India Untold

Amit Jain's incredible journey from setbacks to building a unicorn

Image credits: social media

Amit Jain

Amit Jain is the co-founder and CEO of CarDekho Group. He attained the unicorn status in 2021 with his company’s valuation of $1.2 billion.
 

Image credits: social media

Family

Amit Jain was born on 12 November 1976. His father used to work in RBI. 
 

Image credits: social media

IIT Delhi

Amit Jain completed his engineering degree from IIT Delhi. He worked as a software engineer at TCS for one year before transitioning to a role at Trilogy, an American company. 
 

Image credits: social media

Losses in share market

When Amit Jain’s father’s health began deteriorating, he returned to India. Once, Amit and his brother faced a loss of approximately Rs 1.5 crore in the share market. 
 

Image credits: social media

Business venture

Despite the setbacks, Amit Jain persevered and founded a technology enterprise along with his brother. 
 

Image credits: social media

CarDekho Group

Eventually, Amit Jain established CarDekho Group, aiming to provide a platform for extensive information regarding automobiles. 
 

Image credits: social media

Net worth

Amit Jain boasts a net worth of Rs 3000 crore. He regards Ratan Tata as his biggest source of inspiration.

Image credits: social media

RPS Megha Goyal: Writing the tales of triumph as a female officer

Dr Tessy Thomas: The Missile Woman of India

IPS Anukriti Sharma: Rejecting a job offer from NASA to pursue UPSC

Meet Lucknow’s Bullet Rani who rode non-stop for 1700 km in 20 hours