Indian entrepreneur Somdutta Singh, founder and chief executive of AI-powered cross-border commerce platform Assiduus Global, has won an Entrepreneur of the Year award from professional services firm EY, becoming one of a handful of Indian women entrepreneurs to receive the recognition.
Singh said she received the honour after representing India at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme in the United States, where she was the only Indian woman founder among the finalists. She described the award as a milestone for first-generation entrepreneurs and women founders building global businesses.
"After Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Falguni Nayar, I am the third Indian woman to get this award," Singh said in a social media post announcing the recognition.
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme, founded in 1986 and now operating across nearly 80 countries and territories, honours business leaders for innovation, company growth and long-term value creation. According to EY, finalists are selected by an independent panel of judges based on entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact.
Singh is the founder of Assiduus Global, an AI-powered e-commerce and supply-chain middleware company that helps brands expand across international marketplaces. The company says it has generated more than $1 billion in revenue for partner brands, supported the global expansion of over 150 companies, and operates across more than 20 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
Assiduus has appeared on multiple high-growth company rankings, including the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India list, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 North America list, the FT Americas Fastest Growing Companies ranking and the Inc. 5000 list. The company has remained profitable since its first year of operations, according to company information.
A first-generation entrepreneur, Singh has also founded investment platform Karma Holdings, which backs startups across sectors, including consumer technology, healthcare, fintech, agritech and space technology. She has invested in more than 70 startups globally and previously served as vice-chairperson of the NASSCOM Product Council.
Singh, an alumna of MIT and a participant in Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management programme, has received multiple entrepreneurship and leadership awards, including honours from Entrepreneur India, Fortune India, India Today and BusinessWorld.
The latest recognition, she said, was less about personal achievement than perseverance. "This is not the destination. It is a reminder to dream even bigger," Singh said.
