Bangalore: On October 6, 2023, the inaugural International Startup Awards and Summit 2023, Asia were held in Bangalore to recognize and reward the efforts of the startups, founders, and leaders of today.
International Brand Equity organized the International Startup Summit and Awards 2023 in collaboration with the MSME Promotion Council, the Wadhwani Foundation as an ecosystem partner, and IBE Media as the PR partner.
The International Startup Awards 2023 were given to 25+ startup brands, startup leaders, and mentors from all over India.
Honored Guest Speaker for the International Startup Summit 2023
- Mr. Tanveer Ahmed
- Ankit Machhar, Director, Ecosystem, WE NEN, Wadhwani Foundation
- Ashwinder R. Singh, CEO-Residential, Bhartiya Urban and Co-Chairman CII
- Prashant Thakur, Head of Research at ANAROCK Group
- Pankaj Jain, Director – Risk Advisory, PWC
- Dr. E. Muthuraman, Chairman of the MSME Promotion Council
- Vittal Ramakrishna, Founder at POD, Kreate
- Ameya Pradhan, Business Coach
- Sharada N Arya, Founder, METAmorphosis
- Rajagopal Menon, Vice President – WazirX
- Antra Bhargava, Growth Leader
- Kavitha Garla, Business Development Consultant
- Khushbu Soni, CIO News
2023 International Startup Awards Winners List:
| Awards Category | Brand/Leader Name |
| Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2023, Asia | Pooja Misal, BrickETC Pvt. Ltd. |
| EdTech Startup of the Year 2023, Asia | BrickETC Pvt. Ltd. |
| Robotic Startup Of The Year 2023, Asia | PHN Technology PVT LTD |
| Gaming Start-Up of the Year 2023, Asia | ARYA PLAY |
| Ai Internet Startup of the Year 2023, Asia | Entropik |
| Startup Leader of The Year 2023, Asia | Priyadarshi Jha |
| Green Energy Startup of the Year 2023, Asia | BOOTSPACE HYDRO TESTING AND INSPECTION PVT LTD |
| Fintech Startup of the Year 2023, Asia | SmartCoin Financials Pvt. Ltd |
| Best Startup Mentor of the Year 2023, Asia | Impactful Pitch |
| Technology Startup of the Year 2023, Asia | Ctruh Technologies Private Limited |
| Startup Tech Media of the Year 2023, Asia | CIO News, Mercadeo Multiventures Pvt. Ltd. |
| Best MSME of the Year 2023 | VAKKAL IMPEX PVT. LTD. |
| 40 Under 40 MSME Leader | Partha Bhattacharyya |
| Wearable Watch Brand of the Year 2023, Asia | Noise |
| Best Aviation Training Institute. | GMS Aviation Training Institute |
| Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 | Sharada N Arya, METAmorphosis |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | Khalid Kamal Rumi |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | Dr. Angshuman Ghosh |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | A T Vinay Babu, Ctruh Technologies Private Limited |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | Shashi Bhat |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | Ummeaiman Ansari |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | Pooja Misal, BrickETC Pvt. Ltd. |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | Akhil J Madhu, CEO, Comet Web Solutions LLP |
| 40 Under 40 Startup Leader 2023, Asia | Aditya Arya |