Mukesh Bansal Age, Wife, Biography

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Age: 48 Years

Hometown: Haridwar

Wife: Archana Bansal

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Entrepreneur
Known for	Being the founder of Myntra and Cult.Fit
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Award(s)	• Best 40 Under 40 Entrepreneurs by Fortune magazine (2021) • Distinguished Alumnus Award for his contributions to the field of entrepreneurship by IIT, Kanpur (2021)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1976
Age (as of 2024)	48 Years
Birthplace	Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Haridwar, Uttarakhand
School	Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Haridwar
College/University	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Educational Qualification	A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering (1997)
Social Media	• YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Archana Bansal
Children	He has two children.
Siblings	One of his sisters work for Google in the US and another at HCL in Noida.
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 4200 crore (as of 2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mukesh Bansal

His father worked for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel) in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

During his second year at IIT, Kanpur, Mukesh Bansal spent a lot of time in the library, reading books about entrepreneurship.

While he was in the third year of his college, he decided to pursue an MBA and become an entrepreneur.

After graduating in 1997, he worked as a systems analyst at Deloitte in Chicago for two years.

In 1999, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area after getting inspired by the dotcom boom.

Mukesh Bansal then started a job portal venture with a friend but later gave it up.

From 1999 to 2006, he worked with various early-stage companies such as eWanted, Centrata, NexTag, and newScale as an engineer and product manager.

His experience in Silicon Valley led him to launch Myntra in 2007 with Ashutosh Lawania and Vineet Saxena. Initially, Myntra was started for selling personalised gift items such as T-shirts, mugs, pens, and caps.
Mukesh Bansal at his Myntra office

In 2011, the business model of Myntra was changed and relaunched with a focus on fashion. Later, it became a major player in fashion e-commerce.

Once, during a media interview, Mukesh Bansal shared that the work culture at Myntra was influenced by his work experience with different startups.

In 2014, Flipkart acquired Myntra for $330 million, marking the largest e-commerce-related acquisition in India.
Mukesh Bansal posing with Sachin Bansal, the founder of Flipkart

Mukesh Bansal continued as the chairman of Myntra and managed the commerce and advertising platform until 2016.

In January 2016, he joined Flipkart as Head of Commerce and Advertising Business, where he updated the talent ideology and led the company to achieve a revenue of $5 billion in a year.

In February 2016, Mukesh Bansal exited Flipkart and Myntra, but he continued to be an independent advisor to both entities.

In 2016, he co-founded Cult.Fit, a fitness and well-being start-up, with Ankit Nagori in Bangalore.

Mukesh Bansal is also on the board of Olympics Gold Quest, a non-profit foundation supporting Indian athletes in winning Olympic gold medals.

Mukesh Bansal is a fitness enthusiast and practices mixed martial arts and yoga every day. He often shares pictures of his workout session on social media.
Mukesh Bansal while working out at his gym

He has invested in many start-ups such as Groww, a financial services platform, and Skyroot, known for building solid-engine rockets to carry satellites to space.

Mukesh Bansal runs a podcast named SparX by Mukesh Bansal on YouTube.
Mukesh Bansal on the cover of one of his podcasts

Apart from being an entrepreneur, he is also an author. In 2022, he released the book ‘No Limits’ in which he described the ways to utilize human potential through the art and science of high performance.
The cover of the book No Limits by Mukesh Bansal

He often delivers motivational lectures on various public speaking platforms.
Mukesh Bansal on the poster of an event’s invitation