Founder Profile
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Vijay Shekhar Sharma?
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is a founder of Paytm, which was founded in 2010.
- Company founded
- Paytm
- Founded
- 2010
Background
Electronics and communications engineer from Delhi College of Engineering; built early web businesses before founding One97 Communications, a mobile value-added services company, in 2000.
Founding Story
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is an Indian entrepreneur who founded One97 Communications in 2000 and launched Paytm in 2010. He took Paytm from a recharge website to a wallet, then to merchant QR codes and the Soundbox, led its 2021 IPO, and steered it through the 2024 RBI action on Paytm Payments Bank to a full-year profit in FY26.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma was born in 1978 in Aligarh. Education: Delhi Technological University.
Sharma was born on June 7, 1978. In January 2022 the Universal Acceptance Steering Group named him its Universal Acceptance Ambassador in India.