Bhavin Turakhia


Bhavin Turakhia is an Indian billionaire and serial entrepreneur, and the founder of Flock, Radix, CodeChef and Zeta. He is the CEO of Flock and Zeta. In 2016, Bhavin 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. He has been honored as a 2011 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Early life

Born in Mumbai in middle class Jain family, he did his schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir, Bandra. 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, Bhavin Turakhia at the age of 18, started his first tech venture Directi with his brother Divyank Turakhia.
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.
He currently operates Flock, Ringo, Radix and Zeta.
In July 2019, his fintech venture Zeta received an investment from Sodexo at a valuation of $300 million.

Awards and recognition