Peyush Bansal

Revolutionizing India’ eye care market

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning,” said Bill Gates, Peyush Bansal’s long-time hero and ex-employer. Inspired by this lesson, Peyush Bansal a young engineer from Delhi quit Microsoft more than a decade ago and started Lenskart. Lenskart, since then, has revolutionised the eye care market in India. Bansal is the CEO of the company, which is India’s fastest growing eyewear business generating business revenue of over INR 1,000 crores.

Peyush Bansal started Lenskart in 2010, selling contact lenses online. Within a few months, the company added sunglass and eyeglass to its offerings and later added retails stores to enhance the customer experience. Since then, he has led the company to its current position as one of the most successful start-up stories from India, reporting immense growth, and recently entered the unicorn club.

With Peyush Bansal at the helm, Lenskart is relentlessly pursuing its goal of revolutionizing the eye-wear industry by making affordable eyewear accessible to all. The company has investing giants such as Softbank and TPG Growth backing it. In December 2020, it announced raising of more than INR 1800 crores from Softbank Vision Fund.

Known among his peers as a person with impeccable high standards, Peyush electrifies his workforce and inspires his team. He studied at McGill University (Montreal) and earned the honour of being on the Dean’s List in addition to winning the ‘British Honor’s Award’, a singular achievement at the varsity at that time.