Porter Founders Pranav Goel and Uttam Digga Honored with EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Award

New Delhi – March 7, 2026 – Pranav Goel and Uttam Digga, the co-founders of Porter, have been recognized as winners of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Award in the Start-up category. The Economic Times and News USA Today reported on the award, highlighting Porter’s transformative impact on India’s intra-city logistics landscape.

Transforming India’s Logistics Sector

Porter has emerged as a key player in modernizing India’s fragmented logistics sector by connecting small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) with a vast network of driver-partners. This streamlined approach to goods movement within cities has facilitated a shift from traditional, cash-based transactions to a more structured, digitally traceable system, enhancing accountability and reliability for businesses. Currently, Porter serves nearly 30 lakh MSMEs across 41 cities, supported by over 3 lakh driver-partners.

Vision and Innovation

An 11-member jury acknowledged Porter for its visionary leadership and technology-driven innovation. According to Uttam Digga, CEO of Porter, “Porter was founded to address a long-standing inefficiency in urban logistics/goods movement, reducing idle time for drivers although enabling more reliable goods movement for small businesses.” He further stated, “This recognition reflects the trust of our driver-partners and MSMEs, who form the core of India’s logistics ecosystem.”

Other Award Recipients

Alongside Goel and Digga, several other entrepreneurs were honored at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Awards. Deepinder Goyal of Eternal Ltd was named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025, while Abhishek Lodha of Lodha Group received recognition in the Energy, Real Estate and Infrastructure category. Other winners included Ajay Bhardwaj of Anthem Biosciences (Life Sciences and Healthcare), Gopal Vittal of Bharti Airtel (Entrepreneurial CEO), Jasbir Singh of Amber Enterprises (Manufacturing), Karan Bhagat of 360 One WAM (Services), Sunil Vachani of Dixon Technologies (Business Transformation) and Vir S Advani of Blue Star (Consumer Products &amp. Retail).

EY’s Perspective on Indian Entrepreneurship

Rajiv Memani, Chairman and CEO of EY India, highlighted the significance of the winners’ achievements, stating, “Accelerated reforms, deeper global integration and AI revolution are together reshaping India’s economy, unlocking unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs. Our 2025 winners represent the very best of Indian entrepreneurship.”

The collective revenue of the EOY 2025 winners is nearly INR 4 lakh crore, with a combined market cap exceeding INR 22 lakh crore, and they collectively employ almost 2.8 lakh people.

Uday Kotak Receives Special Jury Award

Uday Kotak, Chairman of Gift City, was honored with the Special Jury Award for his transformative contributions to the Indian banking and finance industry and his lasting impact on entrepreneurs.