Divyank Turakhia

Country:	India
Email:	divyank.t [at] directi.com
LinkedIn:	[Divyank Turakhia Divyank Turakhia]

Divyank Turakhia is the President and Director of The Directi Group.

Divyank is a serial entrepreneur. He started his first internet business in 1996 at the age of 14. In 1998, with his brother Bhavin Turakhia and a $600 dollar loan from their parents, he founded Direct. He was a millionaire by age 18. His net worth today stands at over $300 million.

Turakhia is the Founder and CEO of Skenzo, one of the top domain parking services and a part of The Direct Group. Skenzo works exclusively with high-traffic publishers, and their client base includes some of the world's most successful domain portfolio holders, domain registrars, and online publishers. He is also Founder and CEO of Media.Net, an internet advertising company that uses complex algorithms to identify and deliver the most contextually relevant ads for a page.

Early Days

Divyank started programming at the age of 9. In 1996, at the age of 14, Divyank started a career in internet consulting for large businesses. In 1998, at the age of 16, he co-founded Directi with his older brother, Bhavin Turakhia.

Awards and Recognitions

• "Winning Warrior" - Bloomberg Television, May 2010
• one of the country's leading entrepreneurs - Entrepreneur Magazine, May 2010
• one of the country's "New Business Leaders" - Financial Express, Jan 2008
• one of the country's Top Young Achievers - Society Magazine, 2007
• one of Asia's Top Young Entrepreneurs - BusinessWeek Magazine, 2006
• one of the Country's most Successful Young Entrepreneurs - CNBC, 2006
• a Successful Entrepreneur - TOI, 2005
• Deloitte Technology Fast 50, 2005, 2006 & 2007
• Deloitte Technology Fast 500, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
• Red Herring, Top 200 Private Companies, 2007