Isha, Anant and Akash Ambani appear to aim their own respective verticals with broadening the Reliance Industries. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who announced a succession plan at the 46th AGM of Reliance Industries Ltd, said he will mentor his three children "so that they can provide collective leadership". All three Ambani kids have been elevated as directors of Reliance Industries
One of the richest self-made Indian women, Falguni Nayar's, e-commerce giant Nykaa gave a taste of entrepreneurship to her children, twin siblings Adwaita Nayar (ED, CEO, Nykaa Fashion) and Anchit Nayar (ED, CEO, Nykaa E-Retail). Adwaita and Anchit have spent years collecting data on consumer behaviour and inclination across segments such as beauty and fashion in both online shopping as well as offline stores to maximise their reach.
Founded by Desh Bandhu Gupta in the late 1960s to make anti-TB drugs, Mumbai-based pharma major Lupin Industries already has so much credibility in India. The efforts of Gupta's children, Vinita and Nilesh, helped the company to step ahead into the international market and make a successful entry in the US and Japan. After working closely with their father, the siblings took over the charge of running day-to-day operations in 2013, with Vinita being made the CEO and Nilesh the MD.
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Entrepreneurs Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia took to run businesses at very young ages of 16 and 14 years respectively. Over the years, they found more than 12 ventures, selling many of them at high valuations. The brothers co-own all the companies they have founded, such as Directi which was sold in 2014 for $160 million; adtech firm Media.net which was sold off in 2016. Their web presence companies BigRock, LogicBoxes, ResellerClub, and Webhosting.info were acquired by a US firm for $160 million.
Rakesh Sharma and his wife, Sunita, founded RK Jewellers in Delhi in 1995. In 2011, their children Rohan and Prakshi stepped into the business, and wanted to transform RK Jewellers into a brand that offers aesthetic design collections, catering to an audience beyond India. The Sharma siblings plan to tackle competition from brands like Tanishq, Kalyan, Malabar, and others.
A mutual love for travel earned Aayush and Aanchal Poddar duo an annual turnover of Rs 6 crore. On a UK Trip, the duo noticed beautiful travel accessories, but they lacked a personal touch. Taking inspiration from this, they thought of blending the two and introduced the idea here in India, by forming The Messy Corner (TMC).
These Pune-based entrepreneur siblings have worked together since 2017 to turn their mother’s delectable kheer recipes into a full-fledged business venture ‘La Kheer Deli'. Their earnings surged from Rs 33 lakh in 2017 to Rs 84 lakh in 2018, and crossed over Rs 1 crore in 2019 and 2020. The team urges customers to plant the seed in the cup left behind after consuming the kheer, ensuring that it reaps benefits even beyond the threshold of their stores.
Coming from a family of major food enthusiasts, opening a boutique cloud kitchen called Breaking Basmati to cater “culinary classics from Calcutta with a contemporary twist” in Pune came quite naturally to Abhimanyu and Banalata Sen.
Came to the rescue their father’s loss-making ayurvedic business, transformed the same to build Amrutam in 2017. From supplying herbal medicines to medical stores and doctors for over 10 years, the duo revived the family business and started selling premium personal as well as healthcare products online, through their website, and even directly to the consumers. By repackaging the products and labelling them differently, they entered the business, and made online presence.
Apart from the sister-brother duos, here is a pair of two brothers who are leading Zerodha,one of the largest stock brokers in the country with over 10 million clients. Founded by Nithin and Nikhil Kamath in 2010, it has been built into a highly successful full-service discount brokerage business. The brothers also run a VC fund and incubator, Rainmatter, to support fintech companies working to cultivate financial inclusion, and an investment management firm named True Beacon