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Ankur Warikoo is an Indian entrepreneur, motivational speaker, angel investor, and mentor. He is the founder and CEO of Nearbuy, an online marketplace for local services and products. He is also the co-founder of Groupon India, a daily deals website.
Warikoo was born on 25 August 1980 in New Delhi, India. He graduated from Delhi University with a degree in Economics. He then went on to pursue an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Warikoo began his career in the corporate world, working for companies such as Microsoft, Dell, and Oracle. He then moved on to become the co-founder of Groupon India, a daily deals website. In 2011, he founded Nearbuy, an online marketplace for local services and products.
Warikoo is an active angel investor and mentor. He has invested in several startups, including Zomato, Ola Cabs, and Myntra. He is also a motivational speaker and has spoken at various events and conferences.
As of 2021, Ankur Warikoo's net worth is estimated to be roughly $50 million.
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Entrepreneur, motivational speaker, angel investor, mentor |
| Age |
43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
25 August, 1980 |
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25 August |
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India |
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Ankur Warikoo Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Ankur Warikoo's Wife?
His wife is Ruchi Budhiraja Warikoo
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Ruchi Budhiraja Warikoo |
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Ankur Warikoo Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ankur Warikoo worth at the age of 43 years old? Ankur Warikoo’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. He is from India. We have estimated
Ankur Warikoo's net worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
In Dec 2017, nearbuy.com and Little App merged. The merged entity was led by Warikoo till 2019, along with two other co-founders from nearbuy.com - Snehesh Mitra (co-founder and CTO) and Ravi Shankar (co-founder and COO). Paytm made a strategic investment to acquire the majority of the merged entity. Post stepping down as the CEO of nearbuy.com, Ravi Shankar assumed the role of the CEO and Snehesh Mitra that of the COO.
He is the co-founder of Nearbuy (where he served as the CEO from 2015-2019). Warikoo was previously the CEO of Groupon India + APAC, MD of at Rocket Internet India, Co-founder at Accentium Web, and a management consultant at A.T. Kearney.
He is the co-founder of Nearbuy and Little App. He served as the CEO from Aug 2015 (when nearbuy.com started) to October 2019. He announced his step down as the CEO in a LinkedIn post, in October 2019.
Warikoo started the Groupon India business in April 2011, which is when Groupon entered India through an acquisition. In addition to serving as the CEO of the India business, between 2013-2015 Warikoo also managed the Groupon APAC business of Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines. In August 2015, Groupon India went through a management buyout, where the India management team (led by Ankur) bought out the majority shareholding of Groupon, partnering with Sequoia Capital.
Previously, Ankur was the co-founder of Accentium Web, which owns and operates several websites in the Indian Consumer Space, namely SecondShaadi (a matrimonial service for remarriages), Gaadi.com (a car portal which got later sold to Naspers Group in 2011 and was acquired by CarDekho.com in 2015), amongst others. Ankur joined Accentium, which was founded by Vivek Pahwa (CEO) and exited the venture in September 2010.
Post ISB, Ankur joined A.T. Kearney in their consulting practice in India. While at Kearney, Warikoo worked in the Real Estate and Media & Entertainment Sector - in Dubai, New York and India. Accentium was founded in 2007, while he was still at Kearney (and continued to work until 2009 and assist Accentium in a part-time capacity). He moved full-time to Accentium in May 2009.
Warikoo completed his schooling from Don Bosco School, New Delhi, post which he joined Hindu College (BSc, Physics). He then pursued Ph.D. in Physics from Michigan State University (MS, Astrophysics), which he dropped out from after completing his MS. Post coming back from the US, he pursued his MBA from The Indian School of Business, graduating in 2006.
Ankur Warikoo (born August 25, 1980) is an Internet entrepreneur, motivational speaker and angel investor based in India.
