Hyderabad, May 29 -- Two young entrepreneurs from Telugu-speaking states have made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 list, earning recognition for their work in financial literacy and rural education technology, respectively.

Teaching children about money through comics

Shiva Ganesh Gaddam, founder of Zeni5, has been named in the Finance and Venture Capital category for his initiative to teach financial literacy to children through comics. The platform simplifies concepts such as saving, budgeting, investing, insurance and entrepreneurship, making them accessible to young learners from the primary level upward.

Gaddam built Zeni5 on the premise that money management in the digital age must be introduced early, and that engaging fo...