Indian-origin entrepreneurs made a commanding appearance on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2026, particularly in the newly introduced Artificial Intelligence category. As AI adoption accelerates worldwide, Forbes dedicated a separate segment to spotlight the young trailblazers shaping the next decade of machine intelligence. This year’s list features several rising founders of Indian origin whose companies are pushing the boundaries of automation, enterprise software, and data intelligence.
Leading the group are Samir Dutta and Kunal Tangri, co-founders of Farsight, alongside their partner Noah Faro. The MIT-trained computer scientists are developing an AI platform capable of generating complex financial materials—such as investment models, pitch decks, and research summaries—in seconds. Their product has already attracted roughly 30 financial institutions, including major private equity firms and investment banks.
Also featured are Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri, the duo behind Reducto. Their company, named after a spell from the Harry Potter universe, specializes in processing and interpreting vast amounts of unstructured documents. Reducto has analyzed more than 250 million pages for clients like Airtable and Vanta. The startup has secured over $100 million in funding and reached a valuation of about $600 million as of October.
Finsam Samson, co-founder of Accordance, appears on the list as well. Working with Stanford classmate David Yue, Samson launched the company in 2024 to build an AI system capable of solving complicated tax and accounting issues that traditional software struggles to handle. Accordance has raised more than $13 million in seed funding from leading investors, including Sequoia, General Catalyst, Ventures, and Anthropic.
Another standout is Advith Chelikani, who co-founded Pylon with Robert Eng and Marty Kausas. Pylon helps B2B teams manage and resolve customer queries across platforms such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, in-app messages, and community portals. The platform currently supports over 750 business clients, including Together.ai, Linear, and ElevenLabs.
The list also includes Nikhil Gupta, co-founder of Vapi, which he launched with Jordan Dearsley. Initially conceptualized as an AI therapy tool, Vapi has since evolved into a developer toolkit for creating real-time, voice-enabled AI agents capable of natural, human-like conversations.
Rounding out the Indian-origin cohort is Karun Kaushik, co-founder of Delve, built from an MIT dorm room with Selin Kocalar. Delve began as a medical transcription idea but pivoted to automating compliance operations. The platform helps companies fast-track frameworks like SOC 2 and HIPAA. Delve now serves more than 500 businesses and recently closed a $32 million funding round, pushing its valuation to $300 million.
