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

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, Flock, Radix,

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and

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. 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

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, according to ''

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''. He has been honored as a 2011

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by the

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Early life

Currently based i
London
Bhavin was born in

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in a middle class

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family. He did his schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir,

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. He attended D.G. Ruparel College 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

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, Flock, Radix and

. 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

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

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(2016). *

by the

(WEF) in

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(2011). * Bharti Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Bharti Foundation & the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (2005). * Chairperson of the

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(ICANN)'s Registrar Constituency for several terms.

References

External links

Official website

Bhavin & Divyank Turakhia
at

Bhavin Turakhia's Interview
at

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How Turakhia duo spends the moolah!
at Economic Times
Bhavin Turakhia's interview
at

How Bhavin Turakhia is building a 'bank in a box' stack
at

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Early life

Career

Awards and recognition

See also

References

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