🇺🇸 USA/India @mihir_menda

Supervisory board member of India's leading real estate firm from Boston. Menda oversees $10B+ portfolio across commercial, residential developments.

#12

Devika Gholap

28 years old | OptraSCAN Founder
🇮🇳 India @devika_gholap Youngest Woman

Digital pathology AI platform revolutionizing cancer diagnostics. Gholap's OptraSCAN serves 500+ labs accelerating diagnosis 10x faster.

#13

Ben Pasternak

24 years old | Flogg Founder
🇺🇸 USA @benpasternak

Social shopping app creator built Monkey app at 15 sold for millions. Serial entrepreneur disrupting e-commerce with Gen Z shopping experiences.

#14

Aidan Gomez

28 years old | Cohere Founder
🇨🇦 Canada @aidan_gomez

Building customized Gen AI chatbots valued at $970M serving Oracle, Notion. Cohere's enterprise AI solutions power Fortune 500 transformations.

#15

Demi Guo

26 years old | Pika Founder
🇺🇸 USA @demi_guo

AI platform transforms text/images into films with effects, explosions. Pika's video generation technology disrupts $100B content creation industry.

📊 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Everything About 2025's Top Young Entrepreneurs

Who leads India's under-30 entrepreneurs?
Kaivalya Vohra & Aadit Palicha (22, Zepto) top Hurun India U30 with $5B+ unicorn raising $1.95B. AVR Shree Smaran, Arjun Deshpande follow with jewelry, pharmacy disruption.
What makes these entrepreneurs influential?
Collectively raised $5.2B equity + $270M debt. 66/79 first-generation founders building from scratch across AI, fintech, space tech, healthcare.
Which AI founders dominate under 30?
Alexandr Wang (Scale AI, $14B), Aidan Gomez (Cohere, $970M), Demi Guo (Pika video AI), Rahul Rawat (Digantara space AI) lead artificial intelligence revolution.
Who are standout female founders?
Devika Gholap (28, OptraSCAN digital pathology), youngest woman on Hurun U30. Others disrupting healthtech, fashion, fintech sectors globally.
How young are the youngest founders?
Top 4 all 22 years old: Zepto duo (Vohra/Palicha), AVR Shree Smaran (jewelry), Arjun Deshpande (pharmacy). All dropped out of elite universities to build unicorns.

Last Updated: November 2025

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