{
  "id": 1416039,
  "title": "Presenting the jury for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/presenting-the-jury-for-the-economic-times-startup-awards-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:05:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/presenting-the-jury-for-the-economic-times-startup-awards-2026/articleshow/133286041.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 will be judged by a distinguished panel of industry leaders. Chairman Rishad Premji leads the group, having served as executive chairman of IT giant Wipro since 2019. Premji co-founded Wipro Ventures, a $100-million fund investing in emerging startups and AI software.\n\nPaytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and One97 Communications CEO Sharma are also on the jury. Sharma launched Paytm in 2010 as a mobile payments platform, expanding it into digital payments and financial services. He went on to lead Anthropic India as managing director in 2026.\n\nFlipkart cofounders Sachin Bansal and Mukesh Bansal, along with CaratLane founder Mithun Sacheti, round out the panel. Bansal and Sacheti are known for building successful consumer tech companies before transitioning into their current roles. Sacheti sold a 27% stake in CaratLane to Titan in 2023 for Rs 4,621 crore.\n\nOther jurists include Abhiraj Singh Bhal, CEO of home services platform Urban Company; Adwaita Nayar, CEO of fashion e-commerce brand Nykaa Fashion; and Ajit Mohan, CBO of social media giant Snap. Paras Chopra, founder of AI research lab Lossfunk, and Aryaman Vikram Birla, former cricketer and founder of Aditya Birla Ventures, also serve on the jury.",
  "summary": "Meet the high-powered jury that will pick the winners of the ET Startup Awards 2026.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rishad Premji leads the jury for Economic Times Startup Awards 2026",
    "Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Flipkart cofounders Sachin Bansal on the panel",
    "Other jurists include Adwaita Nayar and Ajit Mohan"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}