Yashish Dahiya launched his financial services aggregator site Policy Bazaar in 2008 with other Founders Alok Bansal and Avaneesh Nirjar (left in 2011) and took charge of the company as the Chief Executive Officer. PolicyBazaar CEO Yashish possesses deep knowledge of consumer financial market in India. With his long-term strategies and focus, he has been able to establish his financial services company as a brand in the matter of only 5 years. And the way Indian fintech space is growing today, it is possible to expect that his Gurgaon-based online insurance startup will soon enter the Unicorn club.
PolicyBazaar Competitors
In the online marketplace of financial products, Policy Bazaar sees competition from:
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Salary & Net Worth – Investors, Funding, & Valuation
PolicyBazaar CEO salary and net worth details will be furnished soon.
The fintech startup is backed by a group of big investors like Tiger Global Management, IDG, Temasek Holdings, Naukri.com, Ribbit Capital, etc. According to reports, Policy Bazaar has raised a total of 164 million USD till Series E round of funding from a clutch of investors. In 2017, its valuation reached 500 million USD.
Career & Education – Company, University, & College
Before starting Policy Bazaar, Dahiya founded an insurance aggregator business called First Europa in 2005 and served the company as its CEO. Prior to that, he was leading a progressive career life. He joined Ebookers Plc as Managing Director in 2003 and continued his job till 2005. Before that, he was Consultant at Bain & Company from 2001 to 2003, and Business Unit Head at Illinois Tool Works India from 1996 to 2000.
Yashish attended Lawrence School Sanawar and then, St. Columba’s. From there, he went to IIT Delhi for an Engineering degree in 1990. After that, he went to IIM Ahmedabad for PGDM in Finance in 1994. He also joined INSEAD in 2000.
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Contact Yashish Dahiya – Email Address | Twitter | LinkedIn
PolicyBazaar Founder Yashish Dahiya has a LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashish1972. His Twitter handle and email ID will be added soon.
PolicyBazaar Customer Care Number | Help & Support
For Policy Bazaar customer support, you can dial the Toll Free number 1800-208-8787. If you are an existing customer of the company, you can reach out to them at 1800-258-5970 through your registered mobile number.
For complaints or queries, you can also write an email to [email protected].
Wiki Trivia on Yashish Dahiya – Age, Wife, Family, & Other Details
Policy Bazaar CEO Yashish (age 46) and his wife Shikha have two children Adit and Diya. Yashish is an outdoor person. He took part in Triathlon, where he did swimming (3.86 km distance), cycling (180 km distance), and running (42 km distance) back-to-back. He likes to go on Skiing vacation in French Alps with family. In India, he loves the place Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. He is an economical traveler, hence he doesn’t stay put at premium or 5 star hotels.
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