Anurag Jain is an Indian entrepreneur best known for being the CEO and co-founder of CarDekho Group along with his brother Amit Jain. Anurag is also known for being the COO and co-founder of GirnarSoft.
Wiki/Biography
Anurag Jain was born on Monday, November 12, 1979, in Jaipur, Rajasthan (age 43; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He studied at St. Xavier’s High School, Jaipur. He pursued an integrated master’s degree in technology, mathematics and computing from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is unknown. He died in 2006. His mother is a housewife. He has an elder brother, Amit Jain, who is also the co-founder of CarDekho.
Anurag Jain and his brother
wife and children
His wife’s name is unknown. He has a son.
Anurag Jain with his wife (right) and son
Profession
In November 2002, he joined i2 Technologies as a Senior Systems Consultant. In 2006, he began working at Saber Holdings as a Senior Operations Research Analyst. In 2006, he opened a small office in his garage and founded the software company GirnarSoft with his brother Amit. In 2008, after attending the New Delhi Auto Expo, they decided to launch the CarDekho portal to provide users with reliable information and reviews on used and new cars. After the boom of their portal CarDekho, they launched various other ventures such as InsuranceDekho, BikeDekho and CollegeDekho. Later, they also acquired Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.
Facts/Trivia
- In 2006, he and his brother quit their jobs and returned to their hometown to take care of their father who was suffering from cancer. When they first came to Jaipur, they worked in their father’s gemstone business.
- When they started their business, they encountered many problems. In 2009, they lost around Rs. 1 Crore of shares and not even the funds to pay employees salaries.
- In 2013, Sequoia Capital, an American company, provided funding to their company.
- In 2022, their company launched a new company to provide loans to people who want to buy used cars. In an interview, Amit spoke about this venture and said:
There are many institutions that offer loans for new cars. But that’s not the case with used cars. This gave us the idea to create a platform of 15 lenders. We tie up with banks on the back end, and we join forces with dealers on the front end. Previously, the approval rate for used car loans was 40%. But with so many people available for loans, loan interest rates soared to 75%. We used technology to reduce approval time from 12 to 15 days to 3 days. “
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