Peyush Bansal
| Peyush Bansal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Founder & CEO Lenskart |
| Years active | 1984- Present |
| Spouse(s) | Nidhi Mittal Bansal |
Peyush Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Eyewear e-commerce platform Lenskart.
Early life
Peyush is originally from New Delhi, the capital of India. He did his schooling from Don Bosco School (Alaknanda, New Delhi) and is an electrical engineer from McGill University in Canada. He also holds a post graduate diploma in entrepreneurship from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore[1]
Career
Peyush started his career as a Program Manager with Microsoft[2] in USA where he was part of the team that created the “save as pdf” function in MS office. In 2008, he founded Searchmycampus.com,[3] a classified website catering to Delhi University students and their various service requirements including job search, accommodation and car pool among others.
In 2008, He founded Valyoo Technologies and launched, Flyrr, an online site selling spectacles and focused on the US market. In November 2010, he started a similar business, Lenskart, in India.[4]
Awards & Recognition
- Economic Times recognized Peyush Bansal [5] under India's Hottest Business Leaders under 40
- The Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award 2012 [6]
- Peyush Bansal was recognized as an Emerging entrepreneur of the year in Indian e-tail Awards 2012 by Franchise India[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.indianshowbiz.com/?p=488
- ↑ "Peyush Bansal founder of Lenskart in India - www.bhaskar.com". www.bhaskar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "We work to ensure consumer satisfaction by connecting directly: Lenskart.com CEO Peyush Bansal". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "A website for students: How Peyush Bansal become a successful entrepreneur". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "India's Hottest Business Leaders under 40: Create meaning and money will follow, says Lenskart's Peyush Bansal". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 Jun 2015.
- ↑ "Valyoo Technologies wins The Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award 2012". Afaqs!. Retrieved 14 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Peyush Bansal wins ‘Emerging entrepreneur of the year’ award". Franchise India. Retrieved 29 Feb 2012.