2019 Awards Archive

2019 National Technology Excellence Award Finalists

Finalist slate from the awards function held on September 15, 2019 at Taj MG Road, Bengaluru.

Finalist Summary

profiles across 3 core categories

Venue

Taj MG Road

City

Bengaluru

Category 01

Best Tech Startup

Early-stage teams with clear customer outcomes and strong product momentum.

Zerodha

Bengaluru

Pioneered discount broking and scaled to millions of users without external funding.

CRED

Bengaluru

Redefined fintech UX and scaled a high-trust community of creditworthy members.

Swiggy

Bengaluru

Built an unparalleled logistics fleet and transformed local commerce delivery.

Postman

Bengaluru

Created the definitive API platform used by millions of developers globally.

Category 02

Best Tech Manager

Leaders who combined delivery quality with strong team development.

Vijay Anand

Walmart

Bengaluru

Drove massive retail tech transformations globally from the India development center.

Nipun Shah

Amazon

Bengaluru

Head of Engineering - raised engineering predictability and transformed the consumer experience structure.

Ayushi Garg

Flipkart

Bengaluru

Engineering Manager - led critical scaling initiatives and mentored high-performing engineering teams.

Pramod Prakash

InMobi

Bengaluru

Head of Engineering - scaled deep tech platforms and mentored engineering talent globally.

Category 03

Best Tech Work Culture

Organizations proving people-first culture can drive stronger execution.

Zerodha

Bengaluru

Proved that a bootstrapped team can build world-class tech with a focus on long-term value over short-term hype.

CRED

Bengaluru

Cultivated a high-trust, design-led engineering culture where ownership and speed are paramount.

Swiggy

Bengaluru

Fostered a culture of winning together while solving massive logistics challenges at peak scale.

Postman

Bengaluru

Built a global developer-first culture by empowering engineers to solve complex problems with autonomy.

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