THE ECONOMIC TIMES STARTUP AWARDS
The Economic Times launched the Startup Awards to further its commitment towards pushing the country’s agenda on entrepreneurship and young leadership. Through the Startup Awards, we strive to engage with startups and investors, identify the deserving startups and celebrate the vaulting ambition and skills of some of India’s best-known entrepreneurs and investors who have built and mentored the country’s fastest-growing startups.
We recognize excellence in nine categories Startup of the Year, Woman Ahead, Top Innovator, Bootstrap Champ, Midas Touch (Best Investor), Social Enterprise, Best on Campus and Comeback Kid. As we continue to recognize the resilience, innovation, and transformation of startups, this year, in view of the evolving ambition of the ecosystem, we have added a new category to the Awards – CEO of the Year making it a total of 9 categories.
AWARD CATEGORIES

STARTUP OF THE YEAR

TOP INNOVATOR

BEST ON CAMPUS

ET-FACEBOOK
WOMAN AHEAD

BOOTSTRAP CHAMP

COMEBACK KID

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

MIDAS TOUCH - BEST INVESTOR
TIMELINE
Phase 1
APRIL 2018
Inviting nominations from the startup community
Phase 2
MAY-JUNE 2018
Shortlisting of the nominations by ET Editors and Knowledge Partners
Phase 3
23 JULY 2018
Jury Meet − review of the shortlisted nominations by a closed-door jury, which will decide the winner for each of the 8 categories
Phase 4
17 AUGUST 2018
Award Ceremony