Vivek Pahwa: Asia�s best young entrepreneur

06 November, 2008

Asia�s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2008 Award by Business Week was won by Vivek Pahwa CEO, Accentium Web Pvt Ltd Group company. Vivek was one of the only 2 Indians who made it to the final round and the first Indian to win the award.

VIVEK PAHWA, CEO, Accentium Web Pvt Ltd Group Company for Secondshaadi.com and gaadi.com has won the Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2008 Award by Business Week. Competing with 25 other nominees, Vivek was one of the only 2 Indians who made it to the final round and the first Indian to win the award.

27 years old Vivek Pahwa is the Managing Director of Accentium Web Pvt Ltd - a group of multiple online portals including Secondshaadi.com and Gaadi.com.

Ecstatic at his win, Vivek says," I am thrilled by this honor. For me this is not only a moment of personal but also national pride. The award not only honors a person but also recognizes the burgeoning section of young entrepreneurs in our country

Vivek started his entrepreneurial journey by creating India’s first social networking web portal Desimartini.com, which he later sold to HT media, in November 2007. He then created Secondshaadi.com - a matchmaking site for divorced people, which is now India’s no 1 matrimonial website for remarriages. He launched the third website this year - Gaadi.com, which focuses on new and used car sales. Within just five months of its existence Gaadi.com is the No. 2 automobile Web site in India, wherein people can buy and sell used cars and has already sparked the interest of car makers.

In coming future Vivek is all geared up to launch three more internet facing consumer businesses under his group company Accentium.

Business Week launched Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneur Awards to identify Asia’s new class of business risk takers. Last year the title was won by Bo Shao from China.