Karthik Naralasetty

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Karthik Naralasetty
Born1989
NationalityIndian
Education Rutgers University
Occupation(s)Founder, Socialblood
Years active2011 to present
Known for Socialblood.org
SpouseAditi Ramesh

Karthik Naralasetty was born in Guntur. His father was a Physical Director of Hindu College, Guntur. is an internet entrepreneur and founder of social networking site socialblood. He was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. [1] [2]

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Career

Karthik dropped out of Rutgers University, New Jersey in 2009 to found his own technology company called redcode Informatics in Bangalore, India.[ citation needed ] In November 2011 he was one of the Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Award winners, for his work at socialblood.org. [3]

In February 2015 Forbes India recognized him as one of the 30 under 30 innovators. [4]

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References

  1. "The story of how a start-up from India influenced Facebook & Twitter to launch a product that helped save millions of lives!".
  2. "Karthik Naralasetty : The Founder of SocialBlood Bank Is A True Life Donor Who Loves The Color Of Blood".
  3. "Meet the Winners of the Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition".
  4. "Blood ties: Karthik Naralasetty, saving lives by finding donors".