The new-age founders and brands transforming India’s business ecosystem

India’s business landscape is being reshaped by a new generation of founders who are combining innovation, technology, purpose, and scale to build future-ready enterprises.Across sectors ranging from food and retail to healthcare, technology, energy, and beauty, these entrepreneurs are creating impactful brands, solving real-world challenges, and contributing to India’s economic transformation. In this special feature, we spotlight visionary founders and business leaders whose work reflects the evolving spirit of Indian entrepreneurship.Category: Technology, AI & Digital TransformationAakash Kandoi - Director, Jagdish FarshanUnder the leadership of Aakash Kandoi, Jagdish Farshan has evolved from a legacy regional snack brand into a modern and organized food business redefining traditional Indian snacking. What began as a small shop in Vadodara has grown into one of India’s most recognised names in sweets and savoury snacks, offering over 500 SKUs across namkeen, sweets, and ready-to-eat products.With a strong focus on quality, innovation, and consumer trust, the company operates 25 retail outlets across Gujarat while expanding its footprint across India and international markets, including the USA and Canada. By blending heritage recipes with modern manufacturing and distribution, Jagdish Farshan continues to shape the future of India’s food and FMCG sector.Nilesh Ahire - Founder, CarriallNilesh Ahire is the founder of Carriall, a premium travel and lifestyle brand that is redefining the way modern consumers experience travel accessories. Known for its smart luggage, backpacks, handbags, duffles, and lifestyle essentials, Carriall has built a strong presence across direct-to-consumer channels, leading marketplaces, and offline retail. The brand recently strengthened its market position through exclusive licensing partnerships with Real Madrid and Naruto, bringing globally inspired collections to Indian consumers. Focused on innovation, functionality, and contemporary design, Carriall continues to expand its footprint while positioning itself as a global lifestyle brand. Through strategic collaborations and product innovation, the company is creating aspirational travel experiences for a new generation of consumers.Shobhit Gaur – Co-Founder & CEO, Dam Good FishShobhit Gaur is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dam Good Fish, a fast-growing seafood brand redefining how consumers access fresh, trustworthy protein. Built on the belief that India faces a protein trust gap rather than a fish consumption challenge, Dam Good Fish has pioneered a dam-to-plate supply chain that delivers cut-on-order fish while maintaining an unbroken cold chain and never freezing products. Under Shobhit’s leadership, the brand successfully established itself in Delhi-NCR, one of the country’s most challenging seafood markets, earning the trust of over 10,000 households. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and category expansion, the company is now scaling across quick commerce, B2B channels, and new markets including Mumbai and Bengaluru, with a vision to build India’s largest fish-eating community.K. Veena – Co-Founder, Naturals Salon & SpaK. Veena, Co-Founder of Naturals Salon & Spa, has transformed a single salon into India’s largest salon network with over 1,000 outlets nationwide. Beyond building a successful beauty and wellness brand, she has played a pivotal role in creating more than 650 women entrepreneurs and generating over 15,000 direct jobs, making Naturals one of India’s most impactful women-led entrepreneurship platforms. Guided by her belief that financial independence empowers women to transform communities, Veena has built a franchise ecosystem that supports aspiring entrepreneurs through funding assistance, training, business mentoring, operational guidance, and marketing support. As Naturals moves toward its vision of 5,000 salons, she remains committed to empowering thousands more women to own, lead, and grow successful businesses across India.Category: Technology, AI & Digital Transformation Ishan Kohli - Co-Founder & Asia Head, BizmetricIshan Kohli is driving enterprise transformation through data, artificial intelligence, and intelligent automation. After beginning his career with one of the world’s leading IT organisations, he recognised the growing potential of enterprise AI and helped build Bizmetric into a global data and AI consulting firm. Today, the company works with leading enterprises across manufacturing, energy, and BFSI sectors worldwide. Through strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Databricks, Bizmetric enables organisations to accelerate AI adoption, deploy intelligent automation, leverage predictive analytics, and modernise operations at scale. With over 15 years of industry expertise Bizmetric, under Ishan’s leadership, continues to help businesses become more agile, insight-driven, and future-ready.Sunny Nandwani - Founder & CEO, Acuver ConsultingSunny Nandwani is the Founder and CEO of Acuver Consulting, a global technology services and solutions company focused on supply chain modernization and enterprise transformation. Under his leadership, Acuver has built strong capabilities across Order Management, Warehouse Management, Digital Engineering, and AI-enabled enterprise integration, helping organizations streamline operations and improve business agility. Serving leading brands across North America, Europe, APAC, and India, the company enables enterprises to optimize omnichannel fulfillment, enhance inventory visibility, and modernize digital ecosystems. Acuver’s proprietary AI-powered orchestration platform, AEKYAM, further accelerates integration and workflow automation across business functions. Through deep domain expertise and an execution-focused approach, Sunny continues to help global enterprises achieve operational resilience, faster time-to-value, and scalable digital growth.CA Kunal Singhal - Managing Director, Eazy ERP Technologies Pvt. Ltd.CA Kunal Singhal founded EAZY with a vision to simplify enterprise technology for Indian businesses at a time when software solutions were often expensive, complex, and disconnected from local business realities. Nearly two decades later, EAZY has evolved into a comprehensive business technology ecosystem serving over 650 brands across India and more than 20 countries. The company offers ERP, CRM, DMS, SFA, AI, and automation-led solutions that help organizations improve visibility, accelerate execution, and make smarter decisions. Built around affordability, customization, and scalability, EAZY continues to empower businesses across industries with technology tailored to their needs, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner in India’s digital transformation journey.Nikhil Mittal - Founder, CargoClaveNikhil Mittal is a technology entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience in IT, automation, and enterprise software. He is the founder of CargoClave, a global trade and logistics intelligence platform designed to simplify and digitize complex supply chain operations. The platform connects exporters, importers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, surveyors, fleet operators, and finance teams within a unified digital ecosystem. By enabling real-time visibility, freight management, document intelligence, compliance workflows, and data-driven decision-making, CargoClave helps businesses navigate the growing complexities of international trade. Through technology-led innovation, Nikhil is contributing to the modernization of logistics infrastructure and creating smarter, more connected global supply chains.Category: Healthcare, Human Capital & Sustainable InnovationDr. Megha Tomar - Founder, My CheckupDr. Megha Tomar is a healthcare professional and founder of My Checkup, a healthcare venture dedicated to delivering reliable diagnostic services directly to patients’ homes. With extensive clinical training and experience at institutions including Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, she has developed a strong foundation in patient care and preventive healthcare. Inspired by her experience across public and private healthcare systems, she established My Checkup to make diagnostics more accessible, accurate, and convenient. Through a patient-centric approach built on trust, empathy, and clinical excellence, Dr. Tomar is helping individuals take a proactive approach towards health management while improving access to quality healthcare services.Suresh Susurla - CEO & MD, Startoon Labs Private LimitedSuresh Susurla, along with co-founder Mythreyi Kondapi, is transforming rehabilitation healthcare through Startoon Labs and its flagship innovation, Pheezee—the world’s first stethoscope for joint health. Built by IIT and IIM-trained engineers, the company has pioneered an objective diagnostic-led physiotherapy model that combines medical science with artificial intelligence. Headquartered in Hyderabad with a US subsidiary, Startoon Labs operates under ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 standards and holds CDSCO and USFDA registrations. Supported by leading government innovation programs, the company has impacted more than 15,000 lives across India. With multiple patents, international publications, and AI-driven innovations, Startoon Labs is taking Indian MedTech solutions to global markets, including the UAE and the UK.Vasanth JB - Chief Operating Officer, Pan Oleo Energy LimitedVasanth JB is a multi-sector entrepreneur and the Chief Operating Officer of Pan Oleo Energy Limited, where he is contributing to India’s transition toward cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions. Guided by the belief that commercial success and social responsibility can coexist, he focuses on building businesses that generate long-term value for both stakeholders and communities. His leadership emphasizes operational excellence, sustainable growth, and employment generation while maintaining a strong commitment to environmental responsibility. Rather than pursuing scale alone, Vasanth advocates for creating enterprises that deliver lasting impact and support economic development. Through his work, he continues to champion a balanced approach to growth, sustainability, and community advancement.Ruchi Awasthi – Founder, TAREOAs businesses navigate rapid change, talent shortages, and evolving workforce expectations, Ruchi Awasthi is helping organizations rethink how they build and manage people. As the Founder of TAREO, she has created a people solutions company that goes beyond recruitment to support organizations across talent acquisition, HR transformation, leadership development, and workforce capability building.With nearly three decades of experience in Human Resources, Ruchi believes that business growth is directly linked to the quality of leadership, culture, and talent within an organization. Through strategic hiring, HR consulting, and customized learning interventions, TAREO partners with organizations to build stronger teams and future-ready workplaces. Her vision is to create lasting business impact by helping companies unlock the true potential of their people.Disclaimer - The above content is non-editorial, and TIL hereby disclaims any and all warranties, expressed or implied, relating to it, and does not guarantee, vouch for or necessarily endorse any of the content.