ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Tilak Mehta
Age: 16
Founder: Papers n Parcels
Tilak Mehta is one of the young
entrepreneurs in India who proved
that there is no age barrier for
invention and entrepreneurship. It’s
just a matter of having the spirit of
curiosity to try something
extraordinary in order to make a difference. The young boy is the founder of an app-
based courier service in Mumbai known as ‘Papers n Parcels’, which is a digital courier
company that provides one-day parcel services, collaborating with the
Mumbai Dabbawalas. His motive in building this courier service was to ensure the same-
day delivery of goods to more than thousands of people at a lower cost within the region
of Mumbai.
Sreelakshmi Suresh
Age: 23
Founder: eDesign, TinyLogo
Many of us didn’t even know what a
computer was when we were 3. However,
Sreelakshmi was a gifted girl who was
operating the computer at the same age.
She is so talented that she developed her
first website at the age of 6. She even
designed the website of the school she
was studying in. All this talent and skill
culminated into her company, eDesign
that she founded in 2009, at just 11 years
old.
Sreelakshmi is often regarded as the Youngest CEO and Youngest Web Designer in the
world. She also has received many awards as recognition for her talent. Apart from
eDesign, she has also founded TinyLogo. She has a gift for designing websites. Her
companies provide services in web design, SEO, and other fields to many popular brands.
Trishneet Arora
Age: 27
Founder & CEO: TAC Security
Trishneet Arora is one of the young
entrepreneurs in India, who is also an
ethical hacker. He is the founder as well
as CEO of TAC Security Solutions that
helps in preventing and investigating
cybercrimes. Trishneet learned the skill
of ethical hacking as a teenager after
dropping out of school, and even wrote a
book about it called “The Hacking Era.” Soon after, he began working for the Indian police
on cyber-crime cases, and the Punjab police approached him to deliver a training session
on cyber-crime investigation and forensics.
He is a self-made entrepreneur, who started with taking up small projects such as fixing
computers and cleaning up software. Always has set a perfect example of “Passion
taking you ahead in life” with his failures, taking up risks, and standing up to the
challenges of life without fearing the consequences. He had fought it all. Today,
Trishneet’s venture serves numerous companies in the world such as Bharti Airtel, HDFC,
National Payments Corporation of India, DHFL Pramerica, Reliance Industries etc.
Divya Gandotra Tandon
Age: 18
Founder & Director: Scoop Beats Pvt. Ltd.
As a YouTuber, Divya entered the business
world. She was eager to learn more about
the most up-to-date and popular
technology on the market. She did,
however, wish to share the information
with others. That’s when her enthusiasm
for technology morphed into a desire to
help others. She began uploading
unpacking and reviewing videos to her
YouTube account to help people
understand what they are purchasing. She
founded TheScoopBeats, a news and
media organisation, after realising she
could do more in terms of giving the proper information to her fans.
More than 90,000 individuals of all ages follow it on social media. She’s now a full-
fledged Instagram influencer with over 20,000 followers. While her peers were having
fun in their teens, Divya worked tirelessly to achieve her ambition. She has not just been
successful in changing her own life but has changed the lives of over 600 people. She is
a multi-talented young female entrepreneur in India with experience in domains such as
celebrity management, social media management, and online influence.
Suumit Shah
Founder & CEO: Dukaan App
Suumit Shah is one of the young
Entrepreneurs in India who started
Dukaan, a DIY platform that allows
merchants with no programming
experience to set up an e-commerce
business using their smartphone. The
platform was launched in just over 48
hours, and millions of merchants have
since started selling online using
Dukaan.
Earlier, Summit was working at his uncle’s small store before pursuing an engineering
degree. He studied web design and web programming from his college roommate while
pursuing a degree. He attended a number of digital marketing online courses and
founded Recemetric – turning out a college dropout to a hardcore techie in 2014.
He started this business with his current CTO Subhash Chaudhary. Now, Summit Shah
is one of the most successful young entrepreneurs. Sony, McDonald’s, OYO, Cred, along
with various other digital entrepreneurs are supporting companies in the country. His
humble approach reflects his meteoric rise to business and digital popularity.
