AWARD CATEGORIES

STARTUP OF THE YEAR

The startup that has displayed the greatest growth over the last year and has the potential to become a blue-chip corporation.

TOP INNOVATOR

This award will recognize innovations that have the potential to launch a business or give it a big boost. It should be an original idea that is core to the business.

BEST ON CAMPUS

This award will recognize a startup founded by a student while studying, that should now be shaping up as a commercial enterprise.

WOMAN AHEAD

A startup launched and led by a woman that demonstrates superior performance in its competitive space.

BOOTSTRAP CHAMP

The startup that has shown great growth without external funding of any sort (excluding family and friends) and has the potential to scale up into a large enterprise.

COMEBACK KID

This award will be bestowed upon that extraordinary entrepreneur who grew stronger from his or her failure and bounced back with a successful subsequent business.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

This award seeks to recognize the best startup that offers a product or service as a solution to society’s most pressing problems.

MIDAS TOUCH (BEST INVESTOR)

This one’s reserved for an investor who displayed the best investment acumen over the last year-defined as an exit, early investment in a notable startup, or realization of an earlier investment.

CEO OF THE YEAR

This award is for the CEO whose commitment and drive have seen them scale their organisation to significant size and created impact by clearly demonstrating strategic direction for the business thus catapulting it to a pole position in the industry and sector.

GLOBAL STARTUP OF THE YEAR

We will honour this Indian startup who has established the company’s global footprint by building for the world, excelling against competition in the global marketplace and generating a substantial amount of its revenue from outside of India.

TIMELINE

Phase 1

MARCH  2019

Inviting nominations from the startup community

Phase 2

MAY  2019

Shortlisting of the nominations by ET Editors and Knowledge Partners

Phase 3

JULY  2019

Jury Meet − review of the shortlisted nominations by a closed-door jury, which fill decide the winner for each of the 8 categories

Phase 4

AUGUST  2019

Award Ceremony