Day 64 of 100 · Consumer

Nykaa

She started at 49, after a full banking career. Proof that timing is personal.

Started atNot campus-born (contrast story)
Founded2012
FoundersFalguni Nayar
CountryIndia

How it started

Included deliberately: not every founder starts on campus. But every founder starts somewhere.

The lesson for your campus There is no expiry date on starting. There is only never starting.

Why every campus needs an Innovation-Hub

Why we are telling this story

The next company on a list like this one has not been founded yet. Right now it is a student in a lecture hall with an idea nobody has asked about, and no room to build it in. Innovation-Hub is that room: a permanent space inside your institution where students from every department explore, experiment, collaborate and prototype.

See how to start one on your campus →

Ask the Founder

Pick a question — or write your own — and get a grounded answer about how Nykaa was actually built.

Opens ChatGPT in a new tab with your question ready. Answers are generated by AI from publicly reported information — they are not statements by the founders. Always check anything important against an original source.

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The next one comes from your campus

Innovation should not be an annual event. It should be a permanent room where students are allowed to build. Bring an Innovation-Hub to your institution.

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