Who will lead the D2C revolution? Jury meet for e4m D2C Awards happening today

The e4m D2C Awards, in its fourth edition this year, is all set to honour the most innovative and impactful direct-to-consumer brands and campaigns in India. Ahead of the big day, a virtual jury meeting is scheduled today, August 28, 2025, where industry leaders will evaluate the nominations across key categories with a focus on transparency and excellence.

The jury meet will bring together some of the sharpest minds in marketing and brand building to assess the entries across categories, ensuring fairness, transparency, and recognition of true excellence. The e4m D2C Awards ceremony is set to take place on September 3, 2025, in Gurugram. The jury panel is a distinguished mix of industry experts, brand leaders and thought-leaders from the D2C ecosystem who will assess entries across multiple categories to honour the best of the best.

The winners will be recognised under categories such as Marketing, Innovation, Best in Digital Platforms, and GameChanger Awards. These main categories spotlight creativity, storytelling, and strategic brand building in the competitive D2C landscape. Each recognition shines a spotlight on exceptional achievements and encourages other players in the ecosystem to raise the bar.

Take a look at our esteemed jury panel:

The jury members of the e4m D2C Awards 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, Sachin Tagra, Managing Partner, JSW Ventures and Saptarishi Sen, Vice President, Prath 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.

Stay tuned as we gear up for the grand awards night on September 3 in Gurugram, where the trailblazers of the D2C ecosystem will be celebrated!