Founder Profile
Binny Bansal
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Binny Bansal?
Binny Bansal is a founder of Flipkart, which was founded in 2007 with Sachin Bansal.
- Company founded
- Flipkart
- Founded
- 2007
- Co-founders
- Sachin Bansal
Background
Computer Science graduate from IIT Delhi and former software engineer at Amazon.
Founding Story
Binny Bansal co-founded Flipkart in 2007. Serving as the Chief Operating Officer, he designed the underlying supply chain and logistics infrastructure (eKart) that allowed Flipkart to reliably deliver goods across India's notoriously difficult terrain. He briefly served as Group CEO before abruptly resigning in late 2018 following an internal investigation into personal misconduct. He fully exited the company in 2023, selling his remaining shares to Walmart.
Binny Bansal was born in 1982 in Chandigarh. Education: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; St. Anne's Convent School.
Bansal was chief operating officer until January 2016, when he became chief executive, and he was made group chief executive in January 2017. He resigned in November 2018 after an allegation of personal misconduct. He is an anchor investor in the venture firm 021 Capital.