Top 10 Startup Founders to Watch Out for in 2016


Abhiraj Bhal, UrbanClap

A Gurgaon-based startup, UrbanClap is a marketplace that helps people find the right service professionals for activities important to them. Twenty-nine-year-old Abhiraj Bhal is the CEO of UrbanClap which is now India's fastest-growing services marketplace. In less than a year, Bhal has raised more than $45 million (Rs 299 crore) in venture funding from marquee investors and funds including Accel Partners, Bessemer Ventures, Ratan Tata and Snapdeal's cofounder Kunal Bahl.

Jaydeep Barman, Faasos

Founded by INSEAD and McKinsey alum Jaydeep Barman and Kallol Banerjee, the Faasos app can easily be called as the food-lover’s dream app. While many of the players in the food-tech landscape have been forced to shut or scale down operations, Faasos has managed to carve a niche in the same arena. At present, Faasos has 160 delivery centers across 15 cities with 350,000 deliveries per month.

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