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About
Ritesh Agarwal founded OYO in 2013 at nineteen, after a Thiel Fellowship, and built it into one of the world's largest hospitality chains by room count, backed by SoftBank at a $10B valuation. He took the company through an aggressive global expansion, a severe pandemic contraction and a restructuring, and listed OYO's parent in India. He remains among the youngest self-made founders of a company at that scale.
Founder at PRISM
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Founder & CEO at OYO
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Experience
- PRISMFounder and Group CEOcurrent2013 — present
- OYOFounder & Group CEOcurrent2013 — presentNew Delhi Area, India
- The Thiel FoundationFellowcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
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Online MarketingProject PlanningEntrepreneurshipSocial MediaNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipStrategyManagementTeam ManagementLanguages Hindi · Marwari
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Ritesh AgarwalHow Ritesh Agarwal Built OYO into India’s Hotel Giant, Lost Control And Found A New Dream in the US
Bisbo
From College Dropout to Billion-Dollar Founder | Ritesh Agarwal on building OYO India’s Startup Boom
MyGov India
Bharat’s Trailblazers - Interview with Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and Group CEO at OYO
EY India
How Thiel Fellowship Changed My Life - OYO Rooms Founder Ritesh Agarwal
Nikhil Kamath Clips
Ritesh Agarwal Gets Candid About Life, Marriage, OYO’s IPO Plans | Rollin' With The Boss | Ep 1
Mint
Meet Ritesh Agarwal OYO Founder | Episode 62
Sandeep Maheshwari
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ritesh Agarwal?
- Ritesh Agarwal founded OYO in 2013 at nineteen, after a Thiel Fellowship, and built it into one of the world's largest hospitality chains by room count, backed by SoftBank at a $10B valuation. He took the company through an aggressive global expansion, a severe pandemic contraction and a restructuring, and listed OYO's parent in India. He remains among the youngest self-made founders of a company at that scale.
- Where does Ritesh Agarwal work?
- Ritesh Agarwal is Founder & CEO of OYO and Founder at PRISM.
- What companies did Ritesh Agarwal found?
- Ritesh Agarwal founded OYO, PRISM.
- Where did Ritesh Agarwal go to school?
- Ritesh Agarwal studied at St. Johns Senior Secondery School (High School Senior, English, Physics, Chemistry and Maths).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Ritesh Agarwal?
- Tracked appearances include "How Ritesh Agarwal Built OYO into India’s Hotel Giant, Lost Control And Found A New Dream in the US", "From College Dropout to Billion-Dollar Founder | Ritesh Agarwal on building OYO India’s Startup Boom", "Bharat’s Trailblazers - Interview with Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and Group CEO at OYO", and 3 more.
Founder mafias
OYO mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Shared employers
Also worked at OYO36
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Also worked at The Thiel Foundation51
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