e4m D2C Awards: Jury meet for fourth edition on August 28

The jury meeting for the fourth edition of e4m D2C Awards will be held on August 28. The virtual meet will see esteemed industry leaders and experts assessing entries across multiple categories to ensure transparency. The fourth edition of the awards will be held on September 3, 2025 in Gurugram. The winners of the prestigious awards will represent the best of India’s D2C success stories. The collective insights of the jury panel will play a key role in identifying the brands that have demonstrated excellence and resilience in a highly competitive D2C market.

The jury meet of the e4m D2C Awards will bring together top leaders, marketers, and entrepreneurs to evaluate breakthrough ideas and impactful campaigns shaping the direct-to-consumer (D2C) landscape in India. The panel comprises some of the most influential leaders and innovators from the D2C ecosystem.

The winners of the e4m D2C Awards will be honoured across main categories like - Marketing, Innovation, Best in Digital Platforms and GameChanger Awards. These categories have been carefully curated to highlight innovation, creativity, brand building, and impactful storytelling. Each recognition shines a spotlight on exceptional achievements and encourages other players in the ecosystem to raise the bar.

Here's the esteemed jury:

The jury members this year include Sanjay Mehta, Founder, 100X.VC; Arun Iyer, Founding Partner, Spring Marketing Capital; Nimisha Nagarsekar, Co-founder & Partner Investments, Sixth Sense Ventures; Devesh Papney, Principal – Asia, Unilever Ventures; Prayag Mohanty, Principal, Fireside Ventures; Pratik Gupta, Co-Founder, Zoo Media & FoxyMoron; Aditya Arora, CEO, FAAD Capital; Karan Taurani, Executive Vice President, Media, Retail, Consumer Discretionary & Internet), Elara Capital and Sachin Tagra, Managing Partner, JSW Ventures.

The other jury members include Piyush Goenka, Founder & Managing Partner, Prath Ventures; Archana Jahagirdar, Founder & Managing Partner, Rukam Capital; Pooja Shirali, VP, DSG Consumer Brands; Shuchi Pandya, Principal, Fireside Ventures; Vinod Murali, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Alteria Capital; Atul Kumar, CEO- PW Online, Physics Wallah and Kapil Sharma, Director - Growth Business, Amazon Ads.