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One in four is an immigrant from 58 countries including India and nearly half self-identify as a person of color.
About 60 Indian Americans are featured in the 10th anniversary Forbes Under 30 class of entrepreneurs, innovators and entertainers that the business magazine says “is set to define the next decade — and beyond.”
One in four (24.4%) of the 600 honorees in the 2022 list is an immigrant, the highest percentage of immigrants who hail from 58 countries and nearly half (47.5%) of them self-identify as a person of color.
The vast majority of listmakers this year are founders or cofounders of companies who have collectively raised over $1 billion in funding. Many more are leading innovations that will seed companies down the line.
READ: Forbes features five Indian Americans in its list of 30 under 30 (November 24, 2017)
But all of them “have defied the odds: navigating a global pandemic, supply chain crunches and isolation to build ventures that are resilient and destined to change the world,” says Forbes.
Hall of Fame
Listed in the Hall of Fame 2022 is Apoorva Mehta, Indian American founder of Instacart, a San Francisco-based grocery delivery firm valued by investors at $39 billion. He has a personal net worth of $3.5 billion, according to Forbes.
India-born Mehta who started Instacart in 2012 was ranked 859 on Forbes Billionaires 2021 list and 31 on 30 Under 30 – All Star Alumni 2017 list.
Big Money
Listed in Big Money is Akilesh Bapu, 24, cofounder of DeepScribe an AI-powered medical scribe that automates clinical documentation for physicians. More than 500 clinicians across 44 states currently use the software.
Marketing & Advertising
Trevor Sookraj, 24, founder, of Divisional, a “marketer-first” agency, is featured in Marketing & Advertising section. He hopes to provide startups a full growth team of Divisional employees at a fraction of the traditional cost.
READ: 45 Indian-origin luminaries make the list of Forbes’ ’30 Under 30’ list (January 5, 2016)
Divisional’s outsourcing model saw its revenue growing 240% this year to $1.5 million.
Retail & Ecommerce
Four Indian Americans, Raunak Nirmal, Akshar Bonu, Tejas Konduru and Vinay Menda, are featured in the Retail & Ecommerce section.
Cofounded by Nirmal, Acquco, New York, is one of the largest and fastest-growing aggregators of companies that sell on Amazon. Nirmal has raised $160 million to acquire businesses that will generate some $250 million in revenue this year.
Nirmal, a Sikh who emigrated from India when he was seven years old, has given away Teslas for leads on deals in the white-hot space and is in the process of raising …….