Avendus-Hurun U30 India: Mumbai leads among cities with featured millionaires, Anant Ambani on list
AVENDUS WEALTH – Hurun has published the U30 list for 2025, and in India, 79 youngest leaders aged 30 and under the report, “redefining the future of Indian initiative”.
The list improves the category of two leaders, the first generation founder with a value-$ 15 million or more values and the dynamic new generation leaders with a wealth of at least $ 50 million.
In particular, in terms of the number of basic leaders, Mumbai among the cities was on the list while claiming to be the best bill of Maharashtra among the states. In both cases, Reance Jio Scion Anant Ambani is on top, while it is also 9th in the main rankings.
Anant Ambani is on the list; ‘Inspirational leaders’
Mumbai -based Telecom Scion Anant Ambani (29) and a reliance Industries side organization Jio platforms, a director reached the ninth position to provide “innovative and technology -oriented financial solutions”.
The report said that Jio platforms combine advanced technology with financial intelligence and combine to increase increase, increase accessibility and support solid governance standards.
According to Apurva Sahijwani, the MD and CEO of Avendus Asset Management, the most striking change in such leadership lists for years is the age of entrepreneurs. Sahijwani said, “Today’s founders start earlier, scaled faster and bring a global perspective to everything they do. They transform industries in the process and expand India’s existence in the world stage,” he said.
Anas Rahman Junaid, the founder and chief researcher of Hurun India, added that they aim to draw attention to the most repulsive and inspiring young leaders of our time ”with the U30 list. “These are the founders who reshape the economic future of India with bold ideas and pure determination.
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Mumbai is in the foreground: Check how Indian cities charge in the initiative
Mumbai strengthened the position of the “Capital of Young Leaders” among the cities with 15 participants to Avendus-Hurun U30 List 2025.
This was followed by the seven Start-up Central ”Bengaluru, the seven entrepreneurs of India, and was counted among the list innovators such as Kush Grandja, Pallav Bihani and Suhas Rajkumar Kolewad.
Delhi and Jaipur ranks third with four participants and emphasizes the increasing presence of young leaders in both established and developing innovation centers.
Cities such as Ahmedabad, Chennai Gurgram, Calcutta, Noida and Thana are hosting three entrepreneurs on the list and underlines the increasing geographical diversity of India’s innovation view.
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High -level states: Maharashtra, Karnataka on top
In particular, Maharashtra, among the states, confirms the position of developing leaders by pioneering with 21 participants. Karnataka is largely followed by 10, which is largely directed by Bengaluru’s innovation ecosystem.
With a remarkable change, Rajasthan ranked third with 9 participants and reflected the increasing momentum of entrepreneurial capabilities from the increasing non -subway regions. Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh show that there is a healthy balance of representation from both South and North India.
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U30 at a glance: important important points
- 66 out of 79 entrepreneurs are the first generation founders.
- The average age in the U30 list is 28 and the young leadership is leading the future.
- Mumbai is leading with 15 -featured entrepreneurs and confirms India’s dominance as the financial capital.
- Quick Commerce Kaivalya Vohra from Mumbai, the founding partner of Zepto, is the youngest founding partner on the U30 list in 2025.
- Digital Pathology 28 -year -old Devika Gholap, the founder of Optrascan, is the youngest woman in this year’s U30 cohort.
- With 8 graduates, Bits Pilani leads all undergraduate institutions, followed by IIt Roorkee and IIt Delhi each with six.
- And software products and services are the most represented industry with 21 entrepreneurs, then in 12 consumer goods and 9 financial services.
