Swati Bhargava, co-founder of CashKaro and EarnKaro, has offered a glimpse into that side of entrepreneurship in a video posted on X, where she introduced herself and spoke about her journey from a career in investment banking to building businesses with her husband, Rohan Bhargava. Building a company can mean chasing investors, managing teams and making difficult business decisions. But for some entrepreneurs, the demands of building a business continue even when their own health is failing.
But behind the professional milestones was a serious health battle. Swati’s journey is a reminder of the personal challenges that can accompany the pursuit of building a business. She did not abandon her education or career. She went on to work at Goldman Sachs in London before starting a business with her husband.
In a particularly demanding phase, she said, she was working full-time while her kidney function was below 10 per cent. She also revealed that she closed a Rs 130-crore Series C funding round shortly before her transplant.
Swati said she had worked at Goldman Sachs for five years before the couple started their business in the UK. valuations, acquisitions and growth figures, the sacrifices and uncertainties behind those milestones are less visible While startup journeys are often told through funding rounds.
