Vijay Shekhar Sharma
| Vijay Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Delhi College of Engineering |
| Occupation | Founder & CEO of Paytm and One97 Communications Limited |
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is an Indian entrepreneur and founder of Paytm.[1] Sharma was born in Aligarh, UP in a modest family. Sharma cites Alibaba's founder Jack Ma and Masayoshi Son of Softbank as his inspirations.[2]
In December 2015, Sharma criticised Facebook's Free Basics initiative in India, as being against the principle of net neutrality.[3][4]
Early life
He faced difficulty in his studies at Delhi College of Engineering because he did not speak English. In 1997, while in college Sharma started the website indiasite.net and sold it two years later for $1 million.[5]
Career
In 2005, he started One97 Communications which offered mobile content like news, cricket scores, ringtones, jokes and exam results. One97 now is Paytm’s parent company.[5] He started college at 15 and runs a billion dollar company at age 37 now.[6]
Awards and Recognition
- Honoris Causa Doctorate of Sciences (D.Sc.) Degree, Amity University Gurgaon, 2016 [7]
References
- ↑ Natasha Jog (20 August 2015). "Began College at 15, Has Billion-Dollar Firm at 37.". NDTV.com.
- ↑ "Vijay Sharma, Paytm: an Alibaba for India". Financial Times.
- ↑ BS Reporter (22 December 2015). "Do a jihad for independent internet, oppose Facebook Basics: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma".
- ↑ "Free Basics: Zuckerberg in talks with Paytm's Vijay Shekhar and others to seek support". ETBrandEquity.com. 30 December 2015.
- 1 2 "The king of cash". Calcutta: The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Began College at 15, Has Billion-Dollar Firm at 37.". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Airtel's Sunil Mittal, Paytm's Vijay Shekar given honorary degrees by Amity University". DNA INDIA.com.