Top 5 Indian Startups Founded by College Dropouts

OYO Rooms

1 Ritesh Agarwal, a college dropout, founded OYO in 2013. Now, OYO is one of the world’s largest hotel chains.

Zerodha

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BrowserStack

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Dunzo

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Swiggy

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OYO Rooms

Zerodha

BrowserStack

Dunzo

Swiggy

Self-made bootstrap company founder who became a billionaire