Lenskart's Peyush Bansal: The start-up icon

All about Peyush Bansal

Peyush Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, has become the start-up ecosystem’s favourite poster boy. Here's what you need to know about him

The hustle-preneur

Peyush Bansal recently recalled his “hustle days” in a reality show.

Bansal recalled how he, his team of co-founders and their better halves cleaned up the Lenskart store till 1 am a day before its launch in Singapore

Peyush Bansal’s
unforgettable moments

Giving ‘wow experience’ to customers

"We had no one so we had to clean the store ourselves," Bansal reminisced and further added that he wanted to give a "wow experience" to its international customers.

Bansal’s roller-coaster journey

Shark Tank judge Peyush Bansal is no stranger to challenges and difficulties during his entrepreneurial journey

After quitting his well-paying job in the US, Bansal returned to India. But it was not easy. After dabbling in several businesses, he launched Lenskart in 2010

Launching Lenskart

Peyush Bansal also encountered several hurdles while scaling up a digital brand in India where this industry was relatively nascent

Building a digital brand
in India

Building a unicorn

Bansal overcame all stumbling blocks to build a successful business. Lenskart, at one point, was valued at $4.5 billion

One of the richest entrepreneurs

Peyush Bansal’s own net worth has soared over the years to reach $80 million according to some estimates

Peyush Bansal’s
grand vision

In an interview with Business Today, Peyush Bansal shared his grand vision, “We want to be the Maruti of eyewear in India’

Peyush Bansal as
Shark Tank judge

Peyush Bansal has been a judge in Shark Tank India since its season 1. He recently shared his entrepreneurial journey 

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