Alumni Innovators
IIMB is proud of its illustrious alumni and celebrates their success.
Vipul Parekh
PGP 1988
Co-Founder, CMO & CFO
Big Basket
Vipul Parekh
Vipul Parekh is the Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Big Basket, India’s largest online supermarket. He is a successful entrepreneur, having been involved in setting up two successful businesses: One in retail (sold for USD 100 Mn+) and the other in online commerce with investments from top tier VC firms.
Anjan Mukherjee
PGP 1989
Founder
Taraltec Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Anjan Mukherjee
Taraltec Solutions was one of the four start-ups chosen by the government think tank, Niti Aayog, at an India-Israel tech innovation exhibition on water, health and agriculture. His company tackles problems related to sanitation and water-borne diseases by introducing a ‘water disinfection reactor’, which kills microbes in water from a bore well hand-pump & motorized water lines, thereby eliminating water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera & typhoid.
Sameer Suneja
PGP 1994
Global CEO
Perfetti Van Melle (PVM)
Sameer Suneja
Sameer Suneja, Global CEO of Perfetti Van Melle, is the first non-Italian to head the third largest confectionery group in the world. After working at Palmolive and Frito Lay for three years after his graduation from IIMB, Sameer joined Perfetti Van Melle in 1997.He was promoted to the role of Executive Vice-President for Global Innovations and Business Development in August 2012. He was appointed global CEO in August 2013.
Saumil Majumdar
PGP 1995
Co-founder, CEO & Managing Director
Sportz Village
Saumil Majumdar
Saumil Majmudar is Co-founder, CEO & Managing Director of SportzVillage, a grassroots sports organisation.Started in 2003, Sport Village helps schools & colleges (through EduSports), corporates/brands (through SportzConsult) and consumers (through ActiveClub).As an entrepreneur since 1998, Saumil has experienced various stages of building a business including dealing with multiple failures, raising funds from angels & institutions, to pivoting to find the product-market fit and finally building a sustainable and scalable business.
Karan Bhagat
PGP 2001
Founder
IIFL Investment Managers
Karan Bhagat
Karan Bhagat founded IIFL Wealth Management, along with his colleagues in 2008, which is now branded IIFL Investment Managers. IIFL is one of the fastest growing wealth management companies in India with over INR 100,000 crore assets under advisory, and has offices established in 22 major cities of our country. Karan has significant work experience in various aspects of Finance like asset management, mutual funds, investment advisory, seed funding, equity management, corporate advisory, investment banking, wealth-structuring solutions.
Ashish Goel
PGP 2004
Co-Founder, CEO
Urban Ladder
Ashish Goel
Ashish Goel co-founded Urban Ladder with Rajiv Srivatsa in July 2012 with the aim of making it India’s largest online furniture destination.After his MBA at IIMB, Ashish had joined McKinsey & Company as Engagement Manager and led project teams across banking, healthcare and real estate clients for over 4 years.He then went on to serve as Managing Director of India Book House and Chief Operating Officer at Amar Chitra Katha Media.
Rajiv Srivatsa
PGP 2004
Founder, CPTO
Urban ladder
Rajiv Srivatsa
Rajiv Srivatsa has 15 years of professional experience in the internet, mobile, and supply chain areas with the right mix of business and technology as well as strategy and execution. He currently leads Urban Ladder towards becoming the #1 retailer for home decor products in India. Urban Ladder has raised capital from some of India’s best VC firms and investors like including Kalaari, Sequoia, SAIF Partners, Steadview, Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Anand Rajaram, and others. .
PC Mustafa
PGSEM 2007
CEO
ID Fresh Food
PC Mustafa
From humble beginnings to Harvard lectures, Mustafa’s is a story that inspires one to dream big. This entrepreneurial journey of this Founder-CEO if iD Foods is now legendary. Back in 2005, iD was a small store selling breakfast-staple idli and dosa batter. Today, the company is helping put home-made meals on dining tables across major cities in South India, and in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai while Mustafa continues to be a sought-after speaker at global B-schools.
Sahil Barua
PGP 2008
Founder
Delhivery
Sahil Barua
Sahil Barua is the Co-founder of the e-Commerce logistics company – Delhiver, a Delhi-based company that helps merchants and brands create successful online businesses by providing e-Commerce technology and core logistics support. Sahil did his Mechanical Engineering from NIT Karnataka and later pursued management at IIMB where he was the Gold medallist of his batch, and featured in the Director’s Merit List.
Amarendra Sahu
PGP 2011
Co-Founder
Nestaway
Amarendra Sahu
Nestaway is India's fastest growing home rental network attempting to provide better rental solutions via design and technology. It’s a mobile app, which helps people to find, book & move-in to a rental home of choice across Indian cities. Not just that, they also help people to move-in, ask for services to address challenges ranging from tap leaks to broken locks.