Ankur Warikoo is an Indian entrepreneur, digital mentor, and a public speaker. He co-founded Nearbuy.com, an Indian eCommerce company, in 2010.
He was the CEO of Nearbuy private limited company till 2019. Prior to that, he has held the position of founding CEO of some famous businesses.
Being a digital mentor, Ankur guides students towards entrepreneurship, personal development and time management through his courses.
He is already guiding more than 80,000 students for their start-ups. He ranks among the top influencers on LinkedIn by far.
According to Ankur, he likes to be in touch with new entrepreneurs who are looking for opportunities and ways to grow in life.
As a motivational public speaker, his words inspire the younger generation for new ideas, start-ups, and ventures.
Apart from all this, Ankur is an angel investor since 2015 and helps newly established businesses in their early years.
He spends most of his time mentoring founders to expand their businesses.
Ankur Warikoo Biography
| Nickname | Ankur |
| Full Name | Ankur Warikoo |
| Professions | Entrepreneur, Mentor, Public Speaker |
| Date of Birth | 25 August 1980 |
| Day of Birth | Tuesday |
| Age | 41 Years |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Not Known |
| Birthplace | New Dehli |
| Hometown | New Dehli |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Schooling | Don Bosco School, New Delhi |
| College/University | Chintaman Rao College of Commerce, Maharashtra |
| Educational Qualifications | • Schooling from Don Bosco School • Hindu College, Delhi (BS, Physics) • Michigan State University, Michigan (USA) (MS, Physics) in 2002-2004 • Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (MBA) in 2005-2006. |
| Type of Eater | Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Reading Books, Writing, Public Speaking, Investing |
Ankur Warikoo was born on 25 August 1980 in New Delhi, which is also known as his hometown. Ankur Warikoo belongs to a Hindu family.
Recently he has completed his 41 years and he always celebrates this day with his family and colleagues every year.
He completed his schooling at Don Bosco School, which is in New Delhi. After schooling, he joined Hindu college for BSc in Physics.
Warikoo also received a scholarship as well as joined Michigan State University to have an MS in astronomy and astrophysics.
Ankur Warikoo Net Worth
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Net Worth in Rupees | 109 Crore Rupees |
| Salary Per Month | 50 Lakh Rupees |
| Salary Per Year | 6 Crore Rupees |
| Income Sources | Entrepreneur, Executive, Salary (As per sources) |
Favorites
| Actor Actress | Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone |
| Singer (Male) Singer (Female) | Guru Randhawa Neha Kakkar |
| Cricketer | Suresh Raina |
| Personality | Bhavish Aggarwal |
| Youtuber | Mumbiker Nikhil |
| Investor | Vijay Kedia |
| Food | Tikka, Bihari Boti |
| Place | London |
Ankur Warikoo Career
Ankur Warikoo founded Exentium Web, Secondshaadi.com. on 25 July 2007
He also founded Groupon’s India business in 2011.
Ankur Warikoo founded Nearbuy.com with Snehesh Mitra and Ravi Shankar in 2015
In Dec 2017, nearbuy.com and Little App merged together , and Warikoo hold his post(Co-founder) till 2019.
Physical Appearance
| Height in Feet | 5 Feet 7 Inch |
| Height in cm | 171 cm |
| Weight | 72 Kg |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Chest Size | 36 Inches |
| Waist Size | 30 Inches |
| Biceps Size | 18 Inches |
Family & Relationships
| Father | Ashok Warikoo |
| Mother | Neerja Warikoo |
| Brother | Not Known |
| Sister | Not Known |
| Wife | Ruchi Budhiraja Warikoo |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Ruchi Budhiraja Warikoo |
| Children | Uzma & Vidur |
Ankur’s father’s name is Ashok Wariku and his mother’s name is Neerja Wariku. There is no specific information available on the internet about Ankur Warikoo’s parents. We will update as it becomes available.
Ankur Warikoo is married to Ruchi Budhiraja Warikoo and they live in Mumbai, After dating Ruchi Budhiraja for 2 years, he married Ruchi in October 2007. After marriage, they went to Koh Samui for their honeymoon. Their first child Vidur Wariku was born in May 2011 and Uzma Wariku was born in 2013.
Ankur Warikoo Net Worth 2021
| Salary per month (Rupees) | 50 Lakh Rupees |
| Salary per year (Rupees) | 6 Crore Rupees |
| Net Worth 2021 | $15 Million Dollars |
| Net Worth (Rupees) | 109 Crore Rupees |
| Income sources | Entrepreneur /Executive /Salary (As per some sources) |
Ankur Warikoo’s net worth is $15 Million Dollars, which is 109 crores in Indian rupees. He generates so much amount as an entrepreneur, by his motivation courses, Public Speaking and so on. His main source of income came from the founding of Nearbuy.com.
Ankur Warikoo Social Accounts
| @ankur_warikoo | |
| @warikoo | |
| @awarikoo | |
| Youtube | @warikoo |
| Updating soon | |
| @warikoo | |
| Official Website | ankurwarikoo.com |
| Contact No. | Updating Soon |
| warikoo@gmail.com |
Ankur Warikoo Lesser Known Facts
- Ankur Warikoo is not a habit of alcohol and smoking.
- His Star sign is Sagittarius and zodiac sign element is Fire.
- He is following a vegetarian diet for the last 20 years. From the recent news, we came to know that he has stopped eating curd and paneer which he loves very much.
- Warikoo’s wants to be a scientist which is his childhood dream.
- Every week you can find Hindi and English videos on his YouTube channel ‘Warikoo’ where he talks about life growth, personal finance, and failure.
- He is called a successful entrepreneur for his warikoo.com website.
- In his warikoo.com website he provides news letters, books, videos and some courses too.
- There are 707K suscribers in his Warikoo Youtube Channel.
FAQ
Nearbuy India Private Limited(which is also known as nearbuy.com) is India’s first hyper-local e-commerce platform that enables local customers and merchants to connect with each other.
There are some famous books like My Failure Resume, Mistakes I made with my money, Mistakes I made in my 30s written by Ankur Warikoo.
Paytm to acquire Nearbuy, for about $30 million (As per some reports sources)
