Next Big Brands - June 2026.
India's business landscape continues to evolve through companies that combine strong execution with a clear understanding of changing consumer and market needs. Across sectors, businesses are creating meaningful impact by driving innovation, building trust, and delivering long-term value. Their journey reflects the ambition, resilience, and entrepreneurial spirit shaping the country's growth story.
ZELTHY
Founder - Anshuman Chaudhary & Kaustubh Chandrabhan
Brand Category - Agentic Application Platform for Lifesciences
Zelthy is an AI-native platform that reimagines how pharma companies build and run their operations. From Bengaluru to Seattle, Zelthy gives global life sciences teams the building blocks to launch compliant, configurable AI first applications - across patient support, commercial operations, compliance, advanced therapies, supply chain traceability, and regulatory authoring - in weeks, not months. Trusted by top-10 global pharma across 12+ countries, Zelthy powers 300+ active deployments on its open-source Zango framework - delivering speed, compliance, and scale without trade-offs - www.zelthy.com.
HOME IVF
Founder - Dr. Gauri Agarwal
Brand Category - IVF
Bringing Fertility Care Home: The Future of IVF
Millions of couples in India face infertility, yet access to fertility treatment remains limited by distance, time, privacy concerns, and social stigma.
Home IVF, founded by Dr. Gauri Agrawal, is changing this by bringing a significant part of the IVF journey into patients' homes through technology-enabled care. Consultations, monitoring, treatment guidance, and diagnostics are coordinated remotely, while critical procedures remain at specialized IVF centers.
The impact is already visible, with 10,000+ couples supported on their fertility journey.
Built on accessibility, technology and patient-first care, Home IVF is helping decentralize fertility treatment and extend high-quality care beyond metro cities.
The future of healthcare is not just advanced, it is accessible, convenient and closer to home. - www.homeivf.com
BACKBAY
Founder - Samiksha Pednekar & Bhumi Pednekar
Brand Category - Premium Packaged Drinking Water / Hydration Beverage Brand
Co-founded by Bhumi Pednekar & Samiksha Pednekar, BackBay is positioned as a premium hydration brand focused on purity, balance, and everyday wellness. The brand operates in the packaged drinking water category, catering to urban consumers seeking clean, reliable hydration without unnecessary additives. BackBay Waters places emphasis on quality sourcing, minimal processing, and contemporary branding that aligns with modern lifestyle choices. Rather than competing purely on volume, the brand leans into mindful consumption and responsible practices. With its understated design and wellness-forward narrative, BackBay Waters reflects a growing shift toward functional, trust-led beverage brands in India's evolving consumer landscape. - www.backbay.life
FURJEEVAN
Founder - Malarvannan J
Brand Category - Pet Fashion & Lifestyle
FurJeevan is a pet fashion and lifestyle brand bringing a more considered approach to pet apparel. While much of the category has traditionally centred around novelty products and a narrow range of breeds, FurJeevan approaches pet clothing through dedicated research, design and product development. The brand invests in understanding how dogs and cats move, rest and interact in everyday life, applying many of the same design principles used in human apparel. Every collection is thoughtfully developed and made in India, with a focus on fit, comfort, functionality and long-term quality. By combining specialised product development with a deep understanding of pets, FurJeevan is helping shape a more considered future for pet fashion. - www.furjeevan.com
KUDILTECH
Founder - Sasi Marian and Tarika Tanushree
Brand Category - Digital Workers | Enterprise Productivity Solutions
KudilTech is redefining the future of work through intelligent digital workers that help businesses serve, support, and scale around the clock.
KudilTech is a Florida-based company building Digital Workers that empower employees and transform business productivity. Its flagship solutions-Kudil Frontdesk, Kudil Customer Support, and Kudil Sales Representative-help organizations automate customer interactions, streamline operations, and provide 24/7 multilingual support. Unlike generic AI tools, KudilTech designs customized digital workers tailored to each organization's workflows, knowledge, and business goals. Serving customers across multiple industries, KudilTech enables businesses to improve responsiveness, reduce operational costs, and scale efficiently while keeping humans at the center of decision-making. The company's vision is to create an AI-powered workforce that helps people achieve more, not less. - www.kudiltech.com
PET ME MAA
Founder - Priyanka Yadav
Brand Category - Pet Care & Pet Services
Pet Me Maa is a one-stop pet care destination redefining how pet parents care for their furry companions. Offering a complete ecosystem under one roof - boarding, grooming, veterinary consultation, a dedicated play area, swimming pool, and curated pet products - the brand blends convenience with genuine care. Its in-house café, Cafe Pooch, adds a unique social space where pets and their owners can unwind together. With a growing community of loyal pet parents, Pet Me Maa is building a holistic lifestyle brand centered on pet wellbeing, making quality care accessible, joyful, and stress-free for every pet family. - www.petmemaa.in
AUTHORING MINDS
Founder - Princy Helmina Melchius
Brand Category - EduTech and Consulting
Authoring Minds: Shaping Communicators. Empowering Careers. Delivering Excellence.
AuthoringMinds is a leading training and documentation consulting company transforming aspiring professionals into industry-ready communicators. Specializing in Technical Writing, DITA, Oxygen XML, Business Communication, English Language Training, and Corporate SoftSkills, we bridge the gap between academic learning and workplace excellence. With over 20 years of expertise in documentation and talent development, Authoring Minds has empowered students, professionals, and organizations through practical, outcome-driven learning solutions. Our mission is to create highly skilled technical communicators and business professionals who can confidently contribute to global organizations, while helping businesses scale through expert documentation services and specialized writer consulting solutions. - www.authoringminds.com
PETCHOW®
Founder - Amitesh Pandey
Brand Category - Pet Care & Wellness
PetChow® is building the future of pet wellness by helping pet parents take a proactive approach to their pets' health. Rather than replacing a dog's regular meal, PetChow® is designed to enhance everyday feeding with thoughtfully formulated nutrition that supports overall well-being, vitality, and long-term health. The brand is founded on a simple belief: most health concerns don't appear overnight-they develop gradually over time. By focusing on preventive wellness and early support instead of waiting for issues to become bigger problems, PetChow® is reimagining how modern pet parents care for their pets and positioning itself among India's next generation of innovative pet wellness brands. - www.petchow.in
The growth of Indian businesses is driven by vision, consistency, and the ability to adapt in an ever-changing market. As entrepreneurship continues to accelerate, these achievements stand as a testament to the determination and excellence that define modern Indian enterprise.
