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| occupation = Former Chairman & CEO, [[Flipkart]] | | occupation = Former Chairman & CEO, [[Flipkart]] | ||
| spouse = Trisha Bansal | | spouse = Trisha Bansal | ||
| known_for = Co-founding Flipkart <ref>{{cite | | known_for = Co-founding Flipkart <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/VVgc0VII28w6w2aSQ4V0dP/Flipkarts-other-Bansal-comes-to-the-fore.html|title=Flipkart's other Bansal comes to the fore|publisher=LiveMint|date=13 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
| website = {{URL|http://www.flipkart.com|Flipkart.com}} | | website = {{URL|http://www.flipkart.com|Flipkart.com}} | ||
| net_worth = {{down}} [[US$]] 1.1 billion (June 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Binny Bansal (Resigned)|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/binny-bansal/ |website=Forbes |access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref> | | net_worth = {{down}} [[US$]] 1.1 billion (June 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Binny Bansal (Resigned)|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/binny-bansal/ |website=Forbes |access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
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'''Binny Bansal''' (born 1982/1983) is an Indian billionaire [[Internet entrepreneur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mybtechlife.com/the-list-of-great-entrepreneurs-in-india-2015/ |title=The List Great Entrepreneurs of India in 2015 |publisher=MyBTechLife |author=Srikar Muthyala |date=29 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114000446/http://mybtechlife.com/the-list-of-great-entrepreneurs-in-india-2015/ |archive-date=14 January 2016 }}</ref> In 2007 he co-founded the [[e-commerce]] platform [[Flipkart]] with [[Sachin Bansal]] (no relation) and served as the [[chief operating officer]] until 11 January 2016 and was then promoted to chief executive officer (CEO).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20110926-india-today-youth-special-sachin-bansal-and-binny-bansal-flipkart-747699-2011-09-17|title=Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal proudly owns flipkart.com, the biggest online bookstore in India|first1=Deepshikha |last1= | '''Binny Bansal''' (born 1982/1983) is an Indian billionaire [[Internet entrepreneur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mybtechlife.com/the-list-of-great-entrepreneurs-in-india-2015/ |title=The List Great Entrepreneurs of India in 2015 |publisher=MyBTechLife |author=Srikar Muthyala |date=29 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114000446/http://mybtechlife.com/the-list-of-great-entrepreneurs-in-india-2015/ |archive-date=14 January 2016 }}</ref> In 2007 he co-founded the [[e-commerce]] platform [[Flipkart]] with [[Sachin Bansal]] (no relation) and served as the [[chief operating officer]] until 11 January 2016 and was then promoted to chief executive officer (CEO).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20110926-india-today-youth-special-sachin-bansal-and-binny-bansal-flipkart-747699-2011-09-17|title=Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal proudly owns flipkart.com, the biggest online bookstore in India|first1=Deepshikha Punj|last1=September 17|first2=2011 ISSUE DATE|last2=September 26|first3=2011UPDATED|last3=October 1|first4=2011 11:17|last4=Ist|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/flipkart-sales-hit-whopping-1-bn-sachin-and-binny-bansal-run-rate-stupendous/1232292/|title=Flipkart sales hit whopping $1 bn, Sachin and Binny Bansal 'run rate' stupendous|date=9 March 2014|website=The Financial Express}}</ref> In January 2017 he was promoted to Group CEO and resigned in November 2018 due to personal misconduct allegations<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://factordaily.com/flipkart-management-change-2017/|title=Kalyan Krishnamurthy to take over as Flipkart CEO, Binny Bansal Group CEO - FactorDaily|website=factordaily.com|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> of Flipkart. Binny is from [[Chandigarh]] and graduated from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] with a degree in [[computer science and engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/MON-SPE-flipkart-success-story-revealed-meet-sachin-bansal-and-binny-bansal-4458841-PHO.html|title=Flipkart success story revealed! Meet Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal|date=9 December 2013|website=dailybhaskar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/checkin/what-flipkarts-funds-mean-for-its-rivals/35683/1|title=What Flipkart's Funds Mean for its Rivals|work=[[Forbes India]]|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> He is currently an anchor investor in the venture firm 021 Capital which focuses on investing in the fields of [[biotechnology]], [[Agricultural technology|agritech]], and the [[internet]].<ref>https://www.forbes.com/profile/binny-bansal/#17e3ac46303b</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Binny Bansal is originally from [[Chandigarh]], the capital city of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} His business partner, Sachin Bansal, is also from Chandigarh. Although they share the same last name, they are not related.<ref name="forbesindia">{{cite web | url=http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2015/binny-bansal-/171 | title=Binny Bansal | access-date=13 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025154/http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2015/binny-bansal-/171 | archive-date=17 November 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> They both coincidentally, were students of computer science engineering at [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]]. Bansal currently resides in [[Bangalore]]. His father is a retired chief manager at a bank and his mother is in the government sector. He has no siblings and is married to a homemaker.<ref name="business-standardOne">{{cite | Binny Bansal is originally from [[Chandigarh]], the capital city of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} His business partner, Sachin Bansal, is also from Chandigarh. Although they share the same last name, they are not related.<ref name="forbesindia">{{cite web | url=http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2015/binny-bansal-/171 | title=Binny Bansal | access-date=13 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025154/http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2015/binny-bansal-/171 | archive-date=17 November 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> They both coincidentally, were students of computer science engineering at [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]]. Bansal currently resides in [[Bangalore]]. His father is a retired chief manager at a bank and his mother is in the government sector. He has no siblings and is married to a homemaker.<ref name="business-standardOne">{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/flipkart-ceo-wanted-to-be-a-gamer-snapdeal-chief-a-food-and-film-critic-114080500001_1.html | title=flipkart ceo wanted to be a gamer snapdeal chief a food and film critic | access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||