Tech & Startup Newsmakers Of 2022: The Founders & Leaders Behind The Biggest Stories Of The Year

Ashneer Grover

Ankiti Bose

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Elon Musk

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Narendra Modi

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Parag Agarwal

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Ashneer Grover

>Being ousted as MD and cofounder of BharatPe after months-long public spat >Sued by BharatPe for misappropriation of funds >Dropped from Shark Tank India in season 2

Ankiti Bose

>Being ousted as CEO and cofounder of Zilingo >Allegations of wrongdoing raised by anonymous whistleblower >Raised allegations of harassment by Zilingo board

Elon Musk

>Taking control of Twitter in a $44 Bn deal >Dismissing Twitter’s key leaders including CEO Parag Agarwal >Ordered mass layoffs at Twitter, which decimated India operations

Narendra Modi

>Announcing January 16 as Startup Day in india >Impetus to 5G, biotech, electric vehicles, spacetech, drones through policies >Launch of digital banking units to boost financial inclusion

Parag Agarwal

>Led Twitter through turbulent times amid Elon Musk’s buyout bid >Dismissed as Twitter CEO after Musk’s takeover >Shortest stint as Twitter CEO of just under 12 months