10 Successful Women Entrepreneurs of India – The Inspirational Stories

India got the inspirational women who believed in themselves than in the world. They worked on their ideologies and passion until they reached the real heights. You need to know their stories to gain inspiration.

We must call them inspirational as they worked on unique ideas. To become a successful entrepreneur, you need the courage and self-confidence to face the ups and downs. The entrepreneurship is never one-sided with profits on your way. An entrepreneur must be ready to see the downs as well while enjoying the success.

Women cannot bury their talent and capabilities which will be the biggest regret in life. A courageous step forward can make up the most successful entrepreneur. Many of the women have tremendous knowledge in beauty, health and fitness. Even, if you have good knowledge of technology, you can work on it and come up with your innovative ideas.

Women Entrepreneurs in India- Gain Inspiration from Success Stories

The successful stories of the below women entrepreneurs can be the role models for other women. The struggle and hard work pays off someday and they are the best examples of this belief. So, it is all up to an individual to give up or fight back the challenges.

1. Vandana Luthra – Founder of VLCC Health Care Ltd

Vandana is the founder of VLCC and she started the company in 1989. When she started the company, people were not much into health and beauty conscious. But she had the great knowledge and idea in beauty and health and brought the awareness in people with her unique solutions.

In initial stages, she faced loads of criticism about her concept and bravery to implement it. But she didn’t take a back step or lose confidence. In spite of criticism, she believed in her concept of treating skin and health issues.

She won the Padma Shri, women Entrepreneur Award which is a huge recognition for her best services in the beauty and wellness industry.

2. Suchi Mukherjee – Founder of Limeroad

She is the founder of Limeroad which is an ultimate address for women’s fashion clothes and accessories. Her journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur was in steps. She worked with eBay, Skype initially. She is the woman who justified her dreams and ambitions. Even though she was working with reputed companies, she wanted to explore in the fashion industry to bring awareness of fashion in people. Her online website offers a huge list of amazing products with good concepts.

3. Richa Kar – Founder of Zivame

In India, women hesitate to buy inner wears but Richa Kar made a proud attempt of starting online lingerie brand Zivame. Zivame is the greatest option for quality and fashionable innerwear. She got out of the secured job and chased her dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Before her startup, she worked in the retail sector and gained great knowledge. The knowledge that she gained helped her enough to do a startup. Initially, people threw their comments and criticism on her venture. But she had strong hopes on her concept.

4. Indra Nooyi – Co-Founder and President of Pepsi Co.

Nooyi is a well-known woman entrepreneur who was a Co-founder and president of Pepsi Co and now she is the Board of Director of Amazon. She was awarded Padma Bhushan Award, CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Global Indian. She gave huge revenue to the Pepsi company and over 285000 employees. She is one of the highest paid corporate women in the US with a package of 12.5 million. She is placed in the list of 100 powerful women in the world. Nooyi worked harder and believed in being genuine can lead her to success. She treats Pepsi Co. as her extended family.

5. Shahnaz Husain – Founder of Shahnaz herbals

Shahnaz Husain is the founder of Shahnaz herbals which produces skin care products and cosmetics worldwide. The small clinic of herbal products expanded and moved to 138 countries and 600 franchises. The success we admire now was not simple for her. She started her own clinic when she had bitter experience with skin products. She felt there is a need for fixing the skin conditions with herbal products and took up the initiative.

Shahnaz Herbals manufactures skin care products without testing on animals and completely out of herbs, ayurvedic methods.

6. Anisha Singh- Founder of Mydala.com

Anisha is a digital entrepreneur who is a founder of Mydala.com. Mydala is a reputed online portal. Mydala started in the year 2009 and running successfully since the long years. The young entrepreneur says a woman named Julie Holdren with 400 employees inspired her. Anisha dreamt of being like Julie and she also worked hard to get on to such top position. inspired her to do the startup. Mydala is her second startup and after facing the many highs and lows with the first startup. She tried her distinctive concepts and ideas to implement in the Indian market. She says, convincing people about a new product was a challenge.

7. Upasana Taku – Co-Founder of Mobikwik

She is the co-founder of Mobikwik which is one of the reputed digital wallets in India. She has an incredible experience in payments and financial services over 13 years. She started with a small team and now head of an expanded team. Upasana worked with HSBC in San Diego and Paypal. She didn’t end up her career in working with reputed a company and taking good pay. But she wanted to face the difficult challenges and help people with her contribution.

She managed and overcame the gender difficulties, being a woman in the technology field.

8. Aditi Gupta – Founder of Menstrupedia

India is a developed country in education and many other crucial aspects. But unfortunately, still, the awareness of menstruation is poor. Aditi Gupta introduced Menstrupedia when young India was in need of something like that. The rules she was asked to follow during her menstrual time, annoyed her and made her feel sick. Then, she started to educate every girl and women about periods and healthy life. The knowledge and awareness that Menstruapedia gives made the women confident and changed the perspective in a great way.

9. Falguni Nayar – Founder of Nykaa

Do you love Nykaa and order most of your beauty products from it?

All your appreciation to Nykaa must go to its founder Falguni Nayar. Before starting Nykaa, she was working with Kotak Mahindra company for 20 years. She observed online marketing and her passion for beauty made her start Nykaa. Nykaa made its place in 17 stores in cities of India. Nykaa is providing 850 brands and 35000 beauty products.

She said, “I am building Nykaa to have a life of its own”.

10. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw – Chairman of Biocon Company Limited

She is the chairman of Biocon Company Limited which is Asia’s premier biopharmaceutical company. She pursued and got qualified as a brewer master. She worked as a trainee brewer for four years. In the year of 1978, Mazumdar Shaw took up the job of trainee manager in Biocon Biochemicals Limited, Ireland. In the same year, she started the company with an investment of 10000. The lady who is standing at 92nd position, as most powerful women in the world, faced issues and struggles. Getting loans sanctioned and male domination in her filed couldn’t stop her from serving the country with her great work. The thirst of becoming successful was not stopped until she reached the present position.

If you are taking back step on your dreams and ambitions, then need the inspiration to move forward. The determination and stubborn nature should be shown to become successful. If you look at the above women entrepreneurs, they believed and stood by themselves to achieve higher positions in life.

Let the world criticize you but stand for yourself and hit them back with your silent success.