AI Startup of the Year
A native AI-first company building foundational or applied products shaping India's AI landscape.
Based on rigorous independent research.
A strong jury panel of industry stalwarts.
Metrics matter. We recognise AI that moved the needle on efficiency, cost, access, or scale.
A native AI-first company building foundational or applied products shaping India's AI landscape.
AI improving diagnostics, care delivery, drug discovery, or health access at scale.
Built for builders: AI that makes developers, designers, and creators meaningfully faster.
AI applied to legal research, contracts, compliance, or access to justice.
AI products built directly for end consumers: utility, delight, and daily relevance.
AI applied to credit, payments, fraud, compliance, or financial inclusion at scale.
AI changing how India learns: personalisation, access, assessments, or outcomes at scale.
AI redefining gaming, content creation, live events, or digital media experiences.
For the most technically novel work: early-stage, research-to-product, or frontier applications that push the boundary of what AI can do.
AI operating in the physical world: robotics, autonomous systems, manufacturing, or infrastructure.
An independent panel of leaders and researchers leading AI work at scale.
MD & CEO
IDFC FIRST Bank
MD, Digital Natives
Google Cloud India
Founder
LogiNext
Senior Director
Google DeepMind
Head, Strategy & Global Affairs, India
OpenAI
India Growth
Replit
Co-Founder
Quantiphi