10 Most Successful Women Entrepreneurs Of India

Women Entrepreneurs Of India

India has its own pool of fearless and talent women entrepreneurs who’ve made a mark for themselves in India as well as overseas. They've embraced entrepreneurship and established their own venture.

Meet 10 such successful entrepreneurs who are no less than a role model:

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw 

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Born in Bangalore, she did her Bachelors in Zoology from Mount Carmel and PG from Ballarat College, Melbourne in Malting and Brewing. She is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Biocon Limited. Under her leadership, the company has evolved as a leading player in biomedicine research with a focus on diabetes and oncology. She is also a member of the board of governors of the prestigious Indian School of Business and IIT, Hyderabad. She was awarded Padma Shri (1989) and Padma Bhushan (2005) by the Indian government.

Shahnaz Husain 

Shahnaz Husain

She is known as the “Queen of Herbal Beauty Care”. She was married off at the age of 16. But her interest in beauty and cosmetic made her discover Shahnaz Herbals Inc. The company is best known for its herbal cosmetics particularly skin care products ‘without animal testing’. The company has over 400 Franchise clinics across the world covering 138 countries. She has been bestowed with the ‘Padma Shri’ award by the Government of India in 2006 and ‘World’s Greatest Woman Entrepreneur’ award by 1996 Success Magazine.

Ravina Raj Kohli 

Ravina Raj Kohli

She was the Head of Content and Communication at Sony Entertainment Television and the CEO at the Kerry Packer owned Channel 9 on the Doordarshan platform. Later, she worked with Star news as the CEO. She has a Diploma from the London School of Journalism and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Economics and Literature from Bangalore University. Her company JobCorp Company Pvt. Ltd. works toward empowerment of women. Her name has featured among the top 20 female professionals in India. She is also Indian television’s first woman CEO.

Rashmi Sinha 

Rashmi Sinha

Born in Lucknow, India Rashmi owns a PhD in neuropsychology from the Brown University. Prior to that, she completed her B.A. and M.A. from Allahabad University. In 2006, she co-founded SlideShare along with her husband, a site to share presentations online. The site received tremendous response and was acquired by LinkedIn for $100 million in 2012. She was ranked No.8 in the Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs list and named one of the World’s Top 10 Women Influencers in Web 2.0 by Fast Company.

Shradha Sharma 

Shradha Sharma

Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs really look up to her. Shradha is the Founder and Chief Editor of YourStory, a website dedicated to entrepreneurs and startups. She hails from Patna and holds degrees from St.Stephens College, Delhi and MICA, Ahmedabad. She has also worked with Times of India and CNBC TV18. She was selected among the 500 LinkedIn influencers across the world and awarded with the L’Oreal Paris Femina Award for Online Influence in 2015.

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Sabina Chopra 

Sabina Chopra

It would be incorrect if we don't include Sabina Chopra in our successful Indian women entrepreneurs list. She is the co-founder of Yatra.com, an online travel website. She holds a Bachelor’s of Art degree fromi Delhi University and landed her first job with a Japan Airlines. Later, she headed India’s operation of eBookers, Europe’s leading online travel company. In 2010, she was felicitated with the Women Leaders of India. Under her guidance, the company has enhanced its customer base and earned recognition.

Swati Bhargava 

Swati Bhargava

She is the CEO and Co-founder of CashKaro, an Indian cashback site. She graduated from London School of Economic (LSE) with an Honours in Mathematics and Economic. She later bagged a summer internship at Goldman Sachs in London and worked there for four years. She started Pouring Pounds, a cashback business in UK with her husband. They raised double funds and started a similar activity in India in the name of CashKaro.

Suchi Mukherjee 

Suchi Mukherjee

She is the founder of Limeroad, a portal for women to share and shop lifestyle products. She holds a Bachelor’s of Art specializing in Economics & Maths from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s Degree in Finance & Economics from the London School of Economics. She first worked at Lehman Brothers Inc for 5 years. She then worked with some of the prestigious companies such as Virgin Media, eBay, Skype and Gumtree. She is transforming the fashion industry on the digital platform of India.

Radhika Ghai Aggarwal 

Radhika Ghai Aggarwal

She is the Co-founder and CMO of ShopClues, a marketplace that connects buyers and sellers online. She has studied MBA from Washington University in St.Louis and a post graduate degree in Advertising and Public Relations. Prior to that, she worked with Nordstrom, Seattle and Goldman Sachs, USA. She has a remarkable 14 years marketing experience and has been one of the driving forces behind ShopClues success.

Sakshi Tulsian

Sakshi Tulsian

She is the Co-founder of Posist, a cloud based restaurant management platform which access information for table orders, deliveries, expenses and recipes etc. She completed her graduation from Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, New Delhi. She earlier worked as a software developer at Sapient for around two years, project manager at TechnoApex Software Pvt. Ltd. and business head at WebSanchaar Solutions.

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