Rohit Bansal

Rohit Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur, co-founder and COO of e-commerce platform Snapdeal.[1][2][3]

Rohit Bansal
Born
Rohit Bansal

Malout, Muktsar District, Punjab, India
NationalityIndia
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Delhi
OccupationCOO Snapdeal
Known forco-founder of Snapdeal
Spouse(s)Parul Bansal
ChildrenVyas Bansal, Ira Bansal
Parent(s)Ramesh Bansal and Sushma Bansal

Early life

Bansal was born in Malout, Punjab India.[4] He completed his school education at Delhi Public School (DPS) New Delhi and got his bachelor's degree in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi.[5]

Snapdeal

Bansal cofounded Snapdeal along with his school friend Kunal Bahl on February 4, 2010.[6][7] In February 2020, Snapdeal invested in a startup Sanfe that deals in female hygiene products. It also invested in Ola, Bira, Razorpay, Beardo.[8]

Awards and recognitions
  • 1. BMA Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 [9]
  • 2. ET Top 50 Entrepreneur of India 2014[10]
  • 3. EY Entrepreneur of the year - Startup 2014 [11]

Family

His father was a grain merchant and mother a homemaker.[12] Bansal is married to Parul, who is an architect. He also has 2 children - Vyas Bansal and Ira Bansal. He has 2 elder sisters, Chinkle Bansal and Twinkle Bansal [4]

References
  1. "Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal too contribute in recent funding round". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. "Four Indian companies in top global start-up list". Business Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "In the news". The Financial Express. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. "Flipkart CEO wanted to be a gamer, Snapdeal chief a food and film critic". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. "The Evolution of Snapdeal". Forbes. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. "Supercharged". Business Today. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. "Why start-up founders spend most of their time & energy on recruitment". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. "Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal invest in second female wellness brand within three months". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. "36th BMA awards". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. "ET Award". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. "EY entrepreneur of the year". The Financial Express. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. "The More Things Change". Business Today. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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