# Raunak Nirmal

> Raunak Nirmal is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Acquco, which acquires and operates Amazon-native brands. A Cornell graduate and former Amazon employee, he built and sold Amazon businesses and founded seller services including RefundLabs before Acquco. He was named to Forbes’ 2022 30 Under 30 list in Retail & Ecommerce.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Acquco
- **Organizations:** Acquco, Amazon, RefundLabs, AMZLeap
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research and Engineering, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30, Retail & Ecommerce, class of 2022., Co-founded Acquco, which announced a $160 million financing round in May 2021., Acquco reported more than $420 million in 2021 revenue in February 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Age 7** — Moved from India to the United States with his family.
- **Age 14** — Started his first online company, according to his public account.
- **2010-2014** — Attended Cornell University.
- **After college** — Joined Amazon as a business analyst and began selling on its marketplace; later became a product manager.
- **Before 2020** — Built and sold Amazon brands and developed seller services, including RefundLabs.
- **2020** — Co-founded Acquco.
- **2021** — Acquco announced a $160 million Series A financing round.
- **2022 class** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Retail & Ecommerce.

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30, Retail & Ecommerce, class of 2022.
- Co-founded Acquco, which announced a $160 million financing round in May 2021.
- Acquco reported more than $420 million in 2021 revenue in February 2022.
- Reported that his first Amazon selling business exceeded $7 million in first-year sales.

## Latest updates

- **2022-08** — Acquco announced more than 107% year-over-year growth in its 2022 Prime Day sales.
- **2022-06** — Acquco launched dedicated technology and analytics divisions, as reported by Modern Retail.
- **2022-05** — Featured in a Forbes video filmed at the World Government Summit.

## Links

- Website: https://www.acqu.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raunaknirmal

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