13 Indian Americans in Inc. 2024 Female Founders list

At least 13 Indian Americans figure in Inc. magazine’s seventh annual Female Founders list, honoring a bold group of 250 women whose innovations and ideas are shaping the world into a better place.

Indian Americans on the 2024 list includes Sadhna Agrawal, Ishviene Arora, Svanika Balasubramanian, Purva Gupta, Sowmiya Narayanan, Leena Joshi, Garima Kapoor, Neha Palmer, Pallavi Pande, Avni Patel Thompson, Charu Raheja, Surbhi Rathore and Navrina Singh.

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The founders cross all industries and bring with them unique stories of success from each stage of the entrepreneurial journey — from startup to going public, being acquired by big buyers, or spending decades at the helm of an organization. The list features women who have overcome challenges and lifted those around them, while leading impactful organizations across the country, according to a media release.

“The past year, for many, will go down as one of the hardest ever—between a funding freeze and ad-spending pull back,” said Diana Ransom, Inc. Executive Editor. “The female founders on this year’s list are a testament to what triumph over adversity looks like. They should all be proud of this singular accomplishment.”

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Indian Americans on the 2024 Female Founders list are:

Sadhna Agrawal, Astor & Sanders, IT Services, Rockville, Maryland:
For partnering with the Department of Labor and playing a crucial role in securing insurance benefits for the victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires.

Ishviene Arora, Vested, Advertising & Marketing, New York, New York:
For launching the Finance Studio, a creative online tool for finance companies, and Media Maps, a tool businesses can use to spot industry trends.

Svanika Balasubramanian, rePurpose Global, Environmental Services, Miami, Florida:
For taking on global plastic pollution and growing revenue by 150 percent from 2022 to 2023

Purva Gupta and Sowmiya Narayanan, Lily AI, Software, Mountain View, California:
For expanding its proprietary AI for retailers to better connect with customer shopping preferences while earning industry and workplace awards.

Leena Joshi, CloseFactor, Software, Palo Alto, California:
For helping customers deliver 3-4X increases in qualified sales pipeline and closed deals with machine learning and generative AI.

Garima Kapoor, MinIO, Software, Redwood City, California:
For helping companies repatriate their data from public clouds and saving as much as 20-50X of their operating expenses for storing digital data.

Neha Palmer, TeraWatt Infrastructure, Logistics & Transportation, San Francisco, California:
For expanding access to electric vehicles through initiatives ranging from establishing a partnership with PepsiCo to building out charging ports across a major U.S. highway.

Pallavi Pande, Dtocs, Consumer Products, Portland, Oregon:
For bringing sustainability to the home and kitchen goods sector through compostable palm leaf tableware.

Avni Patel Thompson, Milo, Software, Palo Alto, California:
For designing and building an AI tool that organizes household information, garnering a 15,000 family waitlist

Charu Raheja, TriageLogic, Health Services, Jacksonville, Florida:
For developing an intelligent medical scripting system that improved the accuracy of urgent message relays by over 30 percent.

Surbhi Rathore, Symbl.ai, Software, Seattle, Washington:
For building a language learning AI model that helps Fortune 500 companies create better online customer service.

Navrina Singh, Credo AI, Software, Palo Alto, California:
For working with more than 2,000 clients to help ensure the outputs of artificial intelligence systems are transparent, trustworthy, and legal.