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Left college and company, became a billionaire at the age of 21, now name in Hurun Rich List; Who is this Indian? | News India

Research, luxury publishing and event group Hurun Report has released the list of the world's richest people for the year 2024. One name in this list is also of Kaivalya Vohra, co-founder of quick commerce app Zepto. 21-year-old Kaivalya is the youngest businessman to make it to the list of richest Indians. 22-year-old Adit Palicha, who co-founded Zepto with Kaivalya with a net worth of Rs 3,600 crore, is also on the list and is the second youngest entrepreneur.

Adit and Kaivalya were studying computer science at Stanford University but both decided to drop out of college and pursue entrepreneurship. The two friends launched Zepto in the year 2021. Corona The app grew tremendously during the virus pandemic. During the pandemic, it provided services for instant and contactless delivery of essential items. Now Zepto has carved a unique niche for itself in India's hyper-competitive grocery delivery sector.

Entry in C list at the age of 19
Kaivalya was just 19 years old when he first made it to the Hurun India Rich List 2022. Since then, his name has been making it to this list every year. According to the latest rich list, Kaivalya's total wealth is Rs 3600 crore. Kaivalya was born on 15 March 2003. He did his early education in India and later moved to Dubai. He enrolled at Stanford University for a bachelor's degree in computer science but dropped out to fulfill his dream.