Bhavin Turakhia

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Bhavin Turakhia
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Bhavin Turakhia
Born (1979-12-21) 21 December 1979 (age 42)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materArya Vidya Mandir
D. G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce
Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics
Occupation
  • CEO & founder of Directi, Flock, Radix and Ringo
  • Co-founder of Zeta
Known forDirecti, Radix, Ringo, Flock, Zeta, and CodeChef

Bhavin Turakhia (born 21 December 1979) is a serial entrepreneur,[2] and the founder of Flock, Radix, CodeChef and Zeta. He is the CEO of Flock and Zeta.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In 2016, Bhavin in a billionaire[10] was ranked as the 95th richest person in India, with a net worth of US$1.3 billion, along with his brother Divyank Turakhia, according to Forbes.[11][12][13] He has been honored as a 2011 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[14][15][16]

Early life[]

Currently based in London, Bhavin was born in Mumbai in a middle class Jain family, he did his schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir, Bandra.[11] He attended D.G. Ruparel College[17] to study science and later dropped out[18] and then completed his bachelor's degree in commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.[19][20]

Career[]

In 1998 with a capital of ₹25,000[21][22] (equal to US$675 in 1998), Bhavin Turakhia at the age of 18, started his first tech venture Directi with his brother Divyank Turakhia.[23][5][24][25][26]

In 2014, Bhavin and Divyank sold four of their web presence companies – BigRock, LogicBoxes, ResellerClub, and Webhosting.info – to Nasdaq-listed U.S.-based web-hosting firm Endurance International Group, for $160 million.[27][28]

He currently operates Flock,[29][30][31] Radix and Zeta.[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][4]

In July 2019, his banking tech venture Zeta received an investment from Sodexo at a valuation of $300 million. [43][44] In 2021, Zeta secured $250 million in investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This Series C investment values Zeta at $1.45 billion.

Awards and recognition[]

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References[]

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  5. ^ a b Mendonca, Jochelle (19 September 2016). "Directi, founded by brothers Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia, to buy 1 lakh sq feet building". Economic Times.
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  11. ^ a b c Raghunathan, Anuradha (1 December 2016). "Meet the technology whiz kids Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia". Forbes India.
  12. ^ Singh, Rajiv (18 January 2016). "Bootstrapping – running a startup without equity funding is the better way forward". The Economic Times.
  13. ^ "इस गुजराती ने 18 साल की उम्र में ही कर ली 8700 करोड़ की कमाई" (in Hindi). Daily Bhaskar. 23 November 2016.
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  22. ^ मुंबई के दो भाइयों ने 25 हजार को बनाया 9 हजार करोड़, 16 की उम्र बने थे बि‍जनेसमैन... Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 24 August 2016
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  44. ^ S.H, Salman (23 July 2019). "Fintech platform Zeta valued at $300 mn in its Series C round led by Sodexo". Livemint.
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