Bhavin Turakhia (born 21 December 1979) is a serial entrepreneur, and the founder of

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, Flock, Radix, CodeChef and Zeta. In 2016, Bhavin, a billionaire, was ranked as the 95th richest person in India, with a net worth of US$1.3 billion, along with his brother

Divyank Turakhia Divyank Turakhia (born January 29, 1982) is an Indian-born computer-programmer, businessman, billionaire, serial entrepreneur, and investor. His net worth is estimated at $1.76 billion (as of Sept 2017). He founded Media.net, which he sold in 201 ...

, according to '' Forbes''. He has been honored as a 2011 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Early life

Currently based i
London
Bhavin was born in Mumbai in a middle class Jain family. He did his schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir,

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. He attended

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to study science and later dropped out and then completed his bachelor's degree in commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.

Career

In 1998 with a capital of ₹25,000 (equal to roughly US$675 in 1998), Bhavin Turakhia at the age of 18, started his first tech venture Directi with his brother

. In 2014, Bhavin and Divyank sold four of their web presence companies – BigRock,

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, ResellerClub, and Webhosting.info – to

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-listed U.S.-based web-hosting firm Endurance International Group, for $160 million. He currently operates

, Flock, Radix and Zeta. In July 2019, hi
banking tech
ventur
Zeta
received an investment from

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at a valuation of $300 million. In 2021, Zeta secure
$250 million
in investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This Series C investment values Zeta at $1.45 billion. In August 2021
Titan
the professional email service founded by Bhavin, received a $30 million investment from Automattic, valuing Titan at $300 million.

Awards and recognition

* Ranked #95, with a net worth of US$1.3 billion, on the Forbes list of India's 100 Richest People (2016). * Serial Entrepreneur of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year in Innovation and Technology by Entrepreneur (magazine) (2016). * The ETPanache Trendsetter Award by The Economic Times (2016). * Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva (2011). * Bharti Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Bharti Foundation & the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (2005). * Chairperson of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)'s Registrar Constituency for several terms.

Early life

Career

Awards and recognition

See also

References

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