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{{Short description|Indian Entrepreneur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}{{Infobox person
| name = Ankur Warikoo
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| caption = Ankur Warikoo Portrait
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|08|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = Former [[CEO]] of Accentium Web<br />Former CEO of [[Groupon|Groupon India]]<br />Former [[CEO]] of [[Nearbuy]]
| children = Vidur and Uzma Warikoo
| website = {{URL|ankurwarikoo.com/}}
| signature =
| spouse = [[Ruchi Budhiraja]]
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'''Ankur Warikoo''' (born 25 August 1980) is an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur and author.

==Early life and education==
Ankur Warikoo was born on 25 August 1980 in [[New Delhi]] to [[Kashmiri Pandit]] parents from [[Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Warikoo |first=Ankur |user=warikoo |date=Nov 27, 2020 |number=1332198333083893761 |access-date=Nov 28, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://megalodon.jp/2022-1128-1912-05/https://twitter.com:443/warikoo/status/1332198333083893761?s=20&t=FaQZkt6UQnlhMcVuJ-27lA |archive-date=Nov 28, 2022 |title=Both Ma Papa come from Srinagar, where they grew up with little to no privilege. They did not go to any top school. They did not have any stamp that would set them for life. They just worked their way through. Like most others in their generation. |lang=en }}</ref> Warikoo received his bachelor's degree in Physics from [[Hindu College, Delhi]] and completed his schooling from [[Don Bosco School (Alaknanda, New Delhi) ]]. He received his MBA from [[Indian School of Business]]. He enrolled for a Ph.D. in [[astrophysics]] and then later dropped out from [[Michigan State University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Nearbuy CEO to Author: Why Ankur Warikoo Turned to Content Creation |url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/entrepreneur-ankur-warikoo-shares-his-life-s-journey-with-humans-of-bombay-2774095 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=BLoC |first=Team |date=2018-09-24 |title=Entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo talks at IIM-A |url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/entrepreneur-ankur-warikoo-talks-at-iim-a/article25028922.ece |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=BLoC |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Warikoo started his career in 2008 by co-founding his first startup Accentium Web, under which websites like Gaadi.com and Secondshaadi.com were run.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-17 |title=World Wide |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/world-wide/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, he became the CEO of Groupon India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nearbuy needs multiple rounds of funding to reach its potential: Ankur Warikoo |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/nearbuy-needs-multiple-rounds-of-funding-to-reach-its-potential-ankur-warikoo/132013/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, he became the CEO of Nearbuy.com. In 2019, he stepped down from Nearbuy.com.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-04 |title=Sequoia likely to invest another Rs 100 cr in Nearbuy |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sequoia-likely-to-invest-another-100-cr-in-nearbuy/article9614088.ece |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, he published his first book ''[[Do Epic Shit]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=People today don’t want to listen to superheroes: Ankur Warikoo |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/entrepreneur-content-creator-and-founder-of-nearbuy-ankur-warikoo-decodes-his-book-do-epic-shit/cid/1845715 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Saurabh |title=The Experiential Coach |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/411110 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Wings Publication announces winners of India's most prestigious book award |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/wings-publication-announces-winners-of-indias-most-prestigious-book-award-golden-book-awards-202220220125122223/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Aninews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-09 |title=Ankur Warikoo: What India's restless Gen Z really wants |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60211403 |access-date=2023-01-01}}</ref> & in 2022 he published his second book, ''[[GET EPIC SHIT DONE]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Warikoo |first=Ankur |url=https://www.amazon.in/EPIC-SHIT-DONE-Ankur-Warikoo/dp/939398607X |title=GET EPIC SHIT DONE |date=2022-12-17 |publisher=Juggernaut Publication |isbn=978-93-93986-07-8 |language=English}}</ref>

==Books==
* Do Epic Shit (2021)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warikoo |first=Ankur |url=https://www.amazon.in/DO-EPIC-SHIT-Ankur-Warikoo/dp/9391165486 |title=Do Epic Shit |date=2021-01-01 |publisher=Juggernaut |isbn=978-93-91165-48-2 |edition=Standard |language=English}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* GET EPIC SHIT DONE (2022)<ref name=":3" />

==Awards==
*Fortune 30 under 30<ref name=":1" />
*Golden Book Awards Winner 2022<ref name=":2" />

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