The technology industry has enjoyed an enormous boom for over a decade now. After two stormy years, the upcoming years look extremely promising with the rise in the number of tech startups. When the world was at a halt, technology came into play in order to make everything happen from home to work.

What is Techtors?

Techtors is an exclusive initiative of BW Businessworld in association with BW Disrupt that recognises exceptional startups whose clutter-breaking technology innovations have created a mark in the startup ecosystem of India. BW Disrupt Techtors palys a critical role in order to give young companies a push to bring on the revolution and introduce newer solutions as these startups hold the brighter future of the nation.

BW Businessworld Techtors in its fourth edition is keen to acknowledge disruptive technologies that provided solutions to a specific set of people. Entrepreneurs certainly reiterate that failures have proven to be critical lessons to innovate and grow. Techtors has received an overwhelming number of nominations from across the sectors showcasing their unique technology-driven solutions for critical issues.

Growth Trajectory Set To Rise

India has recently achieved a mark of 100 unicorns in the country and the credit is bound to go to the zealous and innovative young entrepreneurs. According to Jungle Ventures, Southeast Asia’s technology startups had a combined valuation of $340 billion in 2020 and this is anticipated to grow triple-fold by 2025.

India has a vast as well as the diverse population that has different problem areas to solve. Startups are emerging and introducing technology as a golden saviour across every sector, be it healthcare, finance, education, HR, ecommerce and many more. Despite constantly growing challenges, entrepreneurship remains the stone of development.

Know The Jury Process

The esteemed jury panel included Rajeev Chitrabhanu, CEO and MD, JM Financial Service; Rajesh Pathak, Country Director India and SAARC, Accedian; Abhishek Goenka, Head and CIO, RPSG Capital Venture, Parasuram P S, Independent Media Innovation and Strategy Consultant + Entrepreneur – in – Residence; Ashish Sharma, Managing Partner, Innoven Capital India; Rajiv Singh, Founder and CEO, Khetifresh; Anjali Malhotra, Founder, C-Xcel Director, Founder Institute Accelerator, Delhi chapter; Phani Bhushan, Founder and CEO, AnantComputing; Harsh Wardhan, CEO, CXOE Partner LLP, Ved Shukhla, Founder and CEO, Mylomart; Hoshie Ghaswalla, CEO, BW Engage- BW Businessworld, Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld and Founder, exchnage4media and Noor Fathima Warsia, Group Editorial Director, BW Businessworld.

The process of finalising winners took place under the supervision of the jury chair- Yashish Dahiya, Chairman and CEO, PB Fintech. More than 300 entries were received which were then brought down to over 150 post the first screening round. Subsequently, after the second level of deliberation, a total number of 55 nominees were shortlisted and invited to present before the power-packed jury panel. Nominations received for Techtors were put through a multi-tier screening and shortlisting procedure to get the list of well-deserved winners. The jury process followed a certain set of parameters to evaluate the entries and these were the uniqueness of the tech service/product, current market value, the potential for growth and customer attraction till date.

Technology is integrated into every function of our daily lives yet each one is uniquely driving its own trajectory. Going forward, this would be no surprise that people would do nothing without technology.