Ankur Warikoo (born on 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 originally from Srinagar. Warikoo received his bachelor's degree in Physics from Hindu College, Delhi and completed his schooling at 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.

Career
Warikoo started his career in 2008 by co-founding his first startup Accentium Web, which operated websites like Gaadi.com and Secondshaadi.com were run. In 2011, he became the CEO of Groupon India. In 2015, he became the CEO of Nearbuy.com. In 2019, he stepped down from his position at Nearbuy.com. In 2021, he published his first book Do Epic Shit
 & in 2022 he published his second book, GET EPIC SHIT DONE.

Books
 Do Epic Shit (2021)
 GET EPIC SHIT DONE (2022)

Awards
Fortune 30 under 30
Golden Book Awards Winner 2022

References

Living people
Indian YouTubers
Kashmiri people
Kashmiri Pandits
Indian company founders
Indian Internet company founders
20th-century Indian businesspeople
1980 births