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BinnyBansal

Entrepreneur and Flipkart co-founder

  • Born
  • BirthplaceChandigarh, India
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  • $6,000reported starting funds
  • 2007Flipkart founded

Binny Bansal co-founded the e-commerce platform Flipkart in 2007. He served as chief operating officer, became CEO in 2016 and group CEO in 2017, and is now an investor through the venture firm 021 Capital.

A Chandigarh start

Binny is originally from Chandigarh and studied at St. Anne’s Convent School before graduating in computer science and engineering from IIT Delhi.

Founding Flipkart

After working at Sarnoff Corporation — where he developed a lane-change warning device for cars — and briefly at Amazon, he and Sachin Bansal pooled about $6,000 to start Flipkart from their apartment in 2007.

Leadership and investing

He was Flipkart’s COO until January 2016, then CEO, and group CEO from 2017 until he stepped down in November 2018. He is an anchor investor in 021 Capital and has contributed to IIT Delhi’s endowment fund.

Timeline

  1. 2007Co-founds Flipkart
  2. 2016Becomes Flipkart CEO
  3. 2017Becomes group CEO
  4. 2018Steps down from Flipkart
  5. 2019Invests in IIT Delhi’s endowment fund

Quick questions

Where was Binny Bansal born?

Binny Bansal was born in Chandigarh, India. Originally from Chandigarh, he studied at St. Anne’s Convent School in the city — the same school as his (unrelated) Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal.

When was Binny Bansal born?

Binny Bansal was born in 1982/83.

What is Binny Bansal known for?

Binny Bansal is known for Flipkart and 021 Capital.

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