past winners of ET Startup Awards (ETSA) have stood out in the crowded startup ecosystem and become successful businesses. We see some of them from previous editions of the awards.

Girish Mathrubootham & Shan Krishnasamya
FreshWorks | Startup of the Year (2016)

Last week, Freshworks (formerly Freshdesk)
Became the first Indian SaaS startup to be listed on Nasdaq, Raised more than $1 billion in its IPO at a valuation of over $10 billion. Riding on strong demand for tech stocks, FreshWorks shares are trading about 33% above its initial offer price of $36, bringing the company’s market cap to more than $13 billion.

Falguni Nayar
hero | Women’s Forward (2017)

Omni-channel beauty and personal care retailer Nykaa is planning to raise Rs 4,000 crore in an IPO to be held later this year at a valuation of over $4 billion. Falguni Nair, Founder and CEO of Nykaa with her family
Will continue to be majority shareholders in the company after listing.

Srinath Ravichandran And Moin SPM
Agnikul universe | Top Innovator (2020)

Earlier this month, space technology startup Agnikul
signed an MoU with the Department of Space For the development and testing of its space launch vehicles. The development came months after the company successfully tested what it said was the world’s first fully 3D printed rocket engine.