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[citation needed]. 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]
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