Peyush Bansal Biography, Height, Age, Net worth, Wife & More

Piyush Bansal is a famous Indian entrepreneur, a business executive, and also an angel investor. He was born on 26th April 1985 in New Delhi. Peyush is the co-founder of the fastest-growing eyewear brand in India that is “Lenskart”. He is popularly known as a Shark on the famous business-based show “Shark Tank India“. 

Peyush Bansal’s Age And Appearances 

The age of Piyush Bansal is 39 years old as of February 2025. The date of birth of Piyush is 26th April 2025, so according to this his zodiac sign of Piyush is Taurus. Here are the further details of height and weight. 

Peyush Bansal Education Qualifications 

He completed his primary education in Delhi only from Don Bosco School. Then after this he went to Canada to complete his degree. There he went to McGill University, Montreal to complete his degree in Electrical Engineering from 2002 to 2006. After this, he came back to India and completed his MPEEB from the Indian Institute Of Management (IIM), Bangalore from 2008 to 2009. 

Early Life 

He was born and raised in a Hindu Family in New Delhi. There he got full support to pursue whichever career he wanted. That is the reason now he is very successful as an entrepreneur and businessman in India. After completing his education he went to the United States to do a job in one of the leading companies in the whole world. But Later, he came back to India to pursue a Management Programme at a leading institute as we discussed above in the blog. 

Peyush Bansal Family 

It comes from a family that has a very solid background and structure. Both his father Bal Kishan Bansal and his mother Kiran Bansal have a key role in his life. They have been a constant support in his life as a businessman. He also has a brother whose name is not visible on the internet. And, he also has a sister whose name is Neha Bansal, they both are also co-founders in Lenkart. 

Personal Life Of Peyush Bansal 

Not only is he successful as a businessman but also a very good husband and father. He got married to Nidhi Mittal. The couple got married in June 2011 in New Delhi. However, further details about their relationship as well as about their marriage are not available on the Internet as of now.  Her wife has been a constant support in the life of Peyush while he is building his brands. They both are now parents of a little boy whom they love the most.

Peyush Bansal Wife: Nidhi Mittal 

Nidhi Mittal Bansal is Chairperson of Lenskart Foundation and there she gave her expertise to building this Foundation more stronger. Before working at Lenskart, she worked as a media professional in a content marketing agency. 

Life Before Formation Of Lenskart 

Ever since a very young age he always wanted to start his own business. That is the reason why he left his job in one of the leading companies Microsoft.. Before this he started “SearchMyCampus” back in 2007 to help college students. In 2009, he started startups like Flyrr, Watchkart, Bagskart and also Jewelskart. Later he closed all of these businesses and focused only on Lenskart. All of these brands were started under Valyoo Technologies which he registered in 2007. 

Along with it he also started 7 other companies which include John Jacobs Eyewear and Neso Brands. Then he started Lenskart under Valyoo Technologies way back in 2010. After establishing Lenskart in the Indian market, he also invested in multiple businesses as an angel investor. 

Foundation Of Starting Lenskart 

After founding 2 businesses, he then started Lenskart back in 2010 after noticing the gap in the eyewear market. This brand was started under Valyoo Technologies and then started wearing eyewear in India. There he invested all of his time and efforts to build it as a leading brand in India. 

He started this company along with Amit Chaudhary and Sumeet Chaudhary with a vision of transforming how people see and experience the world. He noticed that there is a very big gap where eyewear is either expensive or low in quality. From his brand, he wanted to provide vision correction assistance to people in India. 

Lenskart’s Growth, Expansion, and Product Innovation

As we all know, he founded multiple businesses before starting Lenskart, but his true passion is only Lenskart. That is the reason why this business is now at a level where it is making a good amount of profit. The company is now serving its services in India, Southwest Asia, East Asia, Middle-East and in United States too. 

Initially, this brand was selling contact lenses through their online store till 2011. By the time of 2011, the company expanded its collection to eyewear, sunglasses, and eyeglasses. Now the company is offering their services through its mobile application and via multiple stores all over India. Now the net worth of Lenskart is way more than 630 crore (around $ 75 million) as of 2025. 

Lenskart has also launched its eyewear brand John Jacobs back in 2017. In this brand, they started manufacturing their own eyewear. 

Lenskart’s Impact and Journey to Profitability

Now Lenskart has over 2,000 stores all over India. On which sells over 40 types of lenses and over 5000 types of frames in its stores as well as on online applications. They stick to their goal of providing high-quality eyewear which is accessible and affordable in India. Kiara Advani is one of the actresses which they signed as a brand ambassador in 2017. 

Even though the brand was formed and started in 2010 it became profitable in 2018. This shows that Peyush and his co-founders showed his patience as well as passion for this brand without worrying about profit. This company has completely changed the eyewear market from top to bottom. Here are some of the details about Lenskart : 

Shark Tank Appearances 

As we all aware that through his hard work and entrepreneurial skills he has established a unicorn at such a young age. That is the reason he has been chosen as a shark on the Indian adaptation Business Reality show Shark Tank India. He has been a part of the show since the 1st season of the show and has invested in multiple businesses through these 4 seasons. In that show, he has invested over 10 crore rupees. To promote this show he also appeared in Kon Banega Crorepati and in Kapil Sharma Show.

Investment 

As an angel investor, he has invested in multiple businesses throughout his investment journey. Here is the list of the startups Peyush has been invested in : 

Piyush Bansal Works In Philanthropy And Impact On Society 

Under his company Lenskart he has been actively involved in various philanthropy works. These works are impacting society in a positive manner and improving the lives of many underprivileged people. He has been helping many children by providing them with eyewear and lenses. He established the Lenskart foundation which is led by his wife Nidhi Mittal where he provides free eye checkups and glasses. In this foundation, they have been running many centers which are located in many rural parts of India. 

Controversy 

In one of the episodes of Shark Tank India, he was unknowingly caught in the controversy. In that particular episode, he made some comment on CA (Chartered Accountant) while closing a deal with one of the businesses coming to pitch there. Following the release of this episode, “Say No To Lenskart” was trending all over the internet. Later he clarified his comment that his choice of word may be wrong but my intent was not wrong. 

Peyush Bansal’s Net Worth

As we are all aware, he is the owner and the co-owner of the Eyewear brand so definitely his main source of earnings is that only. His stake in Lenskart is 9%. The valuation of his earnings is 4.5 billion (2025), and the value of his stake is 3,350 crore. As per this, the total net worth of Peyush Bansal is 70 to 80 million in 2025. The annual salary of Peyush Bansal is 14 crore to 16 crore annually. 

And the other source of his money comes from his appearances in Shark Tank India. His net worth reflects a luxurious lifestyle, supported by the rapid growth of Lenskart and his strategic investments in other businesses. 

Social media 

Here are the details about all the social media profiles Peyush Bansal has on different platforms. Let’s know the followers and username of Peyush : 

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