Founder Profile
Avaneesh Nirjar
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Avaneesh Nirjar?
Avaneesh Nirjar is a founder of Policybazaar, which was founded in 2008 with Yashish Dahiya and Alok Bansal.
- Company founded
- Policybazaar
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- Yashish Dahiya and Alok Bansal
Background
Early tech entrepreneur in India.
Founding Story
Avaneesh Nirjar was one of the three original co-founders of Policybazaar. He helped build the initial prototype of the insurance comparison engine but left the company shortly after its founding to pursue other entrepreneurial ventures. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
This profile does not yet cite a source specific to Avaneesh Nirjar. The sources below document the company company rather than the person, so check them against the claims above.
- PB Fintech (NSE:POLICYBZR) annual reports, as compiled by S&P Global (via StockAnalysis) (Policybazaar)
- en.wikipedia.org (Policybazaar)