Ankiti’s company Zilingo was just four years old when it was valued at nearly US$1 billion. The idea behind the fashion and lifestyle marketplace, one of Southeast Asia’s largest, hit the entrepreneur when she was picking up bargains in Bangkok’s Chatuchak Weekend Market. Zilingo aggregates small fashion retailers from the Thai capital, Singapore and Jakarta, and received investments from Sofina and Sequoia Capital India. In 2022, Ankiti resigned from the company board following reports of alleged misconduct.