Sanjeev Bikhchandani
SBi
Delhi
Naukri.com / Info Edge

Sanjeev Bikhchandani

An IIM-A grad who chose patience over speed. Built Naukri profitably for a decade before the internet became fashionable — and turned his patience into early bets on Zomato and Policybazaar.

Patient capitalProfitable-firstFounder picker
Struggles

First 10 years on a shoestring; no funding, salaries deferred, family savings burned.

Family

Married to Surabhi. Two children. Famously frugal — still flies economy.

The full story

From day one to today.

The journey

Milestones, not magic.

1990

Quit a cushy ad job to start a salary-research firm from his servant quarters.

1997

Launched Naukri.com — India's first job site — on a friend's server.

2006

Info Edge IPO; first profitable Indian internet listing.

2008

Wrote first ₹4 cr cheque to Zomato — became India's most successful internet angel.

Companies & ventures

What Sanjeev has built.

Wins
  • Built Naukri.com / Info Edge into a defining brand from Delhi.
Setbacks
  • First 10 years on a shoestring; no funding, salaries deferred, family savings burned.
Next journey
Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway
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