Led by D-Mart founder Radhakishan Damani, and followed by the founders of Flipkart and Zomato, occupied the IDFC First Bank and Hurun India’s “Top 200 Self-made Entrepreneur of the Millennia 2023″. Zerodha co-founders Nitin and Nikhil Kamath, and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma also feature in the top self-made entrepreneur list. Here is the list:
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Radhakishan Damani
Radhakishan Damani is the founder of a leading Indian retail chain Avenue Supermarts, popularly known as D-Mart, and has emerged as the millennium’s leading entrepreneur. Damani is in the top position on Hurun India’s list. The market cap of Avenue Supermarts stood at Rs 2,38,188 crore.
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3/11
Sachin Bansal & Binny Bansal
Flipkart co-founders Sachin and Binny Bansal grabbed the second spot on the list following Walmart’s acquisition of their company for US$16 billion in 2018.
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Deepinder Goyal
An IIT graduate and Zomato founder, Deepinder Goyal grabbed the third position on the list. Zomato has a market cap of Rs 86,835 crore.
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Bhavit Sheth & Harsh Jain
Dream11, an Indian fantasy sports platform, founded by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth. Bhavit and Harsh are in the fourth position on Hurun India’s list. The equity value of Dream11 stood at Rs 66,542 crore.
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6/11
Sriharsha Majety, Nandan Reddy
Swiggy, a popular food delivery platform in India, was founded by Sriharsha Majety, Nandan Reddy, and Rahul Jaimini. Swiggy tied with Dream11 at the 4th position in the list, as both firms have an equity valuation of Rs 66,542 crore.
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Harshil Mathur and Shashank
Razorpay, a leading Indian fintech company, founded by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar. Harshil and Shashank are in the 6th position on the list. The equity value of Razorpay stood at Rs 62,384 crore.
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8/11
Abhay Soi
Abhay Soi, a prominent figure in the healthcare industry and the promoter of Radiant Lifecare, played a pivotal role in the successful merger of Radiant Lifecare with Max Healthcare. Abhay is in 7th position on Hurun India’s list. The market cap of Max Healthcare Institute stood at Rs 55,085 crore.
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm started as a mobile wallet and evolved into a comprehensive digital payments platform. Sharma is in the 8th position on the list. The market cap of Paytm stood at Rs 54,328 crore.
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Kunal Shah
CRED, a popular Indian credit card payment platform, was founded by Kunal Shah. Shah, an entrepreneur with a background in computer science, previously founded FreeCharge, a successful digital payments company. Shah is in the 9th position on Hurun India’s list. The equity value of CRED stood at Rs 53,234 crore.
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Nithin Kamath, Nikhil Kamath
Zerodha, a leading Indian discount brokerage firm, was founded in 2010 by Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath. Kamath brothers are in the 10th position on Hurun India’s list. The equity value of Zerodha stood at Rs 50,630 crore.
