Four Hyderabad companies make it to Forbes 30

Four Hyderabad companies and their founders have made it Forbes 30 under 30 Asia for the year 2020. The Forbes list comprises Prem Kumar Vislawath (29), Suraj Peddi (28) and Sai Kumar Chinthala (28) who co-founded Marut Drones, India’s first drone technology developed to eradicate mosquito larvae and water hyacinths on lakes.

Vihari Kanukollu (26) co-founded UrbanKisaan in 2017, which builds indoor vertical farms to grow pesticide-free produce that are later sold to retail consumers on a subscription and walk-in basis.

Ashwin Mocherla (29) co-founded the ThickShake Factory, a specialty milk retailer to introduce the beverage at an affordable price. It today has 125



outlets.

Another Hyderabad-based entrepreneur Sandeep Bommireddi (27) co-founded AdonMo, an ad tech start-up that helps advertisers target their audience through its ‘car-toppers’, a network of digital screens mounted on taxis that display ads.

Forbes has listed 300 young entrepreneurs and change makers from across Asia who are equipped to adapt to whatever the future may hold. Selected from 3,500 nominations, these individuals are set to disrupt industries and tackle major global issues.

India tops the charts representing 69 companies/entrepreneurs followed by China with 41 and Japan with 31 listings.