BW Businessworld Magazine - October 18, 2025

In this issue

INDIA’S ENTREPRENEURIAL landscape has entered an age of realism.
The high tide of exuberant valuations and rampant capitalism is
making way for young and spirited founders who build with discipline,
prudence and purpose. The new generation of Indian entrepreneurs
are not chasing headlines but creating long-term value, redefining
ambition, and anchoring growth in ingenuity and grit.
In our annual property BW Disrupt 40 Under 40, we highlight business
builders of tomorrow, bringing together leaders and individuals under
forty who are scripting India’s growth story through conviction and
creativity. They come from sectors like mobility, healthtech, deeptech,
consumer goods, fintech and sustainability – different sectors, united
by a shared mindset of building businesses that endure. Their focus
is to build with integrity, innovate with intelligence and contribute
to the country’s journey toward self-reliance. As our cover line says,
India’s Next-Gen Entrepreneurs are more than disruptors. They are the
architects of the next phase of India’s economic evolution, expanding
the idea of enterprise beyond profit, towards impact and inclusion.
Their journeys reflect how the nation’s startup ecosystem has matured,
from chasing scale at any cost to nurturing substance, governance and
global credibility.