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Sachin Bansal
Flipkart · Chandigarh
Two IIT-Delhi friends, ex-Amazon, started selling books online when nobody in India trusted internet payments. Built India's largest e-commerce exit.
Builder's staminaDistribution-firstSecond-act ambition
Company
Flipkart
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 2007Quit Amazon Bangalore. Started Flipkart with Binny from a 2BHK.
- 2010Cash-on-delivery cracked Indian e-commerce.
- 2018Sold Flipkart to Walmart for $16B — India's largest exit.
- 2019Started Navi — taking on banks next.
Struggles
Banks denied loans. Logistics had to be built from scratch. Co-founder split with Binny strained later years.
Family
Married to Priya. Cousin of cinematographer.
Related on Empire
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Around the web
External references & backlinks.
- ↗wikipedia.orgSachin Bansal on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comFlipkart — official site
- ↗news.google.comSachin Bansal in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comFlipkart on Crunchbase
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Two IIT-Delhi friends, ex-Amazon, started selling books online when nobody in India trusted internet payments. Built India's largest e-commerce exit.
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