OYO, PhysicsWallah: Wedding bells for India’s top startup founders

Alakh Pandey (L) and Ritesh Agarwal (R) are among the Indian executives tying the knot this year. (Image credits: @shivani_dubey95_/Instagram, @riteshagar/Instagram)

The coming few weeks will see some of India’s top executives tying the knot. From OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal to PhysicsWallah’s Alakh Pandey – come March and some of the country’s most eligible bachelors will be bachelors no longer. Here is a look at the young Indian entrepreneurs who are getting married in February and March 2023:

Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO

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Agarwal was born to a Marwari family in Odisha. He founded OYO Rooms in 2013, with the money he received from the Thiel Fellowship -- a grant of $100,000 for aspiring entrepreneurs, set up by German-American billionaire Peter Thiel.

Alakh Pandey, co-founder and CEO of PhysicsWallah

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PhysicsWallah founder and CEO Alakh Pandey married Shivani Dubey in a private ceremony on February 22. Their wedding will be followed by a reception at a five-star hotel in New Delhi over the weekend. Pandey took to Instagram a day after his wedding to share pictures from the celebration.

Like Alakh Pandey, Shivani Dubey reportedly belongs to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh too.

Hemesh Singh, Unacademy co-founder and CTO

Hemesh Singh is another Indian entrepreneur getting married in February 2023. Hemesh and Kairvi’s wedding is all set to take place this month. The co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Unacademy will host a reception at a 5-star venue in Bengaluru after the wedding.

Meanwhile, there are other execs who have recently tied the knot. These include Razorpay co-founder and CEO Harshil Mathur and Swiggy co-founder Nandan Reddy.