Peyush Bansal

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Peyush Bansal
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Bansal in 2015
Born (1985-04-26) 26 April 1985 (age 38)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Education
Occupations
Organization Lenskart
Television Shark Tank India (2021–present)
SpouseNidhi Mittal [1]
Children1

Peyush Bansal (born 26 April 1985) 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 shark at the show Shark Tank India . [3] [4]

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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 and Startup Fundings

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

In 2009, he started 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]

Peyush Bansal is a notable Angel Investor from Delhi, with a strong focus on investments in the areas of Manufacturing, Design, Community, and Lifestyle. He has made investments in several startups, including Haqdarshak, Lil'Goodness, Online Live Learning (Oll), and others. In addition to his angel investing activities, Peyush Bansal is a renowned Indian entrepreneur and business executive. He is best known as the co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, a leading multinational optical prescription eyewear retail chain headquartered in Gurugram. Peyush Bansal's expertise and success in the business world have earned him recognition, including his role as a judge on the show Shark Tank India.

Entertainment

Bansal is one of the major investors/judges on the business reality show Shark Tank India .

In 2022, Bansal along with the other Shark Tank India judges appeared as a VIP contestant in Kaun Banega Crorepati . [16] He also appeared as a guest on The Kapil Sharma Show together with other Shark Tank India judges. [17] [18]

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