Many Indian-Americans Among Forbes' 'Young Game Changers'

Thursday, 12 February 2015, 23:06 IST
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Technology:

6. Sahil Lavingia, 21, Founder, Gumroad; A former designer at Pinterest, Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad.

Social Entrepreneurs:

7. Karan Chopra, 29, Cofounder, GADCO; Karan Chopra grew up in Ghana and is now helping the nation's poorest farmers reap higher profits.

8. Krishna Ramkumar, 28, Cofounder, Avanti; Krishna Ramkumar founded Avanti, a group of learning centers in Mumbai, Delhi, Kanpur and Chennai that provides 750 bright, low-income high school students with science and math education.

9. Ajaita Shah, 29, Founder, Frontier Markets; Ajaita Shah's India-based Frontier Markets brings clean energy to families at the base of the pyramid.

10. Kavita Shukla, 29, Founder, Fenugreen; Kavita Shukla invented and patented FreshPaper-a low-cost, compostable paper infused with edible organic spices that keeps produce fresh two to four times longer.

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Source: IANS