Pankhuri Shrivastava was an Indian entrepreneur who founded a women exclusive online platform ‘Pankhuri’ in 2019.
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Wiki/Biography
Pankhuri Shrivastava was born on Friday, 17 August 1990 (age 32 years; at the time of death) in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Her zodiac sign is Leo.
A childhood picture of Pankhuri Shrivastava with her father
She did her schooling at St. Francis Inter College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. She pursued Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) from Rajiv Gandhi Technological University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from 2007 to 2011.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Rajneesh Srivastava, works as a bank manager. Her mother, Preeti Srivastava, works as a doctor. Her brother, Pranay Shrivastava, is a Chief Strategy Officer at Pankhuri.
Pankhuri Shrivastava and her father
Pankhuri Shrivastava with her mother
Pankhuri Shrivastava and her brother
Husband
On 2 December 2020, she got married to Aditya.
Pankhuri Shrivastava’s wedding picture
Career
After completing her graduation, she volunteered as a fellow for the Teach for India program. In September 2012, she co-founded no brokerage rentals platform ‘Grabhouse’ in Mumbai which was sold to Quickr in 2016. She was then appointed as the Assistant Vice President-Marketing by Quickr in Bengaluru, Karnataka. In March 2018, she joined ‘ZestMoney’ as a marketing strategy consultant and worked there for a year. She started a women exclusive online platform ‘Pankhuri’ in Bengaluru in September 2019. The platform enabled women to participate in various internet-based clubs and socialise with each other. She had raised around $3.2 million by Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator programme, Surge for the Startup.
Death
On 24 December 2021, she died of cardiac arrest. The founder of Kalaari Capital, Vani Kola, shared the news of her demise. She tweeted,
My heart reaches out to her family at this untimely tragedy. Her demise is a loss for our startup ecosystem. We lost a bright and young founder, but I know her legacy will live on. It was truly a privilege to know Pankhuri. Rest in peace, Pankhuri.”
Rajan Anandan, Managing Director at Sequoia India tweeted,
Deeply saddened and shocked by this sudden loss. Pankhuri was so full of life, ideas and passion and had a missionary zeal. We loved having Pankhuri in our Surge family and will miss you so dearly. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family in this very difficult time.”
Facts/Trivia
- In 2011, Pankhuri Shrivastava won the Miss Jhansi title.
Pankhuri Shrivastava on winning Miss Queen 2011 title
- She had a red coloured Mercedes car.
Pankhuri Shrivastava with her car
- She was an avid animal lover and had two pet dogs.
Pankhuri Shrivastava with her pet dogs