The Economic Times Startup Awards: Celebrating the best in India’s startups

Beginning today, this paper is launching the fourth edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards, the finest accolade recognising the best of Indian entrepreneurship. A jury consisting of the who’s who of the startup world will meet in Bengaluru to choose the winners from a list of high achievers on Monday, July 23. They will pick the best from a shortlist of five contenders across eight categories. The awards ceremony will take place on August 17 in Bengaluru.

The winners will be chosen by a high-powered jury chaired by Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani and which includes Flipkart cofounder Sachin Bansal, Nasscom president Debjani Ghosh, Quess Corp chairman Ajit Isaac, Makemytrip founder Deep Kalra, Wipro board member Rishad Premji, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Inmobi cofounder Naveen Tewari.