A lot has changed in the new world of work. In the past, men dominated every field of work. But that isn't the case. Women are in front of men and sometimes in front of men. This is also evident in the business sector. Names like Wolfe Herd (founder of Bumble,) Kylie Jenner (founder of Kylie Cosmetics) and Masaba Gupta (founder of Masaba clothing label) are just some of the names who are known for their world-renowned brands with their unique leadership style. Meet five women founders of world-renowned and successful start-ups.
1) Upasana Taku - Mobikwik
If you are an Indian and do online shopping, you will be directed to a payment gateway at the time of payment. One of these gateways is usually MobiKwik. MobiKwik is a well-known name in the digital payments and digital wallet sector. MobiKwik was founded in 2009 by Upasana Taku, who worked with PayPal before founding MobiKwik. Today, Upasana is also in charge of bank partnerships, business operations, and talent acquisition at MobiKwik.
2) Richa Kar-Sivame
Richa Kar, an enthusiastic MBA student, developed an online intimate dress shopping platform in 2011. Currently, Zivame is India's leading online intimate dress store with a value of over $100 million. The best idea about an intimate dress business of her own was revealed when one of her clients, Richa, tracked the sales of Victoria's Secret while she was working at SAP. They observed that the figures of intimate dress sales reached peaks abroad, but Indian women do not have similar intimate dress options. While studying the Indian intimate dress market, Richa identified the social stigma in India surrounding intimate dress shopping. Richa Kar can be described as the person who beat the clutter around intimate dress shopping in India today.
3) Falguna Nair-Nayka
After a long stint as an investment banker, Falguni Nayar founded Nykaa in 2013. com was set up. An online one-stop shop for beauty products from Indian and international brands, Nykaa has changed the world of online shopping. Falguni Nayar proved many critics wrong and created a new space for people who love to experiment with styles, designs and colours.
4) Sabina Chopra - Travel. com
Yatra.com is a popular Indian website for flight and hotel bookings. Sabina Chopra has been instrumental in identifying the potential of travel commerce in India and helping people move towards cheaper or easier travel. Sabina was the former head of India operations of eBookers, a Europe-based online travel company. Along with this, she also worked for Japan Airlines, which helped her a lot when she started her own venture along with enhancing her experience in the travel industry.
5) Rashmi Sinha - Slideshare
Slideshare allows people to upload and access their presentations online. While this feature is currently available everywhere, SlideShare was one of the first companies to make it possible. Rashmi Sinha was one of the founders of SlideShare, a presentation sharing platform. The company was so successful that LinkedIn acquired the company for $100 million in 2012.