Here's the Salary of the Top 10 Indian Startup Founders

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Nithin and Nikhil Kamath

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Ritesh Agarwal

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Deepak Singh Ahlawat

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Manish Taneja and Rahul Dash

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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Sahil Barua and Kapil Bharati

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Gaurav Singh Kushwaha

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Mithun Sacheti

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Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta

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Falguni Nayar

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