Praveen Sinha Wiki,Wife,Net Worth,Family,Story

Praveen Sinha is one of the trailblazing entrepreneurs in the Indian startup ecosystem, having made a name for himself in the space by co-founding Jabong and then taking it to unicorn status. Presently, he is the Managing Director of RBI registered NBFC PinCap and Aquabrim, a tech firm providing solutions for effective water management. As a co-founder of Jabong he continues to look for talented teams in the market who are solving critical problems particularly in the logistics segment and supports them as a mentor and an angel investor. Some of his recent investments include Omnipresent and iKargos. Despite being a well known face in the startup ecosystem, Praveen’s roots are very humble and there are many lesser known facts about him which can be inspiring for all the new entrepreneurs out there.

lesser known facts on Praveen Sinha

1. Youngest of 5 siblings
2. His parents wanted him to pursue medicine
3. Studied at Shri Ram College of Commerce for a brief period
4. Despite being an excellent student, he did not sit for placement interviews at DTU in his 3rd year when everyone else was
5. Conferred the trailblazer award at Delhi Technological University
6. Earned the honor of ‘Distinguished Alumni’ from IIM Calcutta
7. Fortune India featured Praveen Sinha in the ‘40 under 40’ category (2014)
8. Started Jabong from a one room office in Gurgaon
9. Jabong sold just shoes in its initial days
10. Likes taking unplanned trips to destress.
11. Enjoys mentoring young entrepreneurs in the weekends and is a guest faculty at a host of premier institutes
12. A State Level NTSC Scholar
13. While studying in IIM Calcutta, he started Aquabrim, his first business venture
14. Sold his Maruti Zen back then to fund the operations at Aquabrim
15. Awarded ‘Pureplay E-Retailer of the Year Award’ at Indian eRetailer Awards, 2013
16. Adjudged Online Retailer of the Year by Etailing India Exhibition, 2014
17. Met his wife while interning at Microsoft