Deepankar Rustagi is a technology entrepreneur based in Lagos, Nigeria .[ 1] VConnect in 2015 and went on to serve as its CEO .[ 2] FMCGs .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Early life and education
Rustagi was born and raised in Delhi, India .[ 6] Indian Language School , lagos.[ 7] Visvesvaraya Technological University to pursue his bachelor's degree in engineering. Rustagi also attended Stanford and University of California, Berkeley .[ 8] [ 9]
Career
In 2006, after completing his bachelor's degree, Rustagi started his career as a software developer in Keane India ltd and later joined Dufil as a marketing manager. In 2010, he founded VConnect , an online marketplace that helps users hire local professionals.[ 10] [ 11] VConnect partnered with Facebook to hold SME Conference 1.0. in Lagos .[ 12] Nigeria and Ghana .[ 13] [ 14] Financial Times in 2024.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Rustagi also spoke at LEAP24 , Web Summit Qatar , The Founder Institute , Africa CEO Forum , Forbes Under 30 Summit , and TEDxLagos .[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Awards and recognition
References
^ Adeoye, Aanu (2024-06-06). "OmniRetail holistic approach takes prize for Nigeria" . Financial Times . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ a b Nsehe, Mfonobong. "VConnect.com Is One Of Africa's Hottest Tech Startups" . Forbes . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ Mabia, Joy (2023-06-23). "OmniRetail Founder, Deepankar Rustagi, Selected As An Endeavor Entrepreneur" . Endeavor Nigeria . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ "Consumer Goods Transaction Brief: Norfund leads its first investment into an African tech startup, Nigeria's OmniRetail" . Stears (company) . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ Jackson, Tom (2025-04-30). "Nigeria's OmniRetail raises $20m Series A for West African expansion" . Disrupt Africa . Retrieved 2025-07-12 . ^ VConnect (2015-05-20). "SMEs are key drivers of Nigerian Economic Growth – Deepankar Rustagi, VConnect CEO" . TechCabal . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ "Grade X Board Examination March 2000" (PDF) . Indian Language School . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ "Stanford Seed on Twitter" . Twitter . Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ "Deepankar Rustagi" . Africa Tech Summit London . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ Ogundairo, Abiodun (2016-05-23). "Deepankar Rustagi, CEO VConnect, on The CEO Watch" . The Guardian (Nigeria) . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ "Nigerian business directory VConnect receives upgrades for engagement" . Ventureburn . 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ Duruji, BellaRose (2017-01-09). "VConnect and Facebook announce SME Conference 1.0: Event to explore the intersection between tech, finance and SMEs" . TechCity . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ Kene-Okafor, Tage (2024-03-14). "What African B2B e-commerce startups can learn from OmniRetail's profitable run" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ Onu, Emele; Osae-Brown, Anthony. "Nigeria's Top Consumer Firms Tap Startup to Boost Sales" . Bloomberg . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ a b Pilling, David (2024-05-14). "The ranking: Africa's Fastest Growing Companies 2024" . Financial Times . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ "Top 20 Fastest Growing Companies in Africa (2024)" . Empower Africa . 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ Kene-Okafor, Tage (2025-04-28). "OmniRetail shakes up Africa's B2B e-commerce market with $20M Series A" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 2025-07-12 . ^ "Deepankar Rustagi | Leap Website" . onegiantleap.com . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ "Deepankar Rustagi" . Web Summit Qatar, Doha . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ "Let's Rebuild in 2021. Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Lagos Virtual Summer 2021" . The Founder Institute . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ "Deepankar RUSTAGI" . Africa CEO Forum 2025 . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .^ TEDx Talks (2013-11-28). Little giants: Deepankar Rustagi at TEDxLagos . Retrieved 2025-05-06 – via YouTube. ^ Pilling, David (2025-05-14). "The ranking: Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies 2025" . Financial Times . Retrieved 2025-07-12 . ^ Cumbi, Valter (2025-05-16). "Fintech Dominates Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies List" . FurtherAfrica . Retrieved 2025-07-12 . ^ Camp, Jeffrey Van (2023-06-22). "Endeavor Selects 13 Entrepreneurs From Six Markets at the 38th Virtual International Selection Panel" . Endeavor (non-profit) . Retrieved 2025-05-06 . ^ "Most Outstanding B2B E-Commerce Brand Of The Year" (PDF) . BrandCom . Retrieved 2025-05-06 .
