Naveen Tewari
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
InMobi
Naveen is widely recognized for pioneering India’s technology and startup ecosystem and for positioning the nation on the global innovation map.
Since founding InMobi in 2007, Naveen has been at the forefront of digital advertising and, later, AI-driven commerce through Glance, the intelligent shopping agent, becoming India’s biggest foray into AI.
Under his leadership, InMobi became India’s first unicorn in 2011, marking a defining moment in the nation’s startup journey. He later achieved another milestone by building Glance, becoming the first Indian entrepreneur to create two unicorns.
Today, InMobi has evolved into a global leader in digital advertising, while Glance is transforming the way the world will shop in the future using AI.
He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and an alumnus of IIT Kanpur, where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Naveen has received several honors, including the Future Leaders Award from the Honorable Prime Minister of India and the Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman.
Beyond his entrepreneurial achievements, Naveen remains a passionate mentor and an inspiration to India’s next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.
Since founding InMobi in 2007, Naveen has been at the forefront of digital advertising and, later, AI-driven commerce through Glance, the intelligent shopping agent, becoming India’s biggest foray into AI.
Under his leadership, InMobi became India’s first unicorn in 2011, marking a defining moment in the nation’s startup journey. He later achieved another milestone by building Glance, becoming the first Indian entrepreneur to create two unicorns.
Today, InMobi has evolved into a global leader in digital advertising, while Glance is transforming the way the world will shop in the future using AI.
He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and an alumnus of IIT Kanpur, where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Naveen has received several honors, including the Future Leaders Award from the Honorable Prime Minister of India and the Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman.
Beyond his entrepreneurial achievements, Naveen remains a passionate mentor and an inspiration to India’s next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.