--- title: "Awards 2024" description: "AWARD CATEGORIES Unicorn / Startup Awards Sustainability Excellence Award To honour businesses or organizations demonstrating exceptional commitment to environmentally and socially responsible practices. They highlight companies that actively integrate sustainability principles into their core operations, products, and services. Most Innovative Startup Award To recognize a start-up which created highly innovative technology or business model and is […]" url: "https://tieglobalawards.org/" date_modified: "2024-12-26T12:28:51+00:00" --- Awards Global 2024 Mysore Palace, Mysuru setREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_9_1',rl:[1240,1024,778,480],el:[600],gw:[1240],gh:[600],type:'standard',justify:'',layout:'fullwidth',mh:"0"}); var revapi9, tpj; function revinit_revslider91() { jQuery(function() { tpj = jQuery; revapi9 = tpj("#rev_slider_9_1"); if(revapi9==undefined || revapi9.revolution == undefined){ revslider_showDoubleJqueryError("rev_slider_9_1"); }else{ revapi9.revolution({ sliderLayout:"fullwidth", visibilityLevels:"1240,1024,778,480", gridwidth:1240, gridheight:600, spinner:"spinner0", perspective:600, perspectiveType:"global", editorheight:"600,768,960,720", responsiveLevels:"1240,1024,778,480", progressBar:{disableProgressBar:true}, navigation: { onHoverStop:false }, fallbacks: { allowHTML5AutoPlayOnAndroid:true }, }); } }); } // End of RevInitScript var once_revslider91 = false; if (document.readyState === "loading") {document.addEventListener('readystatechange',function() { if((document.readyState === "interactive" || document.readyState === "complete") && !once_revslider91 ) { once_revslider91 = true; revinit_revslider91();}});} else {once_revslider91 = true; revinit_revslider91();} --- # **AWARD**** CATEGORIES** --- #### Unicorn / Startup Awards --- ![Sustainability Excellence Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/sustanablity24324.png) ### Sustainability Excellence Award To honour businesses or organizations demonstrating exceptional commitment to environmentally and socially responsible practices. They highlight companies that actively integrate sustainability principles into their core operations, products, and services. ![Most Innovative Startup Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/inovation2432.png) ### Most Innovative Startup Award To recognize a start-up which created highly innovative technology or business model and is well recognized ![Bootstrapped to Billions Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/bootstraptobillion.png) ### Bootstrapped to Billions Award To recognize an individual or a team who created a Unicorn with minimal or no external funding in the recent times. --- ![Trailblazing women entrepreneur](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trailblazing-women.png) ### Trailblazing women entrepreneur To recognize women founders across the globe who have created high valuation and impact and has created a unicorn or a group of companies. ![The Unstoppable Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unstobale-awards.png) ### The Unstoppable Award The award was created this year. The objective is to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of “differently Abled” entrepreneurs who, despite living with physical challenges, have achieved significant success in their business ventures. By highlighting their inspiring stories, the award aims to encourage inclusivity, resilience, and innovation within the entrepreneurial community. These entrepreneurs are differently abled individuals, who challenged the odds and turned the tide. They have gone on to become role models, working for their community and creating opportunities for other differently abled individuals. --- ![Trailblazing women entrepreneur](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trailblazing-women.png) ### Trailblazing women entrepreneur To recognize women founders across the globe who have created high valuation and impact and has created a unicorn or a group of companies. ![The EntrePride Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-EntrePride.png) ### The EntrePride Award The award was created this year. The objective is to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of LGBTQIA entrepreneurs who through their inventiveness, creativity and problem solving have demonstrated outstanding leadership, resilience, and innovation in their business ventures. By highlighting their success stories, this award aims to inspire the next generation of LGBTQIA entrepreneurs who have opened the doors to a more inclusive and diverse workforce and are reimagining the future roles and possibilities of our expanding digital world. ![The Unstoppable Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unstobale-awards.png) ### The Unstoppable Award The award was created this year. The objective is to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of “differently Abled” entrepreneurs who, despite living with physical challenges, have achieved significant success in their business ventures. By highlighting their inspiring stories, the award aims to encourage inclusivity, resilience, and innovation within the entrepreneurial community. These entrepreneurs are differently abled individuals, who challenged the odds and turned the tide. They have gone on to become role models, working for their community and creating opportunities for other differently abled individuals. --- #### Ecosystem awards --- ![Most Active Angel Network in the World](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Most-Active-Angel-Network.png) ### Most Active Angel Network in the World To recognize an angel network, that has high number of active angel members with large deal activity supporting the early stage startups. ![Best Performing VC Fund, Global](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Best-Performing-VC.png) ### Best Performing VC Fund, Global To recognize the Venture Capital firm based on their performance, with contributing factors like fund raise, return and exits. ![Best Incubator /Accelerator in the World](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Best-Incubator-Accelerator.png) ### Best Incubator /Accelerator in the World To recognize an Incubator or Accelerator, that has made an impact in the startup ecosystem by supporting startups via activities like market access, investments, investment readiness, technology support,etc. --- ![Best Corporate Supporting Entrepreneurship Development Program](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Best-Corporate-Supporting-Entrepreneurship.png) ### Best Corporate Supporting Entrepreneurship Development Program The award’s objective is to recognize top corporate, that has the highest number of startup investments as a ratio of the Global Revenues. This award is intended to recognize corporates that stand pivotal in fostering potential startups and empower them to plan, design and execute innovative strategies and offer a wide range of training and advisory services to empower themselves. ![Best Global University Promoting Entrepreneurship](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Best-Global-University-Promoting.png) ### Best Global University Promoting Entrepreneurship To recognize a Global University which promotes Entrepreneurship, that has the highest number of startups incorporated by graduating classes. ![Best Government Agency Supporting Startup Ecosystem](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Best-Government-Agency-Supporting.png) ### Best Government Agency Supporting Startup Ecosystem To recognize a Government which promotes entrepreneurship by taking various initiatives to build a vibrant ecosystem for start-ups. --- # **TiE GLOBAL AWARDS WINNERS** --- #### Unicorn / Startup Awards --- ![Sustainability Excellence Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/sustanablity24324.png) ### Sustainability Excellence Award To honour businesses or organizations demonstrating exceptional commitment to environmentally and socially responsible practices. They highlight companies that actively integrate sustainability principles into their core operations, products, and services. ![Most Innovative Startup Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/inovation2432.png) ### Most Innovative Startup Award To recognize a start-up which created highly innovative technology or business model and is well recognized ![Bootstrapped to Billions Award](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/bootstraptobillion.png) ### Bootstrapped to Billions Award To recognize an individual or a team who created a Unicorn with minimal or no external funding in the recent times. --- # **TiE GLOBAL AWARD**** WINNER** --- #### Unicorn / Startup Awards --- ![Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, Founder & CEO TBM Co. Ltd.](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/tbm24132.png) ### Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, Founder & CEO TBM Co. Ltd. Sustainability Excellence Award [Video](https://youtu.be/S7P8s_KaKHI) --- ![Nikolay Storonsky, Founder & CEO REVOLUT](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/revolut231.png) ### Nikolay Storonsky, Founder & CEO REVOLUT Most Innovative Startup Award [Video](https://youtu.be/da7efKwA77o) --- ![Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, CEO GRAMMARLY](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/grammarly2121.png) ### Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, CEO GRAMMARLY Bootstrapped to Billions Award [Video](https://youtu.be/RHau6DHywOo) --- ![Ramesh Kannan, Founder & MD KAYNES TECHNOLOGY](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/kaynes-tech111.png) ### Ramesh Kannan, Founder & MD KAYNES TECHNOLOGY Bootstrapped to Billions Award - REGIONAL ![Kaynes-Ramesh-Kannan2241](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kaynes-Ramesh-Kannan2241.jpg) --- ![Srikanth Bolla, Founder & CEO BOLLANT INDUSTRIES](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BOLLANT321.png) ### Srikanth Bolla, Founder & CEO BOLLANT INDUSTRIES The Unstoppable Award ![BOLLANT-INDUSTRIES75](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BOLLANT-INDUSTRIES75.jpg) --- ![Sheetal Arora, CEO, MANKIND PHARMA. Award accepted by Natasha Raj, Head – Corporate Communication](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MANKIND2331.png) ### Sheetal Arora, CEO, MANKIND PHARMA. Award accepted by Natasha Raj, Head – Corporate Communication Bootstrapped to Billions Award - REGIONAL ![MANKIND2132](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MANKIND2132.jpg) --- ![Upasana Taku, Co-Founder, Executive Director & CFO MOBIKWIK](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mobikwik2341.png) ### Upasana Taku, Co-Founder, Executive Director & CFO MOBIKWIK Trailblazing women entrepreneur-regional ![Avlok K, CEO ANGELLIST](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/angelList2113.png) ### Avlok K, CEO ANGELLIST Most Active Angel Network - Global --- ![Melanie Perkins, Co-founder & CEO CANVA](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/canva123.png) ### Melanie Perkins, Co-founder & CEO CANVA Trailblazing women entrepreneur-Global --- #### Ecosystem Awards --- ![Vinod Khosla, Founder KHOSLA VENTURES](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/khosla-ventures442.png) ### Vinod Khosla, Founder KHOSLA VENTURES BEST PERFORMING VC FUND ![KHOSLA-VENTURES42](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KHOSLA-VENTURES42.jpg) --- ![Magnus Grimeland, Founder & CEO ANTLER](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/antler24132.png) ### Magnus Grimeland, Founder & CEO ANTLER BEST INCUBATOR /ACCELERATOR IN THE WORLD [Video](https://youtu.be/TKHGzKy6bwU) --- ![Dr. Alan Garber, President HARVARD UNIVERSITY](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Harvard-university323.png) ### Dr. Alan Garber, President HARVARD UNIVERSITY BEST GLOBAL UNIVERSITY PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP ## Harvard University is honored to accept this year’s award for “Best Global University Promoting Entrepreneurship.” The members of our community are deeply committed to discovery and innovation, and this acknowledgement of their achievements is much appreciated. Many thanks, again, for your recognition and support of our efforts. --- ![Dror Bin, CEO ISRAEL INNOVATION AUTHORITY](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israel-Innovation-Autority24.png) ### Dror Bin, CEO ISRAEL INNOVATION AUTHORITY BEST GOVERNMENT AGENCY SUPPORTING STARTUP ECOSYSTEM - GLOBAL [Video](https://youtu.be/SUg9QqbhEFY) --- ![Nivruti Rai, MD & CEO, INVEST INDIA. Award accepted by Ashok Suresh Chandavarkar, Vice President - Invest India, StartupIndia Incubation & Investments](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/INVEST-INDIA231.png) ### Nivruti Rai, MD & CEO, INVEST INDIA. Award accepted by Ashok Suresh Chandavarkar, Vice President - Invest India, StartupIndia Incubation & Investments BEST GOVERNMENT AGENCY SUPPORTING STARTUP ECOSYSTEM - REGIONAL ![iNVEST-INDIA131](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iNVEST-INDIA131.jpg) --- ![Andy Jassy, President and CEO AMAZON](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AMAZON1231.png) ### Andy Jassy, President and CEO AMAZON BEST CORPORATE SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM --- ![Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hiroshi-Mikitani234.jpg) ### Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten SPIRIT OF TIE AWARD [Video](https://youtu.be/II1iAwOIhbI) --- ![Anu Aga, Former Chairperson and Non-Executive Director, Thermax](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anu-AgaWR2.jpg) ### Anu Aga, Former Chairperson and Non-Executive Director, Thermax SPIRIT OF TIE AWARD [Video](https://youtu.be/O9FXbtFexzo) --- ![Eric Yuan, Founder & CEO, Zoom Communications](https://tieglobalawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eric-Yuan43.jpg) ### Eric Yuan, Founder & CEO, Zoom Communications SPIRIT OF TIE AWARD [Video](https://youtu.be/Lh4M8Z2J2ys)