Meet the Yatris

Chartered Accountant and founder of Finex Babylon Pvt Ltd, making tax, finance and compliance simple - not stressful. Also helps first-time founders get every business registration off the ground.

Final-year B.Pharm and founder of the Gen-Med Pharma startup - 20, and building for 3 years. Also a data analyst, medical coder and Indian-stock-market investor.

Leads community at DraperU India - curating founders, investors and big names into one room. 100+ events hosted, incl. sessions with Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Dr. Anand Govindaluri, Mili Kataria, Abhinav Natte. Runs her cloud kitchen Kadhyam back home in Bengaluru. Curated a 15,000+ community.

Three SaaS built and counting. Founded ProdovaAI - a product & design studio that builds scalable SaaS, runs AI-powered lead-gen and ad solutions, and turns ideas into production-ready software.

Works at the intersection of traditional craft, art, fashion, cultural heritage and artisan livelihoods. 5 years with 62+ craft communities across Gujarat. PhD in craft heritage & artisan development; 18 courses and degrees across fields.

Climate-action entrepreneur and agroforestry consultant. Founded Mullai Nilathavan Foundation - restoring degraded land, building climate resilience, conserving biodiversity and powering rural livelihoods.

Final-year robotics engineer and co-founder at Trustlayerr, a SaaS company. Background in the wedding industry - so he has a startup idea there too. Does sales, marketing, ops and finance, and content creation.

Pursuing a Master's in Artificial Intelligence - building data pipelines and automating the boring stuff. Reach out for any technical requirement and she'll help you find your ICP and automate your system.

Businessman who recently launched Redona, an FMCG cleaning products brand. Good at bringing new ideas, executing them on the ground, and sales.

G.D. Art (Commercial) artist, fashion and textile designer, and creative educator with 25+ years of teaching. Founder of Art and Fashion Design Studio in Pune, a university topper for 3 years running, and a district, state and national award winner including the Van Gogh and Kalashree National Awards. Trains women from underprivileged communities in creative skills.

6+ years in digital marketing and advertising, managing ad spends of up to 1 crore a month, and runs her own digital marketing agency. A big part of her heart is dedicated to women's empowerment - building practical skill-based courses so women can work from home and earn their own income, and writing a book on it.

Veterinarian and founder of Gandiva AI - a pet-tech startup working on AI and smart-wearable solutions for animal healthcare.

Filmmaker exploring every corner of filmmaking - especially cinematography and storytelling.

Building MadhyaPreneurs - a community bringing together startup founders and aspiring business leaders across Madhya Pradesh. Also CMO of SafeIgnite, a road-safety startup.

Just started building an IT company. Started a reading movement in Gujarat and keeps experimenting with ideas. Built and worked in the education sector before this.

Government school teacher by profession, but still searching to figure out where his soul can settle down. Explored a wide variety of things - from theatre to learning a foreign language, isolating for competitive exams, drawing and mehendi art.

Design & development engineer in the railway sector, and an active swing trader in the Indian stock market. Excited to co-create impactful ideas around technology and finance.

Recently qualified CA and an av-geek by passion. Still figuring out life, decisions and thoughts - knows for shayari writing, LinkedIn writing and thinking something delusional.

Real estate entrepreneur and founder of GenNxt Realty, plus a political consultant leading WOTE, an organisation focused on political strategy and election management. Also runs the Janahitha Foundation, an NGO supporting underprivileged communities through education, healthcare and social welfare.

NIT Trichy 2026 graduate who has just taken over his dad's business. Basically an international chess player, but he also does professional powerlifting - a weird combo, he admits.

Runs a brand in the feminine hygiene space called Pakhi. She loves taking up space and speaking - that's her superpower.

A tutor who also runs a home bakery business. Baking is what she's good at.

Social media manager and graphic designer who builds brands on social media. Has worked with clients like IndiGo, Axis Bank and luxury fashion brands like Puneet Kapoor Label, Koshur and Preeti Mohan.

Works in the banking sector and, alongside his job, runs an e-commerce business. Enjoys learning how businesses work and exploring new ideas.

Works as a geo data evaluator at Telus Digital. She loves creating her own things and wants to build her own startup.

Physiotherapist and content creator, passionate about fitness, health education and building something meaningful of her own. Strong at communication, educating people, creating content and turning ideas into action.

Government employee (banker), really excited to join the JY 2026 cohort. Great at breaking down personal finance in a simple and easy way.

A writer for the last 12 years. Did her MBA from IIM Raipur, worked corporate, left the job, did freelance marketing, and now runs the Young Writer's Academy where she teaches creative writing (poetry, short stories, etc.). Reads at least 12 books a year for the last 10 years.

Practising Chartered Accountant. Good at talking a lot - he figures the rest out along the way.

Assistant Engineer at Sagar Municipal Corporation, having just shifted to Sagar a few days ago.

Final-year pharmaceutical engineering student who somehow spends a lot of time thinking about food, cooking and entrepreneurship. Currently exploring her idea, the Tweener Chef Club. Eats without judging, cooks without recipes, dances Kuchipudi without losing count.

Data engineer at an investment bank, originally from Tamil Nadu. Good at connecting with people, learning from different perspectives, and bringing people and ideas together.

Works with NavGurukul, a non-profit providing free residential education and career opportunities to young people from low-income families. Handles partnerships and outreach - connecting NGOs, government stakeholders, schools and communities to reach more young people, especially girls. A NavGurukul student himself, and enjoys writing poems.

Currently doing an internship at HDFC Bank.

Son of an engineer, and an engineer himself (AI and product development). Started Thrillathon Innovation, which integrates facial recognition in place of traditional password, passkey and QR methods. His product, Whooppe, is DigiYatra + BookMyShow - enter any event just with your face.

Just completed his MSc in Psychology (I/O specialisation). Founded one of the best student clubs in North Bengal, recognised by government officials of Darjeeling and Hyderabad. A polymath - great at solving problems, communication, and fascinating and influencing people.

B.Com student. Good at technology and AI learnings.

Runs a digital marketing & tech agency. Loves building things, meeting new people, and figuring out random problems.

BAMS student, community volunteer and aspiring changemaker. Involved in NGO initiatives, volunteering, social-impact activities and creative projects alongside academics. Good at organising, taking initiative and bringing energy to new ideas.

Exploring various creative domains - dancing (Kathak) and poetry, with two poems already published in an anthology and a book soon to be completed. Also passionate about cooking, painting, reading and many more.

Founder of a D2C brand. Good at finance, marketing and more.

Currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Prayagraj. When asked what he's good at: well, he's still on a journey of self-discovery.

Currently working in a Founders' Office role. Looking for a better job, figuring out career options for a master's, and wants to start her own business.

Final year of MBBS at LTMMC (Sion Hospital), Mumbai. Planning to create some videos and a questionnaire during the trip, and happy to work on it together.

Journalist giving voice to local communities, rural development stories and administrative issues. Also an entrepreneur who has established and runs a commercial poultry enterprise in his village.

For the past four years, has run his own petrol pump business in his hometown and is a partner in a private finance business with two childhood friends. Recently joined TATA AIA Insurance as an insurance advisor.

Building an organic fertiliser brand for the global market. Good at D2C, e-commerce and Meta Ads.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Pharmacy. Interested in yoga, wellness and managing talks.

Business Analyst at a consulting firm. Good at teaching, cooking and attention to detail.

Currently on a break, has worked in IT, and is aware of and habitual with the startup environment and operations. Decoding human behaviour (yes, a psychologist), social media and hosting events.

M.Sc Botany graduate from Osmania University who has worked on a patent project called Paragamanjari, which connects pollen patterns with textile designs. Now working on Paragamanjari to make textile designs from it.

Currently running his second startup (after successfully crashing his first, lol), which is into tech. Last time he touched EdTech and it burnt his hands. Also the CTO of another company, and a proud college dropout.

Pursuing his Master's in Structural Engineering in Hyderabad while handling the family construction business with his dad. Also exploring a few small business ideas and looking for opportunities to grow and try something new.

Currently handling her family's own school in their locality, and also a student of finance. Kinda a jack-of-all person.

Corporate trainer structuring Mrithika, a co-gardening space, and building a mental wellness startup. Good at building communities and storytelling, and is into documentary filmmaking. Never afraid of failure - extremely good at it.

L&T HR, Gujarat State, and Assistant Project Leader at Aapni Dharohar. Good at photography, heritage place research, travel planning, writing and storytelling.

Final-year engineering student pursuing a bachelor's degree in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. Still figuring it out, and someone who wants to grab every opportunity that comes her way. I have a lot to brainstorm.