
Celebrating most promising early-stage startups from India since 2011
About
Every year, YourStory unveils its much-awaited Tech50 startups list — a list of 50 most promising early-stage tech startups — at our annual TechSparks event.
Carefully selected from thousands of applications each year, Tech50 startups comprise the most disruptive new-age tech businesses that are innovating to solve problems at scale and deliver long-term impact. With over 300 startups recognised and celebrated for the past ten years, Tech50 alumni include category leaders such as Freshworks and unicorns like Innovaccer and Chargebee.
Now, you can also apply to stand a chance at being recognised as a Tech50 2021 startup. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2021. You can apply here.
10 years of Impact
In the past decade, the 300 Tech30 alumni — which includes unicorns like InnovAccer, Freshworks, and Chargebee — have created significant value for the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond.
108+
startups expanded globally
Key Categories

Enterprisetech

Deeptech

Healthtech

Fintech

Agritech

Medtech

Cleantech

Edtech

Mobility

Social

Aerospace

Logistics

Spacetech

Blockchain

Gaming

Ahmedabad

Bengaluru

Bhopal

Chennai

Kochi

Coimbatore

Dehradun

New Delhi

Gurugram

Hyderabad

Indore

Jaipur

Kharagpur

Kolkata

Lucknow

Manipal

Mumbai

Pune

Surat

Tardeo

Tumkur
Marquee VCs backing Tech50 alumni
Marquee angels backing Tech50 alumni

Rajan Anandan

Kris Gopalakrishnan

Utsav Somani

Girish Mathrubootham

Gaurav Munjal

Ratan Tata

Ramakant Sharma

Raju Reddy

Rajesh Sawhney

Pankaj Chaddah

Mukesh Bansal

Mohandas Pai

Miten Sampat

Kumar Vembu

Kunal Bahl
Why apply for Tech50 2021
At TechSparks

Global audience of 100k+

Live pitching sessions

Investor & funding access

Media visibility & YourStory coverage

Mentoring & guidance

Networking & connects

Startup deals & offers

Tech30 report
Special access to

Tech30 alumni

YourStory Club

YourStory Education

YourStory Events

YS Company listing

YS Connect solutions
Key points for evaluation

Innovation

Target market

Marketability

Target audience

Differentiation

Solving for masses

Technology adoption

Team experience

Potential to scale

Global expansion