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'''Sanjay Sethi''' (born 27 June 1972) is a [[mechanical engineer]] and [[Internet entrepreneur]].<ref name=VC>{{cite news|url=https://www.vccircle.com/another-flipkart-backer-bets-shopclues-gic-leads-series-e-round/|title=Another Flipkart backer bets on ShopClues as GIC leads Series E round|publisher=[[VCCircle]]|date=12 January 2016|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref> In 2011, he co-founded [[ShopClues]], a Gurgaon-based [[online marketplace]] for unbranded goods.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/newsmaker-radhika-aggarwal-sanjay-sethi-116011401218_1.html|title=Newsmaker: Radhika Aggarwal & Sanjay Sethi|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=14 January 2016|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref> He is currently the [[Chief executive officer|Chief Executive Officer]] of the company.<ref name=BS>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/from-astrophysics-to-running-a-virtual-karol-bagh-115012100024_1.html|title=From astrophysics to running a virtual Karol Bagh|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=21 January 2015|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
Sethi completed his B.Tech in [[mechanical engineering]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi]] in 1993.<ref name=VC /> Passionate about [[Astrophysics]], he declined an offer from the [[Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics]] to pursue a professional career.<ref name=BS /> In 1996, Sethi pursued an advanced course in [[software technology]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/250686|title=Why IITs create more entrepreneurs than IIMs|publisher=[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]]|date=16 September 2015|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sethi started his career at the [[Rourkela Steel Plant]] but his journey with internet and technology started when he enrolled at the Foundation for Innovation and [[Technology transfer|Technology Transfer]] at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]].<ref name=TB>{{cite news|url=https://www.vccircle.com/e-com-marketplace-shopclues-raises-100m-series-c-funding-led-tiger-global/|title=E-com marketplace ShopClues raises $100M in Series D funding led by Tiger Global|publisher=[[VCCircle]]|date=19 January 2015|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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Prior to the launch of [[ShopClues]], Sethi has worked with [[eBay]], where he served as the Global Product Head for shipping, logistics, and billing and payments.<ref name=BS /> Prior to eBay, Sanjay worked with SaaS platform Tradebeam.<ref name=TB /><br />
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==ShopClues==<br />
ShopClues, claimed to be one of the largest [[online marketplace]]s in India,<ref name=BS /> was launched in 2011 by Sanjay Sethi, Sandeep Aggarwal, and Radhika Aggarwal. ShopClues entered the Unicorn Club in 2016, with its valuation at US$1.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2013/10/15/shopclues-co-founder-sanjay-sethi-takes-over-as-ceo/|title=ShopClues co-founder Sanjay Sethi takes over as CEO|publisher=[[VCCircle]]|date=15 October 2013|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
* CEO of the Year at CMO Asia Awards – 2016<br />
* Distinguished Alumni Award at IIT-BHU Alumni Awards – 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voicendata.com/sanjay-sethi-of-shopclues-receives-iit-bhu-alumni-excellence-award/|title=Sanjay Sethi of ShopClues receives IIT-BHU Alumni Excellence Award|date=13 May 2016|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref><br />
* CEO of the Year at CEO India Awards – 2016<br />
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==Usurping the e-commerce Controversy==<br />
An FIR of forgery to usurp Shopclues from Sandeep Aggarwal and the subsequent misappropriation of funds was filed against Sanjay Sethi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/shopclues-sandeep-aggarwal-files-fir-against-co-founders-in-fight-to-control-company/story-DwXiTlHqAFoWRLU9pX9RWK.html|title=Shopclues’ Sandeep Aggarwal files FIR against co-founders in fight to control company|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=26 September 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> However, [[Delhi High Court]] soon passed an interim order forbidding any coercive action against Sanjay.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/stayzilla-row-swiggy-leaks-five-biggest-startup-controversies-2017-73916|title=From Stayzilla row to Swiggy leaks, five of the biggest startup controversies of 2017|publisher=The News Minute|date=29 December 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> Sanjay also faced a defamation suit from Sandeep Aggarwal in March 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/shopclues-aggarwal-files-defamation-case-against-wife-sethi-117031300475_1.html|title=ShopClues' Aggarwal files defamation case against wife, Sethi|publisher=Business Standard|date=14 March 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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