From Marico's Harsh Mariwala to Sequoia India's Sakshi Chopra, here are our seven jury members who relied on their vast experience while choosing the winners
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Harsh Mariwala
Founder and chairman, Marico (Jury Chair)
Harsh Mariwala has built the ₹9,512 crore FMCG giant Marico—led by flagship brands Saffola and Parachute—after starting out with commoditised products such as edible and coconuts oils.
He now scouts for young Indian entrepreneurs and facilitates the startup ecosystem through the not-for-profit Ascent Foundation. Mariwala’s experience of building traditional large businesses, while maintaining strong independence and corporate governance standards, and identifying new entrepreneurship talent, was invaluable to our exercise.
(This story appears in the 31 March, 2023 issue
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