Peyush Bansal
Born
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Education
OrganizationLenskart
Known forShark Tank India
SpouseNidhi Mittal[1]

Peyush Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur, business executive and an angel investor.[2] He is the co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, an Indian multinational optical prescription eyewear retail chain, based in Gurugram. He is also a judge of the show Shark Tank India.[3][4]

Early life and education

He was born into the Hindu Bansal family of Bal Kishan and Kiran Bansal.[5] He went to United States for a job at Microsoft but later quit to start his own business. Then he started a new venture, selling eyewear online in the USA. He studied at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.[6] He started another venture called Valayoo Technologies.[7][8]

Career

In 2007, he came back to India and started SearchMyCampus.com, which helps college students find jobs.[9]

In 2009, he stated his another venture named Flyer got success initially but later on diminished. He scrapped the venture in November 2010.[10]

He started his own business named Lenskart along with Amit Chaudhary in 2010.[11] In 2011, they were joined by Sumeet Kapahi, who worked for another eyewear brand.[12][13]

After starting Lenskart, he started other ventures with similar names WatchKart, JewelsKart and BagsKart.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Peyush Bansal wife", The Times of India
  2. ↑ "Shark Tank India's Jugadu Kamlesh shows his upgraded product model to investor Peyush Bansal; shares 'First year revenue target is Rs 5 crore'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Shark Tank India 2's Peyush Bansal recalls a heart-wrenching story: 'My father decided to give his extra oxygen cylinder during COVID, risking his life'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Peyush Bansal Biography: Everything about Co-Founder and CEO of Lenskart who is investor in Shark Tank India". Jagran TV. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shark Tank India's Peyush Bansal's luxurious lifestyle: A look at his Rs 600 crore net worth & expensive things he owns". Financialexpress. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Poduwal, Sunanda (6 November 2011). "Peyush Bansal, founder of Lenskart in India, selling eyewear talks about his business journey". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Julka, Harsimran (7 February 2013). "Valyoo Tech raises Rs 53 cr from Unilazer, IDG". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Grammy winner Ricky Kej lashes out at Peyush Bansal, Lenskart for unwanted calls: 'Cursed'". Moneycontrol. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "5 Companies Peyush Bansal Started Before Lenskart Became Big". ScoopWhoop. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Adjust Focus: How Peyush Bansal Built Lenskart Into A Profitable Unicorn". Forbes India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Sarkar, Ranju (22 May 2016). "Lenskart: Growing a category by improving access". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lenskart Success Story: Journey Of Peyush Bansal". 22 June 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  13. ↑ ""It was about picking up each problem, and solving them"". www.fortuneindia.com. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "5 Companies Peyush Bansal Started Before Lenskart Became Big". ScoopWhoop. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  15. ↑ Choudhury, Saheli Roy (23 July 2021). "Indian eyewear start-up Lenskart plans to go public in the next three years, CEO says". CNBC. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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