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Once rejected 73 times, now runs 2 companies worth Rs 52,000 crore...

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Meet Ruchi Kalra

Ruchi Kalra is a self-made entrepreneur whose story is nothing less than inspiring. She is the CFO of Oxyzo Financial Services and has a net worth of over Rs 22,000 crore. 

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Education

Ruchi earned her B-tech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from the Indian School of Business. Before stepping foot in the entrepreneurial world, Kalra worked at Mckinsey for 8 years. 

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Facing rejections

In 2016, Ruchi talked about getting rejected by 73 investors for her idea. However, she believed in herself and knew that she only needed one chance to make it big. 

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Founding her startups

In 2015, Ruchi and her husband founded OF Business. It is a B2B platform that sells industrial supplies. In 2017, they founded Oxyzo, a financial service for buyers. 

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Ruchi Kalra's 2 Unicorns

OFBusiness is worth over Rs 44,000 crore and Oxyzo has a valuation of Rs 8200 crore. This made Ruchi Kalra and Asish Mohapatra the first couple to build 2 unicorns in India. 

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