The award celebrates failure and recognizes those who have survived to tell the story. It will be awarded to entrepreneurs who rebuild or launch a more successful business.

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Current Enterprises: small garden

founded in: 2015

based in: Gurugram

Major Investors: Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital, Bloom Ventures, Accel

What it does: Spinny is a used car retailing platform. The company acquires vehicles from commercial retail chains as well as individual sellers and then provides a marketplace for customers looking for used vehicles. Sellers can schedule an inspection while buyers can also browse through its online catalog and select the car of their choice.

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Current Enterprises: Purple

founded in: 2011

based in: Mumbai

Major Investors: Sequoia Capital, Earth India Ventures, Bloom Ventures, Ivycap Ventures

What it does: Purple is an online store that sells cosmetics, fragrances, skin and hair care products. It provides an online platform for beauty brands to improve their reach. The platform also personalizes the discovery of beauty products for consumers through a proprietary analytics engine that combines user data with a range of product portfolios.

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Current Enterprises: Ku

founded in: 2019

based in: Bangalore

Major Investors: Excel, 3one4 Capital, Dream Incubator, Mirae Asset, Kalari Capital

What it does: Koo is a social media platform that allows users to connect, comment and engage in local languages ​​including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Assamese. It allows users to express themselves through both audio and video. Users can also access the events online in their mother tongue.

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Current Enterprises: ixigo

founded in: 2006

based in: Gurugram

Major Investors: Sequoia Capital, Elevation Capital, GIC, Trifecta Capital

What it does: Ixigo is an online travel search and planning website. It aggregates and compares deals on hotels, flights, buses, trains and travel packages. The startup reviews travel facts, itineraries and information from hundreds of websites to provide reliable information. In addition, it operates mobile and voice based search channels for tourists.

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Current Enterprises: wazirx

founded in: 2018

based in: Mumbai

Major Investors: Binance

What it does: WazirX runs one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in India, both in terms of volume and number of users, facilitating the buying and selling of various cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and others. It operates a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform that allows users to convert crypto assets into fiat currency in real time.

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