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

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

  • BMA Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 [9]
  • ET Top 50 Entrepreneur of India 2014[10]
  • EY Entrepreneur of the year - Startup 2014 [11]

Family

His father was a grain merchant and his mother a homemaker.[12] Bansal is married to Parul, who is an architect. He also has two children, Vyas Bansal and Ira Bansal. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal too contribute in recent funding round". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. 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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. 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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