Dinesh Agarwal
Dinesh Agarwal | |
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| Born | Dinesh Agarwal 19 February 1969 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Harcourt Butler Technological Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of IndiaMART |
| Spouse | Chetna Agarwal[1] |
Dinesh Agarwal (born 19 February 1969) is an Indian entrepreneur, founder and CEO of IndiaMART,[2] an online B2B marketplace in India.[3]
Early life
Born into a business family, Dinesh Agarwal completed his high school from Maharaja Agrasen Vidyalaya Inter College, Lucknow. After completing an engineering degree with a specialization in computer science from the Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur,[4] he worked with several firms[1] including HCL Technologies before moving to the US and joining CDOT.[4]
He quit his job in 1996 and moved to India to establish his own startup IndiaMART,[5] an export-import servicing company[6] which in 2015 claimed to serve more than 1.7 million registered sellers.[7]
Other domain ventures by Dinesh Agarwal include www.indiangiftsportal.com and www.abcpayments.com.[8] He later became an investor, providing funding to Tolexo,[9] Innerchef, a Gurgaon-based ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook meals delivery startup[10] and Wishberry, a Mumbai-based crowdfunding platform.[11]
Recognition
- Member of the Governing Council of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).[12]
- Recognized by CNBC as a Young Turk.[13]
- ‘The Best Corporate Executive’ by the NCR Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NCCI).[14]
- SME platforms, Emerging Business Forum (in association with Zee Business)[15]
- Associated with The Indus Entrepreneurs #TiE)[16] and Global Super Angels Forum.[17]
References
- ^ a b "The Founder of IndiaMart- Dinesh Agarwal". 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Warburg Pincus in talks with IndiaMart for Rs 150 crore investment". Economic Times. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Our Bureau. "IndiaMART targets Rs 30k cr biz in FY16". The Hindu Business Line.
- ^ a b "Six inspirational stories of entrepreneurs who made it big". Economic Times. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "How Dinesh Agarwal built a Rs 200-crore firm IndiaMart from a seed capital of Rs 40,000". timesofindia-economictimes.
- ^ "IndiaMART targets Rs. 30k cr biz in FY16". The Hindu. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Avinder Batra (4 August 2015). "Indiamart shifts focus to buyers from sellers as it targets Rs 350 crore revenue this fiscal". Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "The brand quandary: Indiamart still carries the 'India' tag". Economic Times. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Shrutika Verma. "Indiamart to launch online marketplace Tolexo.com".
- ^ Digbijay Mishra (17 November 2015). "Now, InMobi founder Naveen Tewari backs Innerchef". Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Wishberry, The Kickstarter Of India, Raises INR 1 Cr. Through TiEcon's Live Funding Event". 21 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Council - IAMAI". iamai.in.
- ^ "Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART bags top honors at the prestigious NCCI AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2015". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum grand finale on April 26". 23 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Industry Stalwarts Underline Need To Wire Up Indian SMEs". Firstpost.
- ^ "Global Super Angels Invests In Medical Devices Startup Biosense". IndiaMART.