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Bhavin Turakhia | |
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 21 December 1979
Alma mater | Arya Vidya Mandir D. G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics |
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Known for | Directi, Titan, Radix, Ringo, Flock, Zeta, and CodeChef |
Bhavin Turakhia (born 21 December 1979), is an entrepreneur, [1] and the founder of Titan, Flock, Radix, CodeChef, and Zeta. [2] [3] [4] [5] In 2016, Bhavin, a billionaire, [6] was ranked as the 95th richest person in India, along with his brother Divyank Turakhia, according to Forbes . [7] [8] [9] He was a 2011 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. [10] [11] [12]
Bhavin was born in Mumbai in a middle-class Jain family. He did his schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir, Bandra. [7] He attended D.G. Ruparel College [13] to study science and later dropped out. He completed his bachelor's degree in commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. [14] [15] As of 2017, he is based in London. [16]
In 1998, at the age of 18 and with a capital of ₹25,000 [17] [18] (equal to roughly US$675 in 1998), Bhavin Turakhia started his first tech venture Directi with his brother Divyank Turakhia. [19] [5] [20]
In 2014, Bhavin and Divyank sold four of their web companies – BigRock, LogicBoxes, Reseller Club, and Webhosting.info – to web-hosting firm Endurance International Group for $160 million. [21] [22]
In July 2019, his banking tech [23] venture Zeta [24] received an investment from Sodexo at a valuation of $300 million. [25] [26] In 2021, Zeta secured $250 million in investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. [27] This Series C investment values Zeta at $1.45 billion.
In August 2021, Titan, [28] the professional email service founded by Bhavin, received a $30 million investment from Automattic, valuing Titan at $300 million. [2]
As of 2022, Bhavin operates companies Titan, [29] [2] Flock, [30] Radix and Zeta. [31] [32]
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