Bhavik Koladiya, a co-founder of BharatPe, is lately in the news as he resigned from his post and now, lots of people are talking about him, know his education and net worth
Bhavik Koladiya, a co-founder of BharatPe who was supervising the payments company’s technical and product divisions as a consultant, has resigned.
According to a Mint report, Koladiya’s issues with BharatPe were caused by the Grover incident, particularly because of differences with the company’s current CEO Suhail Sameer.
Know Who Is Bhavik Koladiya Co-Founder Of BharatPe, Age, Biography, Background, Family, Education, IIT Rank, Career, Stake, Net Worth
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The event occurs months after CEO and co-founder Ashneer Grover left the company due to a disagreement with the management of the financial giant. Grover was fired as a result of devastating discoveries in a forensic audit about money laundering.
Regarding this event, the company also issued an official statement, which said,
Bhavik Koladiya has been associated with BharatPe as an independent consultant, guiding our product and technology teams. His contract tenure ended on July 31, 2022, and he expressed his desire to spend time on other assignments outside BharatPe,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Since then, he has gained lots of attention and many people are also talking about him. So, let’s find out more about him:
Who Is Bhavik Koladiya?
Bhavik Koladiya is a famous businessman who is known for being a co-founder of fintech giant, BharatPe. He has recently been in the news because he has resigned from a company which he created.
His full name is Bhavikkumar H. Koladiya and many people fondly call him Bob Patel. He is from Bhavnagar, Gujarat. He currently lives in Delhi.
He attended the Indian Institute of Technology to get his engineering degree.
He is married. However, his wife’s name has now yet known.
Before being an entrepreneur, he was once arrested in the USA for credit card fraud. Additionally, he was also charged for opening bogus bank accounts and stealing other people’s personal data.
His Career
Bhavik Koladiya is a well-known businessman from India. He co-founded the online money transfer application, BharatPe and served as its group leader for product and technology. While his date of birth isn’t known, he is said to be aged between 35-40.
Additionally, he is an investor in Pristyn Care as well as an angel investor at Digifin, LenDenClub, Walrus, Vested Finance, CityMall, Vahan Inc., Flatheads, and ProtectPay.
Currently, he has been doing work in Finix Partners as a managing partner.
Koladiya still owns close to 5.75 per cent in the company, according to industry sources and with BharatPe valued in the $180 million region, Koladiya’s net worth would stand at $20 million.