Ankit Agarwal (Phool Founder) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Entrepreneur
Known For	Being the founder of Phool
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet & inches- 5’ 5”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards & Achievements	• Spirit of Manufacturing Award (2016) • Forbes 30 under 30 (2018) • The Takeda Young Global Entrepreneur Award (2018) • Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Award (2018) • The GSG Millennial Honor (2018) • The UN Global Climate Action Award (2018) • Uththaan - a Startup Nirman Award (2018) • Fast Company World-Changing Idea Award (2018) • The United Nations Young Leader for Sustainable Development Goals Award (2018) • PETA India Award (2020) • BIRAC Innovation Challenge Award (2021) • 100 Pipers True Legend - The Future of Young India Award (2022) • Finalist of Earthshot Prize (2022)
Personal Life
Age (2023)	Not Known
Birthplace	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	• Woodbine Gardenia School, Kanpur • Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Kanpur • Dr.Virendra Swarup Education Center, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur
College/University	• SCTR's Pune Institute of Computer Technology, Pune • Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from SCTR's Pune Institute of Computer Technology (2007-2011) • Post Graduation in Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship (2012-2013) [1]LinkedIn - Ankit Agarwal
Hobby	Travelling
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affair/Girlfriend	Ridhima Modi
Marriage Date	Year, 2016
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ridhima Modi Agarwal (Head of Finance and Governance team in Phool)
Parents	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Sister- Harshita Agarwal

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ankit Agarwal

• Ankit Agarwal belongs to a Marwari family in Uttar Pradesh.

• Ankit Agarwal did an internship at the company Symantec from October 2010 to April 2011.

• In 2011, he worked as a Research Engineer at the company Uniken for four months.

• After leaving the company Uniken, he joined as an Automation Engineer at Symantec in 2011 and left the company in 2014.

• After leaving the company Symantec, he joined Oikos Foundation, Switzerland, in April 2014 as an Executive Board Member and worked until October 2017.

• Ankit and his childhood friend Karan Rastogi founded the company Help Us Green in May 2015 with a capital of Rs. 80,000.
  

  Ankit Agarwal with his friend Karan Rastogi

• In 2017, Ankit Agarwal and Prateek Kumar started the company Flowering Cycle Pvt. Ltd in Kanpur, India, which was later renamed as Phool.
  

  Ankit Agarwal with Prateek Kumar

• The company Phool aims to recycle the flowers offered to gods in temples and convert them into charcoal-free incense sticks, essential oils, soaps, and vermicompost.

• Phool also sells a leather-type material made from waste flowers which can be used as an alternative to leather. The material is called Fleather.
  

  Ankit Agarwal holding Fleather

• Phool gave jobs to underprivileged women across the country.
  

  Women working at Ankit Agarwal’s company Phool

• In 2020, Phool received a total of Rs. 3.38 crore fund from various companies such as Social Alpha, Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Foundation, and IIT Kanpur.

• Various sources claim that Phool has planned to open its company in Germany and Switzerland to increase the profit rates.

• Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt holds a 5% stake as an investor at Phool.
  

  Alia Bhatt holding a box of Phool’s product

• Ankit drinks alcohol occasionally.
  

  Ankit Agarwal drinking alcohol with friends