Divyank Turakhia
Born (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 41)
NationalityIndian
OccupationFounder of Media.net
Known forMedia.net, Skenzo, Directi, Radix

Divyank Turakhia (born January 29, 1982) is an Indian-born computer-programmer, businessman, billionaire,[1][2] and investor.[3][4] His net worth is estimated at $1.76 billion (as of Sept 2017).[5] He founded Media.net, which he sold in 2016 to a Chinese consortium for $900 million,[1][6] the third-largest ever ad-tech deal.[2][7][8]

Early life and education

Divyank Turakhia, was born on Jan 29, 1982 in India.[1] He was interested in coding from young age.[9]

Divyank started coding at the age of eight.[1] He received his early education from Arya Vidya Mandir in Bandra, Mumbai and later graduated from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics (University of Mumbai).[10][11]

Personal life

Turakhia splits his time between homes in Dubai, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco.[1] Forbes called him a 'thrillionaire' because of his passion for aerobatic flying.[12] He has one sibling, Bhavin Turakhia.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Div Turakhia Just Became A Billionaire". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. ^ a b Munford, Monty. "Chinese Consortium Acquires Media.Net For $900 Million In Third-Largest Ever AdTech Deal". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. ^ Shah, Ruchika. "Turakhia brothers: Getting it right, time after time". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  4. ^ Raghunathan, Anu. "Billionaire Tech Brothers Debut On India Rich List After Selling Company To A Chinese Consortium". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  5. ^ "Meet India's wealthiest new-age techpreneurs". VCCircle. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  6. ^ "Meet the technology whiz kids Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  7. ^ Mannes, John. "Media.net acquired for $900M in mega ad-tech deal". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  8. ^ "Bhavin & Divyank Turakhia". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  9. ^ Punit, Manu Balachandran, Itika Sharma. "The world's newest billionaires are two Indian brothers who founded a tech company in their teens". Quartz India.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics". www.nmcollege.in. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  11. ^ "Turakhia bros net $900 million by selling ad tech startup to Chinese investors - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  12. ^ Huet, Ellen. "Barrel Rolling With A Thrillionaire Entrepreneur". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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