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  • Meet Indian-Origin Business Leader Who Became One of America’s Wealthiest Women And Built Rs 78,000 Crore Company | Companies News

    New Delhi: Meet the self-made Indian entrepreneur who has taken the world of entrepreneurship by storm. She is a visionary trailblazer shaping industries with grit and innovation. From humble beginnings to overpowering hurdles and achieving remarkable milestones, her journey embodies resilience, ambition, and boundless potential.

    A woman who dared to leave her lucrative job in the United States to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams. Against all societal odds, she founded a company that now stands at a staggering worth of Rs 78,000 crores. Her story is a testament to courage, determination, and the power of following one’s passion.

    She has been ranked 50th in the Forbes list of ‘America’s 100 Richest Self-Made Women’ 2023. Currently, she has a net worth of $520 million. Still, she continues to add glittering feathers to her prestigious caps. She is none other than Indian-American businesswoman Neha Narkhede, who was born in Pune and became America’s wealthiest woman.

    The 37-year-old Neha also made a mark as the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022. She was also named an Innovator Under 35 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2017.

    Neha Narkhede’s Entrepreneurial Journey

    She enjoyed her job but later on, wanted to start something on her own. After some time, she quit her job. In 2014, she started her own company known as Confluent, a business providing a platform for streaming data. (Also Read: Success Story: Meet Mukesh Ambani’s Close Relative Who Worked With BCCI Long Before Ambani Founded the Mumbai Indians In IPL)

    A Businesswoman, Neha owns more than 6 per cent of Confluent, and the company is currently valued at over Rs 78,000 crore on the market. She has an incredible $520 million in net worth. In March 2023, Narkhede announced her new company with Sachin Kulkarni in 2021, a fraud detection firm called Oscilar, where she is co-founder and CEO. Neha is currently based in Palo Alto, California.

    Neha Narkhede’s Academic Journey

    Neha Narkhede completed her Bachelor of Science in Engineering from SCTR’s Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT). She pursued a master’s degree in computer science from Georgia Tech in the US in 2006.

    Neha began her career as a software engineer at major technology companies such as Oracle and LinkedIn.

    Neha Narkhede’s Inspiration And Upbringing 

    The Indian-American businesswoman attributes her success to her father. She expressed in an interview that her father had chosen books for her and had taught her tales of women who had broken the so-called glass barrier. (Also Read: From Sweets to Seats: Meet Man Whose Father Took A Loan Of Rs 500; Now He Owns India’s Largest Private University)

    She developed a sense of empowerment from reading these stories, including biographies of trailblazers like Indira Gandhi, Indra Nooyi, and Kiran Bedi.

  • Beyond Fame, Meet Mukesh and Anil Ambani’s Lesser Known Sisters Who Have Achieved Success In Their Own Ways | Companies News

    New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani’s family are renowned and fascinating personalities in the business world. As we all know, Mukesh Ambani is the Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries. Moreover, he is the richest person in Asia. Mukesh Ambani’s businessman brother Anil Ambani also grabs the headlines. 

    Beyond the spotlight of the Ambani’s family, let’s take a glimpse into the lives of his lesser-known sisters-Nina Kothari and Dipti Salgaoncar. Both are remarkable women who have carved their paths away from the public eye.

    Mukesh Ambani’s sisters Nina Kothari and Dipti Salgaoncar are often seen in the lucrative functions of the Ambani Family. Both the sisters were spotted at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding celebrations recently in Jamnagar. 

    Notably, the Reliance Industries’ Founder late Dhirubhai Ambani and his wife Kokilaben Ambani have given b to four children- Mukesh, Anil, Nina, and Dipti. 

    Deepti Salgaoncar: 

    Deepti Salgaoncar is the youngest child of the late Dhirubhai Ambani and his wife Kokilaben Ambani. She married her husband Dattaraj Salgaocar after their courtship of five years on December 31, 1983. 

    Dattaraj Salgaocar, who is a childhood friend of Mukesh and Anil Ambani, has a son named Vikram Salgocar and a daughter named Isheta Salgaocar with his wife Deepti Salgaoncar. 

    Both husband and wife run their non-profit arts initiative Sunaparanta Goa Center for the Arts. This centre provides working and exhibition space, and assistance and grants to artists. She is also the Vice President of Corporate Communication at V. M. Salgaocar & Bro. 

    To recall, Deepti was born on January 23, 1962. She studied law at VM Salgaocar College of Law and currently lives in Goa. (Also Read: Success Story: Meet Mukesh Ambani’s Close Relative Who Worked With BCCI Long Before Ambani Founded the Mumbai Indians In IPL)

    Nina Kothari: 

    Nina Kothari is the eldest child of the late Dhirubhai Ambani and his wife Kokilaben Ambani. She is a businesswoman in her own rights. Nina married to a businessman Bhadrashyam Kothar in 1986. After the unfortunate demise of his husband in 2015 because of cancer, she took over their business as the Chairperson of Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Limited.  

    She has business acumen and showed her entrepreneurial skills in 2003. She started a new venture known as Javagreen- a coffee chain that served refreshments, sandwiches, and more. However, the company was shut down later.

    Over the years, she has grown Kothari Group and added two more companies: Kothari Petrochemicals and Kothari Safe Deposits Limited. (Also Read: Success Story: Meet Man Behind India’s Largest Luggage Manufacturing Brand, Linked to Isha Ambani’s Family! ; Check Net Worth)

    Man Behind Entrepreneurial Mindset:

    Behind this entrepreneurial mindset within his family, the late Dhirubhai Ambani helped his family think like successful business people. In 1996, Dhirubhai Ambani suffered a stroke after which he handed over his company, Reliance Industries Limited, to his two sons-Mukesh and Anil Ambani.