Founder Profile
Mohit Yadav
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Mohit Yadav?
Mohit Yadav is a founder of Minimalist, which was founded in 2020 with Rahul Yadav.
- Company founded
- Minimalist
- Founded
- 2020
- Co-founders
- Rahul Yadav
Background
Chartered accountant; worked at Deloitte and as AVP at Credit Suisse before co-founding Scopial Fashion (later Mangostreet) in 2008 and Minimalist in 2020.
Founding Story
Mohit Yadav is co-founder and CEO of Minimalist. Raised in Jaipur, he left a finance career to start businesses with his brother Rahul. After two earlier ventures, they launched Minimalist in 2020; HUL bought 90.5% of it in 2025 at a ~$343 million (₹2,955 crore) valuation. He is a judge on Shark Tank India Season 5. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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