Sandeep Aggarwal is the founder of two marketplaces in India, ShopClues – India’s first managed marketplace, and Droom – India’s first marketplace for Automobiles and related services. He is also an internet visionary, serial entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist. Sandeep Aggarwal launched ShopClues in the year 2011, that went on to become the 5th unicorn in the consumer internet industry in India. Later, in 2014, he founded Droom which is a one stop solution for buying both used and new automobiles and related services. Sandeep Aggarwal is widely known as the father of marketplaces in the Indian start-up ecosystem. Furthermore, he takes immense interest in mentoring the Indian start-ups to help them develop entrepreneurial traits and expertise.
Sandeep Aggarwal was born and brought up in Chandigarh. After pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B Com) from Kurukshetra University, he received a Master’s degree in Finance from Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya. After that, Sandeep Aggarwal went to the USA to obtain an MBA degree in Strategy from Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School as a UGC scholar.
After witnessing a successful career in the corporate arena and working at famous US-based companies like Charles Schwab, Microsoft Corp, Citigroup, Oppenheimer & Co., Collins Stewart and Caris & Company, Sandeep Aggarwal founded ShopClues, and he never looked back. Sandeep Aggarwal ran the company as CEO until 2013; after that, he handed the responsibility over to Sanjay Sethi. In April 2014, he launched Droom that has become the largest online platform for automobiles in India within two years of its inception. It is the 21st century marketplace that uses modern tools and technology to operate efficiently in the automotive market. Droom uses data science and artificial intelligence to create trust, transparency, and pricing advantage for buyers.
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