SynopsisA distinguished jury led by Wipro’s Rishad Premji will select winners for the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards. The awards recognise entrepreneurial excellence across categories including innovation, women-led ventures and social enterprise. The coveted Startup of the Year nominees include Porter, Skyroot Aerospace, Rapido, Meesho, Groww and Sarvam.ETtechToday, an elite panel, led by Wipro’s Rishad Premji, enters the jury room to pick the winners of the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards, the country's most treasured recognition for entrepreneurial excellence.The star-studded jury comprises Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Myntra and Curefit cofounder Mukesh Bansal, Flipkart and Navi cofounder Sachin Bansal, Caratlane cofounder Mithun Sacheti, Swiggy Instamart CEO Nandita Sinha, Snap CBO Ajit Mohan, Anthropic India MD Irina Ghose, Wingify and Lossfunk founder Paras Chopra, Urban Company cofounder and CEO Abhiraj Singh Bhal and Aditya Birla Group director Aryaman Vikram Birla.In a dozen years, ETSA has put itself on the pedestal as the most insightful spotlight on the new-age industry. Be it a Gen Z brainwave or the hard-earned accomplishments built on one’s own devices, social inventions, genius investors, unstoppable women and entrepreneurs who just won’t give up — a curated few find themselves on the ETSA shortlist.The most precious of the lot remains the Startup of the Year award.This year's nominees are:Bootstrap ChampSutaHabuildUrban VaultMelentoD’YouTop InnovatorTheranautilusEtherealX4baseCareQNu LabsAgrani LabsComeback KidShreya Mishra, Neeraj Jain, Nikhil NaharAbhishek Bansal, Vaibhav Khandelwal, Praharsh Chandra, Gaurav JaithliaAnil GotetiMukund JhaRanjeet Pratap Singh, Sankaranarayanan Devarajan, Sahradayi ModiBest on CampusQosmicArmatrixPanoculon LabsDream AerospacePlenome TechnologiesWoman AheadPrachi DharaniMalini AdapureddyPallavi MohadikarMinu MargeretAnkur DahiyaPallavi ShrivastavaSocial EnterpriseCureBayVarahaKaro SambhavPadcare LabsCornextMidas TouchShailesh LakhaniManu ChandraAnu HariharanMukesh BansalStartup of the YearPorterSkyroot AerospaceRapidoMeeshoGrowwSarvam ...moreElevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.Subscribe Now