Summary
Mukesh Bansal is an Indian businessman[1] and founder of the Indian fashion e-commerce company Myntra. He also the co-founder and CEO of cult.fit. [2][3] Mukesh has been listed in the Best 40 Under 40 Entrepreneurs by Fortune magazine. [4]
Mukesh Bansal | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Technology |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Myntra Cult.fit |
Early life edit
Bansal was born in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.[1] He has done his BTech from IIT Kanpur.[1][5] After graduating in 1997, he worked with Deloitte as a systems analyst in Chicago for two years.[1] He was inspired by the dotcom boom that was progressing in San Francisco in full swing and moved to the Bay area in 1999.[1] After giving up a job portal venture, which he started with a friend, Bansal worked at eWanted, Centrata, NexTag, newScale which were all early stage companies in Silicon Valley.[1] His role in these startups included that of engineer and product manager across technology and business enterprises.[1][6]
Career edit
Myntra edit
Bansal's experience at Silicon Valley helped him to launch Myntra in 2007 along with Ashutosh Lawania and Vineet Saxena.[1][3][7][8] Myntra was initially a personalised gifting startup and eventually became a major player in the fashion e-commerce segment.[3][7] In 2014, Myntra was acquired by Flipkart for $330 million, which was the largest e-commerce related acquisition in India.[3][9] Bansal continued as the chairman of Myntra board and managed the commerce and advertising platform until 2016.[10][11]
Flipkart edit
After Flipkart's acquisition of Myntra, Mukesh joined Flipkart as Head of Commerce & Advertising Business.[12][13] In this role Mukesh revamped the e-commerce company's talent philosophy. Under his leadership, Flipkart went on to achieve $5 billion in annual revenue.[14]
cult.fit edit
Mukesh co-founded Cult.fit, a fitness and well-being start-up, with Ankit Nagori in 2016.[2][3][15]
Olympics Gold Quest edit
Mukesh is also on the board of Olympics Gold Quest, a non-profit foundation that promotes efforts to support Indian athletes in winning Olympic Gold medals.[16]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h The eternal entrepreneur, Mukesh Bansal (April 2016). "Mukesh Bansal: The eternal entrepreneur". Forbes India.
- ^ a b Mukesh Bansal, Cure.fit plans expansion in India to go global in 2019, says. "Cure.fit plans expansion in India to go global in 2019, says Mukesh Bansal". Business Standard.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e Mukesh Bansal, The equity of fitness. "Mukesh Bansal: The equity of fitness". FORTUNE India.
- ^ Mukesh Bansal, India's Hottest Business Leaders under 40: Building India's largest product personalisation platform was a challenge. "India's Hottest Business Leaders under 40: Building India's largest product personalisation platform was a challenge, says Myntra's Mukesh Bansal". THE ECONOMIC TIMES.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mukesh Bansal, An approachable taskmaster. "Mukesh Bansal: An approachable taskmaster". BUSINESS LINE- THE HINDU.
- ^ As founder of India's largest fashion e-commerce site, this former software engineer led the company through its sale to Flipkart. "Mukesh Bansal". BOF.
- ^ a b startup got right, No fashion faux pas for Myntra; what the. "No fashion faux pas for Myntra; what the startup got right". moneycontrol.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mukesh Bansal's success, The secret behind. "The secret behind Mukesh Bansal's success". rediff.com.
- ^ call it quits, Why Flipkart's Mukesh Bansal decided to. "Why Flipkart's Mukesh Bansal decided to call it quits". BUSINESS TODAY.
- ^ Flipkart is not really the news, Here is why Mukesh Bansal quitting (2016). "Here is why Mukesh Bansal quitting Flipkart is not really the news". FIRSTPOST.COM.
- ^ taskmaster, Mukesh Bansal: An approachable. "Mukesh Bansal: An approachable taskmaster". The Hindu BusinessLine - info-tech.
- ^ Ankit Nagori to also leave, One less Bansal at Flipkart as Myntra's Mukesh quits; senior executive. "One less Bansal at Flipkart as Myntra's Mukesh quits; senior executive Ankit Nagori to also leave". ECONOMIC TIMES.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ parent company Flipkart, Myntra.com hunts for new CEO after Mukesh Bansal's move (2015). "Myntra.com hunts for new CEO after Mukesh Bansal's move to parent company Flipkart". ECONOMIC TIMES.
- ^ plans for Myntra, Merger, no. IPO, yes. Mukesh Bansal's (2014). "Merger, no. IPO, yes. Mukesh Bansal's plans for Myntra". FORTUNE INDIA.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Health and fitness platform Cure.fit renamed to Cult.fit after its flagship fitness vertical". afaqs!. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ OGQ, Team (2018). "Team OGQ". olympicgoldquest.in.