Everyone has a misconception that Ashneer is the founder of Grocery tech startup Grofers(now Blinkit) and Fintech startup Bharatpe.
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As Ashneer is not from a business family background Where his father was CA and his mother was a school teacher.
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So, Ashneer focused on studies because he thought it is only to succeed in life.
Ashneer Grover education
Ashneer Grover did his engineering at IIT Delhi in civil and then did MBA at IIM Ahmedabad.
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Then he finally got a job in Kotak Mahindra Bank and continued working there for the next 7 years.
After working in Kotak, Ashneer joined American Express as an investment consultant where he use to invest in the business after their pitches.
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Here, Grover founder Albinder Dhindsa approached Ashneer to get investment from American Express. From there he ended up being co-founder and CFO of Grofers ( now Blinkit).
Then there was a clash between Albinder and Ashneer over equity. Finally, Ashneer moved out from the Grofers and started working in another firm.
Finally, Shashvat Nakrani, Ashneer batchmate developed the technology of Bharatpe. So, Nakrani approached Ashneer to be part of Bharatpe and Ashneer's experience led Bharatpe to a huge investment.
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So, Ashneer Grover did not start Bharatpe but helped them to grow with his business experience and strategies.