In the fast lane: Meet Vikram Chopra, Co-founder and CEO, Cars24

With his pre-owned cars business having almost doubled in valuation and expanding into newer areas, Chopra takes Pavan Lall through his life's journey, which has been 'bleisure' all the way

For a tech entrepreneur who’s steered a startup idea into a billion-dollar venture, Vikram Chopra lacks the trademark arrogance and attitude that accompany most CEOs who’ve seen such success in such a short span of time. On the contrary, he seems more like the quintessential kid-next-door who’s all set to go to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) — except, of course, he’s not.

We are meeting for lunch, although virtually. While I am in Mumbai digging into a bowl of rice, chicken curry and green vegetables, Chopra is in Dubai, partaking of a selection of mixed grapes. He’s there