Binu Girija

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Binu Girija
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NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur
Employer(s) Computer Sciences Corporation
BEA Systems
Oracle Corporation
Known forFounding Way.com

Binu Girija is an Indian American entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Way.com, a car super app that provides a range of services including insurance, finance, and other car-related services. [1]

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Early life and education

Binu Girija was born in Vilakkupara, a village in the Kollam district of Kerala, India, to K. Thamarashan and Baby Girija. [2] His father was a civil engineer employed with the Kerala State Electricity Board. He earned his bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from a university in India. [2] [3]

Career

After graduation, Binu began his career at Computer Sciences Corporation as an enterprise architect, subsequently moving to BEA Systems and Oracle Corporation. [4] [3] His roles involved designing and managing infrastructure for various systems. He launched four startups, two of which were unsuccessful. [3]

Girija founded Way.com in 2015. [2] By 2022, the company had achieved the 48th spot on the World's Top 100 Marketplaces list, a ranking of prominent consumer-facing startups and private companies. [5] [6] This list utilizes data from Bloomberg Second Measure , which analyzes purchase transactions to monitor consumer behavior in real-time. [6]

In media

The fictional character of Erlich Bachman in the TV series Silicon Valley portrayed by TJ Miller is based on Girija's personality. But according to Girija, he is more self-deprecating than the character. [7]

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