Highlights Devika Gholap: Places First in Avendus-Hurun Uth Series 2025 for Leading Women Under 30
In the bustling landscape of Indian entrepreneurship, six young women are making a significant impact in various sectors. Recognized in the Avendus Wealth – Hurun India U30 List 2025, these dynamic leaders are revolutionizing industries such as AI, EdTech, Pharma, Microfinance, MarTech, and Beauty.
Leading the pack is Devika Gholap (28), Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of OptraSCAN, a digital pathology company in the AI Healthcare sector. With a mission to democratize access to accurate and timely cancer diagnostics globally, Gholap aims to replace traditional microscopes with AI-powered digital scanners.
Devanshi Kejriwal (28), Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Skillmatics in the EdTech sector, is another name to watch. Kejriwal's company creates engaging, eco-friendly, educational, and screen-free products for children’s learning, expanding globally with products available in over 20,000 stores worldwide.
Vrushali Prasade (30) is the co-founder of Pixis, an AI-powered marketing infrastructure company, while Ananyashree Birla, aged 30, is the founder of Svatantra Microfin, a microfinance institution dedicated to empowering underserved communities, particularly women. Birla commands a strong presence with 1.27 lakh followers on LinkedIn.
The list highlights six women leaders under 30 making a significant impact across these industries, although the detailed names and roles of the other four leaders are not explicitly mentioned. Nonetheless, the list underscores the strong presence of young women leaders across diverse sectors in India.
India's innovation hubs, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi, remain dominant, but entrepreneurs are emerging from unexpected places like Jaipur, Ranchi, and Thane. For instance, BITS Pilani is quietly becoming the launchpad for some of India's most exciting young founders.
In the global IT spending surge, software and IT services are in the slow lane compared to AI. However, AI-focused companies like OptraSCAN and Pixis are thriving, with the latter offering a codeless AI platform for optimizing performance marketing, creative management, and audience targeting.
The Avendus Wealth – Hurun India U30 List 2025 recognizes 79 young leaders making a significant impact across the Indian economy. Remarkably, 66 out of 79 entrepreneurs on the list are first-generation founders, indicating a strong spirit of entrepreneurship among India's youth.
Radhika Ambani, aged 30, is the Executive Director at pharmaceutical company, Encore Healthcare, focusing on expanding its presence across the country, particularly in the southern region, by leveraging technology to enhance accessibility to quality healthcare products.
The future of these young leaders and their industries looks promising, with global IT spending expected to surge $5.4 trillion in 2025, with AI being a significant focus. These trailblazers are not just making a mark in India but are set to leave a global imprint in their respective fields.
- In the AI Healthcare sector, Devika Gholap, aged 28, is revolutionizing the industry through her role as Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of OptraSCAN, a company aiming to democratize access to accurate cancer diagnostics with AI-powered digital scanners.
- In the EdTech sector, Devanshi Kejriwal, also 28, is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Skillmatics, a company creating educational products for children's learning that are available in over 20,000 stores worldwide.
- Vrushali Prasade, at 30, is the co-founder of Pixis, an AI-powered marketing infrastructure company in the MarTech sector, while Ananyashree Birla, also 30, founded Svatantra Microfin, a microfinance institution focusing on empowering underserved communities, particularly women, in India.
- The Finance sector is being impacted by entrepreneurship as well, with Radhika Ambani, aged 30, serving as the Executive Director at pharmaceutical company, Encore Healthcare, focusing on expanding its presence in India's southern region through leveraging technology for better accessibility to quality healthcare products.
- The list underlines the strong presence of young women leaders across diverse sectors such as AI, EdTech, Pharma, and Microfinance in India, with 66 out of 79 entrepreneurs on the Avendus Wealth – Hurun India U30 List 2025 being first-generation founders.
- The global IT spending surge is leaning towards AI, creating opportunities for AI-focused companies like OptraSCAN, Skillmatics, and Pixis, with the latter offering a codeless AI platform for performance marketing, creative management, and audience targeting.
