About
Ankit Khandelwal founded and leads GroMo. He previously served as COO and founding member at Unicommerce, a company listed on India's NSE, and co-founded Priyaasi, which was acquired by Mensa Brands. He holds a degree from IIT Delhi and has worked across hedge funds, e-commerce, SaaS, and fintech sectors.
Founder at GroMoYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Ankit went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ankit can intro founders to GroMo's investors below.
GroMo's investors · 8
ACE & CompanyNew York · since 2022Beyond Next VenturesTokyo · since 2022First ChequeMumbai · $130K – $3M checks · since 2022Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022Kube VCsince 2022Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2022Tracxn labssince 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at GroMo
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Darpan KhuranaFounder
Experience
- Zyra: AI Insurance ExpertFounder and CEOcurrent2026 — presentGurugram
- GroMoFounder and CEOcurrent2019 — presentGurugram
- Priyaasi (Acquired by Mensa Brands)Co-Founder2017 — 2021
- UnicommerceChief Operating Officer2017 — 2019New Delhi Area, India
- UnicommerceVice President | Founding Team Member2012 — 2017New Delhi Area, India
- DezignUp (acquired by LivSpace)Cofounder2014 — 2015Delhi
- EsteeStrategy and Algorithm Group2010 — 2012Gurgaon, India
Skills & more
Financial Markets78Strategy75Business Development60Derivatives40Equities36Trading19Capital Markets25Hedge Funds11Electronic Trading11Trading Strategies10Quantitative Finance22Analytics14
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ArbitrageBusiness AnalysisPrivate EquityStart-upsE-commerceBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipCompetitive AnalysisTeam ManagementManagementLeadershipFinanceLanguages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ankit Khandelwal?
- Ankit Khandelwal founded and leads GroMo. He previously served as COO and founding member at Unicommerce, a company listed on India's NSE, and co-founded Priyaasi, which was acquired by Mensa Brands. He holds a degree from IIT Delhi and has worked across hedge funds, e-commerce, SaaS, and fintech sectors.
- Where does Ankit Khandelwal work?
- Ankit Khandelwal is Founder of GroMo.
- What companies did Ankit Khandelwal found?
- Ankit Khandelwal founded GroMo.
- Where did Ankit Khandelwal go to school?
- Ankit Khandelwal studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B.Tech); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Minor, Business Management); CFA Institute, USA (CFA Level I).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi mafia66
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Binny BansalBachelorsFounded FlipkartArvind JainBTechFounded GleanRajiv KhemaniBTechFounded Auradine +3Jyoti BansalBachelor of TechnologyFounded Traceable +2Rajul GargB TechFounded Rajul +2Amar SawhneyB. Tech.Founded Access Closure +2
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Unicommerce mafia3
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Same school
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Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and MobileSaurabh K. MittalChairman, CEO and Founder at Mission Holdings
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