Divyank Turakhia

Divyank Turakhia
Born	January 29, 1982 (1982-01-29) (age 29)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Co-Founder & President of Directi Founder & CEO of Skenzo Founder & CEO of Media.Net
Net worth	US$300 million (2010)[1]

Divyank Turakhia (born January 29, 1982) is a serial entrepreneur. Turakhia started his first internet business in 1996 at the age of 14. He co-founded the Directi Group (www.directi.com) in 1998 as a 2 people start-up with $600 and became a millionaire at age 18.^[2] His net-worth today stands at over $300 million.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Notes

1. ^ [1] Entrepreneur Magazine - May 2010
2. ^ [2] DNJournal Cover Story - Flying High: How Directi's Divyank Turakhia Earned His First Million at 18 and Went On to Build a Company Valued at $300 Million
3. ^ [3] Bloomberg features Divyank Turakhia on its Winning Warrior's show
4. ^ [4] Money Today: Soft Start, sharp growth - Sept 2008
5. ^ [5] Financial Express - Jan 2008 - Divyank Turakhia featured as New Business Leader
6. ^ [6] Economic Times - May 2007 - The byte kings
7. ^ [7] BusinessWeek - Aug 2006 - Asia's Best Young Entrepreneurs
8. ^ [8] CNBC features Divyank & Bhavin Turakhia - July 2006
9. ^ [9] Turakhia on Bloomberg discussing India's budget
10. ^ [10] Rediff - 'We would hire 500 good people today!'
11. ^ [11] Express Computers
12. ^ [12] Westside Plus - "Go, Get It!"
13. ^ [13] Business Standard - Gadgets used by Divyank Turakhia
14. ^ [14] The Times of India - Nov 2007
15. ^ [15] India Today: Aspire: Starting Early

Persondata
Name	Turakhia, Divyank
Alternative names	Div Turakhia
Short description	Businessman
Date of birth	January 29, 1982
Place of birth	India
Date of death
Place of death