Warikoo completed his schooling from Don Bosco School, New Delhi, post which he joined Hindu College. He then pursued Ph.D. in Physics from Michigan State University, which he dropped out from after completing his MS. Post coming back from the US, he pursued his MBA from The Indian School of Business, graduating in 2006.
Career
He is the co-founder of Nearbuy and Little App. He served as the CEO from Aug 2015 to October 2019. He announced his step down as the CEO in a LinkedIn post, in October 2019. Warikoo started the Groupon India business in April 2011, which is when Groupon entered India through an acquisition. In addition to serving as the CEO of the India business, between 2013-2015 Warikoo also managed the Groupon APAC business of Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines. In August 2015, Groupon India went through a management buyout, where the India management team bought out the majority shareholding of Groupon, partnering with Sequoia Capital. In Dec 2017, nearbuy.com and Little App merged. The merged entity was led by Warikoo till 2019, along with two other co-founders from nearbuy.com - Snehesh Mitra and Ravi Shankar. Paytm made a strategic investment to acquire the majority of the merged entity. Post stepping down as the CEO of nearbuy.com, Ravi Shankar assumed the role of the CEO and Snehesh Mitra that of the COO. Prior to Groupon, Warikoo was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Rocket Internet Gmbh. Warikoo was the Managing Director of the Rocket Internet India Founding Team and set the foundation for Jabong.com, before moving to help set up Groupon India. Previously, Ankur was the co-founder of Accentium Web, which owns and operates several websites in the Indian Consumer Space, namely SecondShaadi, Gaadi.com, amongst others. Ankur joined Accentium, which was founded by Vivek Pahwa and exited the venture in September 2010. Post ISB, Ankur joined A.T. Kearney in their consulting practice in India. While at Kearney, Warikoo worked in the Real Estate and Media & Entertainment Sector - in Dubai, New York and India. Accentium was founded in 2007, while he was still at Kearney. He moved full-time to Accentium in May 2009.
Personal life
Ankur is married to Ruchi Budhiraja Warikoo. They have 2 children named Vidur and Uzma.
Warikoo is a social media personality and posts videos on entrepreneurship, life, and motivation. He is most known for his weekly series called "Warikoo Wednesdays" where he posts a life question in the form of a short video.
