Vatsal Agarwal

Vatsal Agarwal
Born	Vatsal Agarwal
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Entrepreneur

Vatsal Agarwaal (born January 18, 1994) is an Indian entrepreneur, industrialist, investor. He is the founder and director of Simplex Coke and Refractory which is a multi-business conglomerate, with interests in metallurgical coke, piling rigs & refractory bricks. He has been rewarded as the World Entrepreneur of the year of 2020 by the Week Magazine, He is also the recipient of Young Achievers award in by The Business World magazine and he has been rewarded the Recipient of the Environment Entrepreneur by The India Business for Business.

Early life

Agarwal was born in Kolkata, India on January 18, 1994. He completed his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School in 2009, thereafter he completed his graduation from Mithibai College in 2014, he then completed his education in Masters of Commerce (M. Com) from the University of Mumbai (2018). Vatsal has volunteered for many blood donations camps and traffic control since he was a part of the NSS (National Service Scheme) 2011-2014. Being a part of the NSS Unit Agarwaal participated in Clean up drives at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Career

In early 2011, Vatsal started working as a management trainee for Shree Maruti Coke, He later interned at Malpani & Associates in the year 2013. He then continued his work experience by joining the J Kumar Infra Projects Limited as a finance cum management trainee in the year 2014. He joined the CERA (Construction Equipment’s and Rental Association) in the year 2019 this association works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth and development of construction equipment rental industry of India. In 2015 he started Simplex Coke and Refractory. Agarwaal founded online aggregating platforms like World of Coal, Equipment Banks, Commodity Banks & loyalty points in the year 2020 during COVID lockdown. World of Coal has successfully started online trading of coal in India. While Equipment Banks has also successfully started selling products, spares and leads of rental equipment’s in India. Vatsal Agarwaal recently took over a BSE listed company; Stratmont Industries limited. Vatsal Agarwaal has been rewarded as the World Entrepreneur of the year of 2020 by the Week Magazine, He is also the recipient of Young Achievers award in by The Business World magazine and he has been rewarded the Recipient of the Environment Entrepreneur by The India Business for Business.

Achievements

Awards

• The Business World magazine has rewarded Vatsal Agarwaal as one of the top entrepreneurs to receive the Recipient of The Young Achievers Award.
• The Week magazine has felicitated Vatsal Agarwaal as the Recipient of World Entrepreneur of the year award 2020.
• The India Business newspaper has acknowledged Vatsal Agarwaal as the Recipient of Environment Entrepreneur of the 12 months award 2020

Recognition

• On 17th June, 2020 he was felicitated by The Deccan Chronicle as : The Young Trendsetter of Aatmanirbhar Bharat
• On 14th May 2020, Vatsal Agarwaal was entitled as: The young foundation of Indian infrastructure by The Dailyhunt newspaper
• On August 12th 2020, Vatsal Agarwal was called as an entrepreneur to watch out for in 2020 by MyNation a major newspaper,
• Hindustan Times a prime newspaper of India had published a feature on Vatsal Agarwal which issued an article on Met Coke making in the country is essential to beat India’s dependence on China: Vatsal Agarwal, Simplex Coke.
• UsTimesNow is a chief American newspaper wherein Vatsal Agarwal of simplex Coke: India must achieve Self-Reliance in production of MET coke featured an article on Vatsal Agarwal.
• On 30th June 2020, The Deccan Herald a leading newspaper featured Vatsal Agarwaal as The Young “Pillar” of Indian Infrastructure
• On 20th May 2020, NewsTrack a chief newspaper has featured Vatsal Agarwaal who has responded to China through his article Simplex Coke: A Make in India Answer to China
• Vatsal Agarwaal was featured in Mid-day which a famous Indian Newspaper, who highlighted Aatma Nirbhar Bharat's young entrepreneur
• The Asian Age one of Delhi’s famous newspaper which featured Vatsal Agarwaal as the Young Foundation of Indian Infrastructure
• January 2021, The APN News a chief newspaper featured Vatsal Agarwaal who through light on the infrastructure sector
• Unique News an establishing newspaper has featured Vatsal Agarwal as the Simplex Coke director which highlights the Vocal-For-Local Will Stop Unfair Chinese Dumping
• July 2020, Justdial which is local search website that has published Vatsal Agarwal, as Simplex Coke’s: Vocal-For-Local article which speaks about how he will Stop Unfair Chinese Dumping 
• The Indian Saga a leading newspaper in Delhi has featured Vatsal Agarwaal’s plan of beating China’s coke footprints.
• LBB a commerce retailed website introduced Vatsal Agarwal - CEO Of Simplex Coke and Refractory

External links

• Vatsal Agarwal on Twitter