Aditi Prasad named among Top 10 Women Tech Leaders in India 2026

# What happened

Aditi Prasad has been named among the Top 10 Women Tech Leaders in India for 2026 by the REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence (RACE). The recognition was handed out on September 25, 2026, at the Taj West End in Bengaluru during the RACEx360 – Emerging Technology Conference 2026.

# Why it matters

This award highlights leaders who combine technology expertise with measurable social or educational impact. RACE evaluates nominees on innovation, measurable outcomes, leadership, and advocacy for diversity, equity and inclusion. An independent jury of senior industry and technology leaders supported the selection process.

# What Aditi Prasad does

Prasad is the chief operating officer at Meritus AI Learning Experiences and founder of STEMPlay Labs. Her work focuses on creating technology-linked and screen-free, hands-on learning experiences for children. Products and initiatives tied to her work include Wonder Briks and PictoMath, designed to teach STEM concepts through tactile, exploratory methods rather than passive screen time. She also helped co-found Indian Girls Code, an initiative to encourage girls' participation in technology and STEM education.

# The award in context

RACE's Top 10 Women Tech Leaders awards are intended to recognise women who contribute meaningfully to India's technology ecosystem and who also advance inclusion and educational access. The ceremony took place during an emerging technology conference, positioning the recognition at an intersection of academic, corporate, and technology-policy conversations in Bengaluru.

# Practical implications

For educators and program managers: Prasad's recognition signals growing institutional attention to education technology approaches that reduce screen dependence and use hands-on learning to teach STEM fundamentals.

For funders and partners: The award may make Prasad's projects more visible to investors, NGOs, and academic partners looking for measurable-impact education interventions aimed at children and girls.

# Bottom line

Prasad among a small group of women being publicly recognised in 2026 for combining technology leadership with concrete work in STEM education and inclusion. The award reflects both her current output—hands-on learning solutions and initiatives for girls—and broader selection criteria that weight impact, innovation, leadership and DEI advocacy.