Oyo Rooms Founder Enters Forbes List of Achievers Under 30 – Founder and CEO of Oyo Rooms, Ritesh Agarwal, is among the 45 Indians or Indian-origin people who have made it to Forbes’ annual list of achievers under the age of 30.
Ritesh featured in the consumer tech segment. In a country that lacks a steady supply of budget hotel chains, Oyo has developed a network of 2,200 small hotels in 100 cities across India, Forbes said.
28-year old Gagan Biyani and Neeraj Berry who co-founded Sprig, a mobile app that allows you to find and order healthy meals and have them delivered quickly made it to the list.
In the entertainment field, 27-year-old Canadian writer-comedian Lily Singh was included. In the finance sector, the list features Nila Das, 27, vice president at Citigroup.
The list featured 29-year-old Divya Nettimi, an investment analyst at Viking Global Investors, who co-managed Harvard Business School’s Alpha Fund while getting her MBA. 29-year-old Vikas Patel, a senior analyst at hedge fund Millennium Management, is also there.
In media sector, the list included Ashish Patel, 29, senior vice-president of Social Media at NowThis Media and 27-year-old Nisha Chittal, manager of social media and community at MSNBC.
In manufacturing sector, 28-year-old Sampriti Bhattacharyya made to the list for developing underwater drones and 29-year-old Saagar Govil, CEO of Cemtrex, which produces environmental products and electronics solutions, made it to the list.
In law and policy, 26-year-old Ashish Kumbhat, a monetary policy expert in the Federal Reserve Board, and 27-year-old Dipayan Ghosh, privacy and public policy advisor at Facebook, were included.