Anupam Mittal is an Indian entrepreneur, business executive and an angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of People Group. He is the founder of

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. He was the judge of the television series ''

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'' and is now the judge of ''

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''. He is the receipent of the Karmaveer Chakra Award. He has served as the Chairperson of

Internet and Mobile Association of India Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is a not-for-profit industry body representing the interests of online and mobile value added services industry. It is registered under The Societies Registration Act, 1860. History The need fo ...

(IAMAI) from 2006–2007.

Early life and education

Mittal did his schooling in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. He did his graduation from

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

, Massachusetts. He did his MBA in Operations and Strategic Management.

Career

Mittal started his career by working as a product manager at

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. In 1997, he founded Sagayi.com which is now known as

is now one of the leading matrimonial website in India. He has served as the Chairperson of

(IAMAI) from 2006–2007. In 2007, he also founded Makaan.com. In 2021, he became the judge of the tv series

. In 2023, he is also a judge in the tv series

Television series

* Mittal was a judge in ''

''. He invested in over 24 companies in the first season. * Mittal has also come back as a judge ''

'' which started premiering from 2 January 2023.

Film Appearances

Mittal also acted and produced in Bollywood movies of 99,

Flavors (film) ''Flavors'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film written and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., concerning Indian immigrants in America. Plot ''Flavors'' tells the stories of 13 different main characters in five parallel story lines. The marr ...

which was directed by his close friend Raj & DK

Awards and recognitions

* In 2011, Mittal received the award for the most innovative company in India by

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, a US Buisness Publication. *Mittal received Karmaveer Chakra Award in the category of Entrepreneurs for Social Change. *Mittal was listed by ''

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'' as the top angel investor in 2014 and 2015 for investing in 25 and 34 start-ups respectively. *In 2016, Mittal was listed under The 8 Most Prominent Angel Investors in India by ''

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'' * In 2020, he got an award as Outstanding Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor by the

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. *He has also ranked in list of 50 Most Powerful People in India by a business weekly, ''

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''.

References

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