Ritesh Agarwal Age, Wiki and Bio

Ritesh Agarwal

Quick Info

ProfessionFounder and CEO
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth16/11/1993
Age30 years
BirthplaceBisam, Cuttack, Odisha

Career

Professional CareerFounder and CEO of OYO Rooms
Formed Oravel in 2011Started with Oravel Stays in 2012
Formation of OYO RoomsRelaunched Oravel as Oyo rooms in 2013
Achievements
  • Named among the top 50 entrepreneurs by TATA first dot awards in 2013
  • Named as one of the 8 hottest teenage startup founders in the world by Business Insider in 2013
  • Honored with TIE Luminous entrepreneurial excellence award in 2014
  • Won the Business world young Entrepreneur award in 2015
  • First Indian resident to win the Thiel Fellowship award
  • Named in the Forbes list of 30 under 30 in consumer Technology Sector in 2016

Some Lesser Known Facts

He initiated his initial project when he was just 13 years old.
He decided to leave college to follow his business vision.
An accomplished author, he penned the popular book "Indian Engineering Colleges: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Top 100 Engineering Colleges."
He secured funding totaling 30 lakhs from Venture Nursery.
Regarded as one of the top 10 Indian entrepreneurs across different sectors.
He became the inaugural Indian to clinch the prestigious Thiel Fellowship award.