Ankur Warikoo is an Indian YouTuber. He belongs to a family of Kashmiri Pandits from Srinagar. Ankur shares valuable insights into personal finance and relationships. He argues with the youth to help them by giving them advice with his experience. Ankur established his YouTube channel and his place among the Indian audience. Apart from that, he has also founded several companies. Let us have a look at Ankur Warikoo’s financial journey below.
Who Is Ankur Warikoo?
Ankur Warikoo was born on 25 August 1980 in New Delhi. He completed his graduation from Hindu College, Delhi in Physics. Later. He enrolled in the Indian School of Business with an MBA. Warikoo is also a PhD in astrophysics. However, he dropped out of a course at Michigan State University. He had bigger dreams for which he studied hard. Warikoo wanted to become a space scientist at NASA. He dreamed of stepping on his first foot on Mars.
Ankur Warikoo Net Worth
Ankur has a net worth of $15 Million. He earns from YouTube, writing books, and webinars. Warikoo started different companies in his journey. It includes Second Shaadi.Com, an online portal for 2nd marriages.
Later, he founded nearbuy, India’s first hyper-local e-commerce platform, HelpClub, an Anonymous social platform to connect, gaadi, a platform to buy and sell cars, and Accentium, an internet marketing services platform.
Ankur Warikoo Income Sources
Ankur Warikoo earns from sources like YouTube and books. He earns approx Rs. 1.77 Crore from YouTube and approx Rs. 1 crore by selling his books. His major awards and achievements include the ISB Young Lender Award, India’s Most Promising Entrepreneur Award 2013, Top Voices 2018, and Forbes 40 Under 40 2014.
Ankur Warikoo’s Major Investment
Ankur has invested in the following startups. Following is the chart:
- IND Money: Rs. 86.6 million
- Vested: $12 million
- Kofluence: $4 million
- Josh Talks: $3.5 million
- Wintt: $3.22 Million
- KREDMINT: $ 2 Million
- Betaout: $500 k
- Reach: 500k
Ankur Warikoo Success Story & Struggles
Ankur Warikoo started working as a consultant at NIS Sparta after dropping out of Michigan State University. Later, he enrolled in an MBA at ISB. Ankur joins KEARNEY as a consultant for some time. His recent startup is HelpClub. Ankur has two books. First is DO EPIC SHIT and GET EPIC SHIT DONE. Ankur has an amazing love story with his wife and childhood best friend, Ruchi Buddhiraja. The couple gave birth to two children, Vidur and Uzma.