Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023: Neeraj Chopra, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ambika Nayak among more than 75 Indians featured on the list

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia listees for 2023

More than 75 Indians feature on the eighth annual Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list which was announced early on Thursday. The list includes 300 young entrepreneurs, trailblazers, disruptors, innovators, and young leaders across the Asia-Pacific region, all under the age of 30. Among the Indian winners, 16 were featured on Forbes India's 30 Under 30 2023 list released in January this year. The list also features Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and, Elwinder Singh, cofounder of Connect and Heal who featured on Forbes India's list in 2019 and 2022, respectively.

The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Class of 2023 features 30 notable honorees selected for each of the 10 categories, including The Arts (Art & Style, Food & Drink); Entertainment & Sports; Finance & Venture Capital; Media, Marketing & Advertising; Retail & Ecommerce; Enterprise Technology; Industry, Manufacturing & Energy; Healthcare & Science; Social Impact and Consumer Technology.

Harsh Agarwal, founder of Jaipur-based fashion label Harago; Misbah Ashraf, cofounder of Jar; musician Ambika Nayak aka Kayan: Arun George, Vimal Govind MK, Rashid Karimbanakkal, Nikhil NP of Genrobotics; Jayesh Gadewar, cofounder of Scrut Automation; Mehul Jindal, Shyam Murugan, Eeshan Sharma of BharatX; Anuvrat Jain, VP at Lightspeed Venture Partners; Manish Agarwal, Atulya Kaushik, Aashay Mishra of Prepinsta, Avinash Ramanathan, VP at Kalaari Capital; Siva Teja Kakileti of Niramai Health Analytix; Pulkit Baldev of Metalbook; Harsh Agrawal and Nikita Tiwari of agrotech startup NEERX; Romita Mazumdar, founder of beauty brand Foxtale; Kaushal Shetty, cofounder of Nostos Homes; Aashti Miller, founder of MillerInk, chef Niyati Rao who is the co-founder of Ekaa, are part of this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. They have all featured on the Forbes India 30 Under 30 list too.

Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi, baker and food influencer Shivesh Bhatia, Mayank Kale and Amrit Singh, cofounders of Loop Health which is working to change how healthcare insurance is offered in India, Akshay Rampuria and Yashovardhan Poddar, cofounders, Openhouse, finfluencer Sharan B Hegde, Akarsh Shroff, founder of YuvaSpark, a social venture that works towards improving baseline literacy and numeracy are some of the notable Indian names on the list.

“Despite a challenging year marked by global economic uncertainty and a drop in VC funding, this year’s 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia entrepreneurs continued to innovate and thrive across industries,” says Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Editor. “Some deploy AI to streamline tasks. Others promote financial literacy inclusion and craftsmanship-based and adaptive fashion. Ranging from startup founders to artists, athletes and scientists, their collective creativity and determination inspire optimism.”