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Mint
2 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Top 5 First-Generation Women Wealth Creators. Hint it's not Indra K Nooyi
Indian and India-origin women entrepreneurs are constantly shaping the business ecosystem around the world as they build their billion-dollar businesses. The Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2025 has showcased the top first-generation self-made wealth creators. Radha Vembu, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Indra K Nooyi, and Meena Sethi were among many other prominent industry names of the top women entrepreneurs who have successfully become the first generation of self-made wealth creators in their families. The data also highlighted that the 'Software and Services' segment was the most dominant sector for these women entrepreneurs, which contributed nearly ₹ 1.11 lakh crore. Retail, finance, healthcare, and media were among the other leading sectors. 1. Radha Vembu: Ranking top of the list is Radha Vembu, an Indian billionaire businesswoman who owns the cloud-based business software multinational giant Zoho Corporation. According to the list, Vembu's wealth stands at ₹ 55,300 crore at the age of 52 years. Radha Vembu is married to Sridhar Vembu and lives at Chengalpattu, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 2. Jayshree Ullal: Jayshree Ullal is an Indian-origin British-born billionaire businesswoman who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Arista Networks, a software services firm. 63-year-old Jayshree Ullal ranked second in the list with her wealth estimated to be around ₹ 48,900 crore, according to the Hurun India list. The CEO is based out of Santa Clara, California, from where she runs the cloud networking company, which designs and sells multiple software products. 3. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & Family: The founder of Bengaluru-based biotechnology and biopharmaceutical giant Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ranked third in the Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2025, and her wealth is estimated to be around ₹ 32,000 crore. The 71-year-old industry veteran is based out of Bengaluru and has played a key role in developing India's healthcare industry with the help of her company, Biocon. 4. Falguni Nayar & Family: Online beauty brand Nykaa's (FSN E-Commerce Ventures) founder and CEO, Falguni Nayar, successfully ranked fourth on the Hurun India list with her wealth estimated to be at ₹ 29,000 crore. The 61-year-old CEO is based in Mumbai and has played a major role in developing India's online beauty segment by founding Nykaa with her own money. As of 4 June 2025, the company is listed on the Indian stock market with a market capitalisation (M-Cap) of ₹ 55,721.18 crore. 5. Neha Narkhede & Family: Palo Alto-based Neha Narkhede is the co-founder of the software and service firm Confluent. Narkhede is an Indian-born American whose wealth is estimated to be around ₹ 6,800 crore, which marked her at the fifth rank in the Hurun India list. Other members in the list were Upstox's Kavitha Subramanian at wealth worth ₹ 6,500 crore, Lenskart's Neha Bansal at ₹ 5,100 crore, Former CEO of Pepsico Indra K Nooyi at ₹ 4,800 crore, Knight Riders Sports' Juhi Chawla and family at ₹ 4,500 crore, and lastly, ranking 10th on the Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2025 was Meena Sethi and family at an estimated wealth of ₹ 2,700 crore.
Hans India
7 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Bengaluru: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Praises Namma Metro for Easy Ride
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the famous Indian entrepreneur and founder of Biocon, recently took a ride on Bengaluru's Namma Metro. She commuted on the Purple Line from Whitefield to Vidhana Soudha. Accompanied her was her friend Jennifer Erich from Exxon Mobil. Kiran said the metro was a fast and easy way to avoid Bengaluru's heavy traffic. She took to X to post the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation for the good service. Her trip shows how more people, including busy professionals, are choosing the metro to travel quickly and comfortably in the city.
News18
28-05-2025
- Business
- News18
How To Beat Bengaluru Traffic? Billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Has The Solution
Last Updated: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was impressed by how smooth and fast the Bengaluru metro journey was. Bengaluru's infamous traffic jams make commuting a daily struggle, prompting many to opt for the city's efficient metro system. Recently, Biocon founder and billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw surprised commuters by ditching her luxury car for a metro ride. She even shared her experience on social media. Shaw was accompanied by her friend, Jennifer Erich, whom she described as the 'Iron Lady of Exxon Mobil." Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), Shaw shared a happy picture with Erich from the metro station. She wrote, 'Took the purple line from Whitefield to Vidhana with my Namma Metro friend, the Iron Lady of Exxon Mobil. Such a quick way to avoid traffic. Great ride." Took the purple line from Whitefield to Vidhana with my Namma Metro friend @jennifer_erich the Iron Lady of Exxon Mobil. Such a quick way to avoid traffic. Great ride. Thanks @OfficialBMRCL — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (@kiranshaw) May 27, 2025 Reacting to the post, a user wrote, 'A society's progress is measured when the Elite and powerful like you take public transport for travel. Really commendable and exemplary." Another shared, 'That's some good PR. Make your consumers the brand ambassadors. Thanks to Kiran Shaw to lead the way. Take the public transport when you can, you will know what you will be achieving with it." 'We need more public transport use by the rich and famous in Bengaluru to wean ppl away from their vehicles. The Purple Line needs a lot more capacity during peak hours, though. Gets very crowded, and not particularly comfortable," a comment read. One more added, 'Wow. Never imagined you would take a Metro." Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw isn't the only billionaire opting for public transport over luxury cars. In 2023, real estate tycoon Niranjan Hiranandani took a ride on a Mumbai local train to beat traffic and save time. Likewise, in 2024, Dubai-based Indian billionaire Rizwan Sajan, founder of the Danube Group, chose the metro over his luxury vehicle due to heavy rainfall in the city. First Published: May 28, 2025, 12:38 IST
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
‘Metro Mentor' moment: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ditches car, hops on Bengaluru Metro with Exxon Mobil's ‘Iron Lady'; calls ride ‘quick way to avoid traffic'
Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw swapped her car for Bengaluru's Namma Metro Purple Line, traveling from Whitefield to Vidhana Soudha to dodge the city's notorious traffic. BENGALURU: Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw left her luxury wheels behind on Tuesday to board the Namma Metro Purple Line. The ride, which she took from Whitefield to Vidhana Soudha, was part of her attempt to sidestep the city's infamous traffic snarls—and it seems to have worked. In a post on social media platform X, Shaw described the journey as a 'great ride' and gave a shout-out to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for the smooth experience. Accompanying her on the trip was Jennifer Erich, who she fondly referred to as her 'Namma Metro friend' and the 'Iron Lady at Exxon Mobil.' 'Took the Purple Line from Whitefield to Vidhana with my Namma Metro friend @jennifer_erich, the Iron Lady of Exxon Mobil. Such a quick way to avoid traffic. Great ride. Thanks @OfficialBMRCL,' Shaw posted. 'So happy to be your Metro Mentor' Erich replied: 'So happy to be your Metro Mentor!! Thanks so much for joining me at my office today.' The post quickly caught the attention of netizens, with many praising Shaw for leading by example. "Great! A society's progress is measured when the Elite and powerful Like you take public transport for travel. Really commendable and exemplary" wrote one user. Another added,'A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.- Gustavo Petro'
Mint
28-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Bengaluru's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw opts for metro travel over luxury car, accompanied by ‘Namma Metro friend'
Bengaluru billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ditched her luxury vehicles for a ride on the city's metro this Tuesday, opting to travel via the Namma Metro purple line to escape Bengaluru's notorious traffic congestion. Sharing her experience on the social media platform X, the Biocon Limited founder expressed surprise at the efficiency of the metro journey and praised the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation for providing a 'great ride.' Shaw was accompanied by her friend Jennifer Erich, whom she referred to as the 'Iron Lady at Exxon Mobil.' Erich, according to her LinkedIn profile, holds the position of Geoscience Manager at Exxon Mobil's Bengaluru Technology Centre. 'Took the purple line from Whitefield to Vidhana with my Namma Metro friend Jennifer Erich, the Iron Lady of Exxon Mobil. Such a quick way to avoid traffic. Great ride. Thanks BMRCL,' Mazumdar-Shaw wrote on X. Jennifer Erich responded to the post by saying she was happy to have introduced Namma Metro to Shaw. 'So happy to be your Metro Mentor!! Thanks so much for joining me at my office today,' she replied. Online audiences expressed strong appreciation for Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's humble and relatable gesture. 'Great to see famous personalities doing this and sharing - very important to have more people take public transport,' wrote one person. 'When the affluent, influential, and elite embrace public transport, it catalyzes systemic investment and inspires emulation among the masses, dismantling car-centric aspirations and heralding a shift toward sustainable urban mobility,' another said. What is Namma Metro? Namma Metro, commonly referred to as Bengaluru Metro, is the rapid transit network serving Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. The system is managed by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), a partnership between the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka. Currently, Namma Metro operates two lines: the purple line and the green line. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is not the first billionaire to opt for public transport. In 2023, real estate tycoon Niranjan Hiranandani took a Mumbai local train to 'save time and beat the traffic.'
