WONDER WOMEN

ENTREPRENEURS

Mehul Bhardwaj
 FALGUNI FOUNDER & CEO, NYKAA.COM

NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

NEERJA FOUNDER, MPOWER

BIRLA

About Company
MPower Proactively champions mental health causes, create awareness, advocate
prevention and provide services through a holistic and multidisciplinary approach.
Mpower is currently based in Mumbai but Neerja has plans to scale up and cover
more cities. There is a consistent effort to create awareness from conducting
workshops to organising various events
Mpower has trained counsellors on board and their doctors can identify and guide
towards the right treatment. Quite often, the counselling and corrective behaviour,
and the team often works with the entire family.

Entrepreneurial Journey
Neerja Birla, wife of Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumaramangalam Birla, and
mother of three children, had always been happy maintaining a low profile. However,
her passion towards the cause of children’s education and mental health has seen
her taking up the mantle at various organisations recently.
Birla, who has a degree in psychology, founded MPower with around Rs 10 crore in
funding from the Aditya Birla Education Trust and built a 33-member team.

Achievements
Mpower has already impacted more than 17,924,063 lives through both the Mpower
and Aditya Birla Trust

PRIYANKA CHAIRMAN & MD, VAAYU HOME APPLIANCES

MOKSHMAR

About Company
Founders of company invented and patented the technology called Vaayu,
Which is a Hybrid Cooling System which provides an advance cooling solution
and consumes 10% of the electricity as compared to any similar Cooling
Device. Currently it selling its innovative cooling products through 12
dealerships spanned across india.

Entrepreneurial Journey
While Priyanka, a commerce graduate with a diploma in HVAC (heating, venting and
air-conditioning) — worked as a product manager in multinational companies such
as Carrier, Samsung and LG for almost 14 years. Her husband started his own
venture of commercial AC sales and service in 2008, and commissioned many noted
projects in Madhya Pradesh.
One day her husband started experimenting with ACs to see what he could do to
bring down electricity bills, and in the process he ended up inventing an incredible
technology that cools like AC but bills like coolers. From thereon their experience
and invention took shape of a new company.

Achievements
Vaayu recently won the Mega Launchpad — an event co-sponsored by YourStory
Media. And their latest award is the Skoch Order of Merit and Skoch Best SME of
India Award at the Constitution Club of India in Mumbai held recently. In addition,
they are one of the top five startups chosen by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
for the Prime Minister’s dream project 'Start up India Stand Up India'.

LATHIKA
REGUNATH
AN
About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR
About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.
 FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR
About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.
 FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR
About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.
 FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.

FALGUNI
NAYAR

About Company
Nykaa is a Mumbai-based multi-brand beauty retailer selling cosmetic and wellness
products. Founded by Falguni Nayar, Nykaa began as an online retailer in April 2012
and opened its first physical retail store at T3 Terminal, Indira Gandhi International
Airport in November 2015.

Entrepreneurial Journey
She sized up the market, translated business plans and projections, and understood
the financial projections of a project, and had even done a lot of IPOs for businesses
during her stint as investment banker.
She always harboured dream of being own boss but what really enticed her into
starting up on her own was the drive and passion she saw in the eyes of the
entrepreneurs like Ronnie Screwvala who then in 1990s would unveil grand plans
and visions of building a studio like Disney in India.
Lot of her other ideas presented markets and business models that were clearly
viable, but Falguni somehow gravitated towards e-commerce, and that too the
beauty segment within it.

Achievements
Business Today featured Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar in The Most Powerful
Women in Business 2017. Nayar also won the ‘Woman Ahead’ award at the
Economic Times Startup Awards 2017.
Nykaa has been a partner with Femina since 2014 in presenting Femina Beauty
Awards for beauty products based on votes from Nykaa’s customers and Femina's
readers.