Pronto Founder, Zepto Co-Founders Among India’s Youngest 2026 Entrepreneurs, AI Founders Double
Anjali Sardana, 23, founder of Pronto, and Zepto CEO and co-founder Aadit Palicha and co-founder Kaivalya Vohra, both 23, have also made it to the list of India’s youngest entrepreneurs. Top 10 entrants have generated over 3.5 billion dollars in investment.
The youngest entrepreneur on the 2026 list in India is 20 years old, compared with 22 years last year. Spacetech and AI startup founders Onkar Singh Batra and Dhravya Shah are the youngest entrants on the 2026 Avendus Wealth–Hurun India U30 Entrepreneurs list.
The top 10 youngest entrepreneurs on the list have attracted more than $3.5 billion in investments, including $2.3 billion raised by Zepto and $650 million by BharatPe. Overall, 102 young entrepreneurs on the list have attracted investment from leading companies and investors, including Y Combinator and Google. Pixxel has 34 investors, followed by Zepto with 30 and Bold Care with 26.
The list also features 26-year-old Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, known as the world’s fastest human calculator and founder of Bhanzu. Utkarsh Singh and Vikrant Singh, co-founders of lithium-ion battery recycling company BatX Energies, also feature at the age of 23.
Anjali Sardana, 23, founder of Pronto, and Zepto CEO and co-founder Aadit Palicha and co-founder Kaivalya Vohra, both 23, have also made it to the list of India’s youngest entrepreneurs.
Which Sector Had The Most Entrepreneurs?
One in four entrants on the list came from the DeepTech and HardTech sectors. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) accounted for eight founders, followed by EV and auto components with seven, SpaceTech with six, Aerospace and Defence with four, and Cybersecurity with two.
Top City And College Generating Entrepreneurs
Bengaluru had 21 entrants on this year’s entrepreneurs list, an increase of 14 from last year. The representation of BITS Pilani alumni also increased from seven to 11, making it the leading undergraduate alma mater on the list for the second consecutive year.
Top 10 Youngest Entrepreneurs List
| Rank | Name | Age | City | Company |
| 1 | Onkar Singh Batra | 20 | Palo Alto | Apolink |
| 2 | Dhravya Shah | 20 | San Francisco | Supermemory |
| 3 | Naman Pushp | 21 | Bengaluru | Airbound |
| 4 | Adit Palicha | 23 | Mumbai | Zepto |
| 5 | Kaivalya Vohra | 23 | Bengaluru | Zepto |
| 6 | Siva Arul Durai Suraj Kanna | 23 | Chennai | Saravana Stores Elite |
| 7 | Shreyas Mittal | 23 | Bengaluru | Cava Athleisure |
| 8 | AVR Shree Smaran | 23 | Salem | AVR Swarna Mahal Jewellers |
| 9 | Anjali Sardana | 23 | Gurugram | Pronto |
| 10 | Arjun Deshpande | 24 | Mumbai | Generic Aadhaar |
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SpaceTech, DefenceTech And Drone Entrepreneurs
SpaceTech features six young entrepreneurs, including Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal, both 28, of Pixxel; Anirudh Sharma, 27, Rahul Rawat, 26, and Tanveer Ahmed, 28, of Digantara; and 20-year-old Onkar Singh Batra of Apolink.
Naman Pushp, 21, of Airbound and Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya, 29, of IG Defence are among the young founders building companies in the drone and DefenceTech sectors.
The innovation driven by these young entrepreneurs is not limited to emerging fields such as AI, Machine Learning and SpaceTech. Their presence also spans areas such as luxury skincare and electric mobility, highlighting the growing influence of young Indian founders across diverse sectors.
Sahil Behl is an education journalist at Jagran with over a year of experience in journalism. Prior to joining Jagran, he worked as a Sub-Editor in NDTV's Education department, where he was responsible for writing and editing education-related content as well as managing the department's social media presence. At Jagran, he covers a wide range of education topics, including board examinations, school updates, admissions, and job notifications, while leveraging his editorial expertise and strong understanding of digital content strategy.
Sahil holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and has also completed an eight-month certification program in Data Science. Passionate about emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, he closely tracks their growing role in journalism and explores how they are transforming shaping the future of the media industry.
