Anupam Mittal : If there is one name that could be said as the most powerful and successful in the Indian digital domain is Anupam Mittal. The President of the People’s group is the Founder of Shadi.com, Makan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People’s picture. Mittal has featured in a prestigious week magazine in the list of top 25 people to watch out for. He is also judging the popular reality TV show Shark Tank which is based on supporting the exceptional entrepreneurial minds of the country.
1971-born Anupam Mittal is the owner of a sharp and attractive personality apart from an exceptionally brilliant mind. He hails from a business family. He studied Operations and Strategic Management for 3 years at Boston College, Massachusetts, and worked as a product manager in Microstrategy.
It was during his visit to India he was receiving marriage proposals and the details of prospective girls were brought by a priest in print or handwritten format, he realized that finding the right life partner in an arranged setup was time consuming and tedious process. He figured out that the internet could be a boon to make this process faster and smoother. That’s how sagaai.com came into existence which was later rebranded as shaadi.com. It became so popular platform that it was not only used across India but in many other countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE, and even in the US. It made Anupam a very popular and known entrepreneur, although he stepped down as the CEO of the firm in 2015 to focus on other ventures.
Makan.com was Anupam’s next venture after the success of shaadi.com. His first venture made him realize the huge potential of the internet and he decided to use it in an altogether different domain. Makaan.com was built so that buyers can search for real estate properties based on their price range and other factors. It was later acquired by Proptiger.com, an online real estate advisor.
Anupam has a knack for entrepreneurship. His zeal to turn an idea into a successful reality has also made him an angel investor. He loves to support entrepreneurial ventures that seem exciting and exceptional by investing in them. Till now he has invested in startups like Mittal invested are Druva, Sapiens Analytics, Cafe Zoe, Fab Hotels, BigBasket, Ketto, and many more. People have enjoyed him questioning and grilling contestants on Shark Tank India on the viability of their entrepreneurial idea and announcing to invest in ones that look promising.
