Indian women are on a journey towards taking over the Indian market with their entrepreneurship skills. Following in the footsteps of Madam C.J Walker the first independent Women Entrepreneur to break through the norms, many female founders have started their business running successfully now in India. Here is a list of –
Top 20 Indian Female Founders –
1. KIRAN MAZUMDAR SHAW
Founder : Biocon Limited
Net Worth: $1,46 billion
Mazumdar , one of India’s richest self-made women, founded India’s largest listed biopharmaceutical firm by revenue , in 1978.Kiran spearheaded Biocon’s evolution from an industrial enzyme manufacturing company to a fully integrated biopharmaceutical. In 2005 Kiran also received the Padma Bhushan Award, one of India’s highest civilian honours, for her pioneering work in industrial biotechnology
2. VANDANA LUTHRA
Founder : VLCC
Net Worth: $13 billion
Vandana Luthra was born in New Delhi in 1959 to a mechanical engineer an ayurvedic doctor. Her mother’s charitable initiative – Amar Jyoti motivated her to impact people’s lives. After completing her graduation from the Polytechnic for Women in New Delhi she went to Europe to gain expertise in beauty, food and nutrition and skin care. Luthra started VLCC in 1989 in New Delhi. Now it is a recognized brand in almost thirteen countries.
3. ANU SRIDHARAN
Founder : Next Drop
Net Worth: – NA
Next Drop is a messaging system that provides its users information regarding water supply. The service sends users message 60 minutes before water will be available in their household. It is a big revolution and a great help for households all across India.
4. ADITI GUPTA
Founder : Menstrupedia
Net Worth: – $ 5.5 million
Aditi Gupta is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and has been a menstrual educator for the past 8 years now. Breaking the taboos of Menstruation, Menstrupedia helps educate young girls and women on their intimate hygiene during period days.
5. RICHA KAR
Founder : Zivame
Net Worth: $6.81 billion
after working in retail for 8 years, Richa started online lingerie store Zivame While working in the SAP department she tracked the online sales of Victoria’s Secret which is America’s largest retail company of women’s lingerie. She noticed that the sales and profits had crossed the target, but there was no such brand for Indian Women. Therefore, she started Zivame in 2011.
6. SHAHNAZ HUSSAIN
Founder : Shahnaz Herbals
Net Worth: $2.5 billion
Known as “The queen of herbal beauty care”, Shahnaz is the founder of Shahnaz Herbals. Awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2006. She is the most prominent businesswoman in India, who has her business running over 138 countries, which has around 600 franchises and associated clinics across the world.
7. FALGUNI NAYAR
Founder : Nykaa
Net Worth: $7.7 billion
We’re familiar with the online cosmetic store Nykaa. It’s founder Falguni Nayar started her entrepreneurship journey at the age of 50 breaking all stereotypes. Nykaa was launched in 2012 and shortly, several well-renowned brands started listing themselves on the platform. And soon enough Nykaa’s turnover crossed 200 crores, along with 850 brands and more than 50,000 products.
8. ANISHA SINGH
Founder : MyDala
Net Worth: $150 million
MyDala is a local services marketing platform that connects sellers with customers. Currently, it employs more than 3oo people and Anisha has won several accolades including- “Women Leadership” and “Leading Woman in retail”.
9. SHRADHA SHARMA
Founder : Your Story
Net Worth: $1 – $5 million
Shradha Sharma worked for the famous media house CNBC in Mumbai. She started Your Story as a blog post and today the website has about 70,000 stories in over 11 local languages. The website is for start-ups and entrepreneurs related stories.
10. VINEETA SINGH
Founder : Sugar Cosmetics
Net Worth: $3 billion
SUGAR is a cosmetic brand started in 2015 by Vineeta Singh which gained immense popularity among Indian users. Sugar has more than 2500 outlets in more than 130 cities in India as of 2021
11. SAIREE CHAHAL
Founder : Sheroes
Net Worth: –
SHEROES is a women’s community platform, offering support, resources, opportunities, and interactions via Sheroes.com and the SHEROES App. The app also offers a helpline where community members can talk to counselors on all aspects of their growth journeys.
12. UPASANA TAKU
Founder : Mobi Kwik
Net Worth: $7 billion
Mobi Kwik is the first Indian payments app with an option to access digital credit and deliver a better & financially secure future to millions of Indians. Its technology-driven network connects over 110 million users to over 3 million online and physical stores, and each other, and enables payments and financial services – credit, insurance, and wealth, at the click of a button.
13. SUGANDHA AGARWAL
Founder : Docttocare
Net Worth: – NA
Docttocare is an online health services provider established by Sugandha Agarwal and has enrolled in all the major hospitals like Apollo, Manipal, and many more. Docttocare is now getting around 300+ appointments per day, and 4000+ medical tests have been done through Docttocare.
14. ANKITA GHABA
Founder : Social Samosa
Net Worth: $1.5 million
Social Samosa is a media company reporting trends , insights and breaking stories on social media marketing. Ankita is a social media enthusiast and is always exploring new ways to use social media and engage with more and more people through such platforms.
15. ASHWINI ASOKAN
Founder : Mad Street Den
Net Worth: $7 million
Mad Street Den is a computer vision and artificial intelligence company founded with a vision to make people all over the globe. A.I. natives. They use Artificial Intelligence to get any smartphone with a camera to identify faces, detect facial expressions and emotions, and react to facial gestures.
16. RADHIKA GHAI AGGARWAL
Founder : Shopclues.com
Net Worth: $1 million
Shop clues was established in the year 2011 with a vision to target innovative marketing ideas. In December 2015, the company invested towards seed funding in HeyBiz , which is a real time shopping assistant app.
17. SUCHI MUKHERJEE
Founder : Lime Road
Net Worth: $7.4 billion
One of the most unique feature of this startup is scrapbook. It lets you create your look and lets you choose between the item that best fits you. Buying clothes can be fun too! Try Lime Road.
18. DIVYA GOKULNATH
Founder : BYJU’S
Net Worth: $3 billion
This online learning app was started in 2015 but gained popularity during the Covid pandemic in the year 2019. The online teaching platform proved to be beneficial for students as they could not attend school in person during the pandemic.
19. JAYA JHA
Founder : InstaScribePothi.com
Net Worth: – $ 9 million
This platform created by Jaya Jha and Abhaya Agarwal makes it easier for authors to publish their work, While Pothi.com is a publishing platform.
20. KHUSHBOO JAIN
Founder : ImpactGuru.com
Net Worth: $1.5 million
Khushboo Jain co-founded ImpactGuru.com along with Piyush Jain in 2014, with a focus to make healthcare more affordable in India. It helps people to draft a fundraising appeal which is informative and emotional
hope you like this list of female founders from India and we’ll love to see your who is your favourite in the comment section below.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q1. Name the richest female entrepreneur in India?
Ans. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Q2. Who is India’s first self-made female billionaire?
Ans. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (Biocon)
