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Bhavish Aggarwal Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

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Age: 39 Years

Wife: Rajalakshmi Aggarwal

Hometown: Ludhiana, Punjab

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s) Entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Ola
Physical Stats
Height (approx.) 5' 7" (171 cm)
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Career
Awards 2013: Inbillionth South Asia Award
2014: Global Growth Company Award by World Economic Forum
2014: Innovation in Transportation Award by Frost and Sullivan
2015: Startup of the Year Award by Economic Times
2015: Leadership Award for Outstanding Startups by Forbes India
2016: Unicorn of the Year Award by NDTV
2016: Startup of the Year by Business Standard
2016: Mobility Leader by Express IT Awards
2017: Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Economic Times
2017: Disrupter of the Year Award by Asia Business Leaders
2018: ID Person of the Year by Cybermedia ICT Business Award
2019: CEO of the Year by SABER awards South Asia
Personal Life
Date of Birth 28 August 1985 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024) 39 Years
Birthplace Ludhiana, Punjab
Zodiac sign Virgo
Nationality Indian
Hometown Ludhiana, Punjab
College/University Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Educational Qualification Bachelor's in Technology Degree in Computer Science and Engineering (2004-2008)
Religion Hinduism
Hobbies Reading, Travelling
Controversies • Work Culture at Ola Electrics
In October 2022, Bhavish arrived for a visit at the Ola Electric manufacturing plant, he was quick to spot a shuttered entryway which was supposed to be open. He immediately summoned the manager and also punished him for his negligence asking him to run three laps around the seven-acre large plant. This seemingly upset the other employees in the factory, although Bhavish in his defense said he very passionate with his work and expect to promote a culture of merit and hard work among his employee check sources
Economic Times

• Sued by Bangaluru Man
On 18 January 2023, the consumer court ordered Bhavish to pay 10,000 rupees after a Bangaluru man named Vikas Bhushan reached court against the cab providing service, Ola. He wanted to seek compensation for the malfunctioned air condition in the cab that he booked for a journey of 80km on 18 October 2021. In the verdict of the case court ordered Bhavish Aggarwal to bear Litigation expenses of Rs 5000 of the complainant, apart from refunding his trip fare of Rs 1837 with interest check sources
Times of India

• Verbal Feud with Kunal Kamra
In October 2024, he hit the headlines due to his verbal feud with the comedian Kunal Kamra on Twitter. It all began when Kunal shared a tweet with a picture of various scooters parked outside the Ola service station which could not get serviced, he questioned the ola services once they sold their scooters. To which Bhavish verbally attacked at Kunal's career calling him a "failed comedian". He asked Kunal to work at Ola service station for which he will pay him.
Social Media • Instagram

• Twitter

• LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date Year, 2014
Family
Wife/Spouse Rajalakshmi Aggarwal
Parents Father- Naresh Aggarwal (Orthopedic Surgeon)


Mother- Usha Aggarwal (Pathologist)
Siblings Brother- Ankush Aggarwal (Founder of Avail Finance)


Sister- Arohi Aggarwal
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.) $1 billion (As of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhavish Aggarwal

  • Bhavish spent his childhood in United Kingdoms. His parents moved to Ludhiana, India when he was ten years old.

  • Bhavish went to Kota, Rajasthan to for the IIT entrance exam, although he could not pass the exam in his first attempt and later went back to Ludhiana, prepared for the exam at home and cleared the IIT entrance exam.

  • In 2004, he secured rant of 23rd rank in the IIT entrance exam.

  • He started his career with Microsoft Research India as a research intern and later got reinstated as an assistant researcher.

  •  in July 2010, Bhavish Aggarwal filed two patents and published three papers in international journals at Microsoft, however, he later left Microsoft.

  • Bhavish shared the story behind the idea of OLA cabs. He shared that while he was traveling from Bangalore to Bandipur in a car, the driver stopped and started negotiating the previously fixed deal and travel fare, when Bhavish denied giving the extra fare that the driver demanded, he left him in the middle of the road, which left Bhavish very annoyed, and that is how he got the inspiration to start an online cab service.

  • In January 2011 he co-founded Ola Cabs with Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru.

Bhavish Aggarwal (right) with Ankit Bhati

  • Bhavish first invested 5 Lakhs, which he saved from his previous job and duringg the first round of funding Ola secured 34 Lakhs from Kunal Bahl , Rehan Yar Khan, and Anupam Mittal .

  • He established Ola’s first office in a 1BHK space in a mall in Powai. They started operating through their website Olatrips.com and later switched to their application for booking rides.

  • In 2016, he was one the youngest person to be listed in the under 30 list of Forbes India.

  • On 26 May 2017, Bhavish launched Ola Electrics under ANI Technologies and launched a pilot project in May 2017, Nagpur, Maharashtra by setting up charging stations across the city.

  • In 2018 Bhavish Aggarwal was included in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.

  • In 2020, he set up a driver’s fund during the Covid-19 lockdown, where he contributed his one year’s salary to the fund.

  • In September 2021, Bhavish announced that Ola Electric’s future factory will employee only women as its employees and will give employment to more than 10,000 women.

  • In April 2022, an internal email to Ola employees was sent out which announced that Bhavish Aggarwal would be stepping down from day-to-day operations of the company to focus on the future of Ola’s venture into electric vehicles and quick commerce.

  • In April 2023, Krutrim Si Designs was set up by Bhavish Aggarwal along with Krishnamurthy Venugopala Tenneti, a board member at ANI Technologies Limited, the parent company of Ola Cabs and Ola Electric.

  • In August 2024, Ola Cabs was rebranded to Ola Consumer to offer a broader range of consumer services.

  • Bhavish Aggarwal is one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world.

  • Bhavish aims to provide Electric cars to the public between $1000 to $50,000

  • He is a pet lover. He has three office dogs in OLA Electric’s headquarter in Bengaluru. They are named Husky, Fatty and Happy.

Bhavish Aggarwal posing with his pet dogs

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Do You Know?

Do you know Bhavish Aggarwal was once sued and had to pay 10,000 rupees because of a malfunctioning AC in an Ola cab?

Yes, in 2023, a Bangalore man won a case against Ola due to a faulty AC during an 80km ride, and Bhavish was ordered to pay 10,000 rupees plus legal fees.

Do you know Bhavish Aggarwal made his employees work at Ola Electric’s factory run entirely by women?

Yes, in 2021, he announced that Ola Electric's future factory would employ over 10,000 women, making it an all-women workforce.

Do you know Bhavish Aggarwal once punished a manager by making him run laps around a plant?

Yes, during a visit to an Ola Electric plant, he made a manager run three laps as punishment for a closed doorway, sparking debate among employees.

Do you know Bhavish Aggarwal is one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world?

Yes, he achieved this status by co-founding Ola Cabs and leading it to become a major player in the ride-sharing industry.

Do you know Bhavish Aggarwal had to convince his wife for three years to ride in an Ola taxi?

Yes, it took him three years to persuade his wife to use the service he co-founded.