Div Turakhia

Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Div Capital

Div Turakhia is an Indian-born serial entrepreneur, self-made billionaire and investor. Div is most known for Media.net, a business that he founded in 2010 that went on to become one of the top 3 largest online advertising businesses worldwide. In 2016, he sold Media.net in an all-cash deal for $900M. As a serial entrepreneur, Div made his first $1 million at 18, first $100 million at 23, and in 2016 crossed $1 billion at the age of 34. In 2018, he was once again featured on the Forbes list as the youngest Indian billionaire worldwide. Div started coding at the age of 9 and internet consulting for large corporates in 1996 at the age of 14. In 1998, at the age of 16, Div co-founded a web hosting and domain registration business, with $600 borrowed from his father. In 2014, NASDAQ:EIGI purchased the hosting and domains business for $160M. In 2005, Div founded Skenzo, a domain advertising startup, and in less than a year grew it to become the #1 fastest growing domain advertising business worldwide. By the end of 2007, Skenzo grew from a bootstrapped startup to be valued at over $200M. Div now actively manages his various global investments. He splits his time mostly between London, NYC & Dubai.