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| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Suhas Gopinath (born 4 November 1986 [1] in Bangalore) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of Globals Inc., a multinational IT company. He became CEO at the age of 17, three years after founding the company. [2] [3] In 2017, he founded the start-up ShopsUp. [4]
Gopinath was born in Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. His father is a defense scientist. [5] He taught himself to make websites with the help of books, and created his first at the age of 14. He incorporated his company Globals Inc., the same year, in 2000. [1] [5] He became CEO of his company at the age of 17. [6] [ unreliable source? ] He was thought to be, for a time, the youngest CEO of a company. [5] [7]
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