Azhar Iqubal
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Azhar Iqubal | |
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| Born | 7 October 1992 Kishanganj, Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | High School |
| Alma mater | IIT Delhi (dropped-out) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
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| Website | inshorts |
Azhar Iqubal (born 18 January 1992) is an Indian entrepreneur and the co-founder & CEO of a content distribution company inShorts. He is a judge and investor in Sony LIV's business reality show Shark Tank India.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Azhar Iqubal was born into a Muslim family in Kishanganj, Bihar, India, and brought up in New Delhi. He completed his schooling at a private school, and after schooling, began to prepare for the IIT JEE. In 2009, he passed the IIT JEE and was admitted into IIT Delhi to study BTech (Computer Science), but dropped out before completion.
Career
[edit]Azhar created the Facebook page "News In Shorts" with his college pals Deepit Purkayastha and Anunay Pandey. To develop his business, Iqubal decided to quit IIT Delhi in 2012 and, on 3 September 2013, Inshorts was introduced for Android.[2]
In December 2024, Azhar supported Zing, a 10-minute meal delivery app created by Rachit Sahi and Tarun Arora, the former COO of Inshorts.[3]
In January 2025, Azhar founded Fenado AI with Manish Singh Bisht, the former Head of Technology of Inshorts.[4]
Television
[edit]- Azhar is one of the investors/judges on the business reality show Shark Tank India since season 3.[5]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- In 2016, he was named to Forbes' list of India 30 under 30.[6]
- In 2016, he was named one of the Fortune India 40 under 40.[7]
- In September 2018, he was named to Businessworld's list of 40 Under 40.[8]
- In 2018, he was named to Forbes' list of Asia 30 under 30 - Media, Marketing & Advertising.[9]
- In 2022, he won Entrepreneur of the Year (Media) award.[10]
- In 2024, he won the e4m Influencer of the Year 2023 award.[11]
- The Most Enterprising Brands Award
- Leaders of Asia Award
Reference
[edit]- ^ Sonavane, Gaurav (17 October 2023). "Shark Tank India 3: Meet the new shark Azhar Iqubal — An IIT dropout who's built a business empire of Rs 3,700 Crore". GQ India. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Dutta, Vikram (21 November 2013). "InShorts - 3 Not-So-Idiots From IIT, Changing The Face Of News Reading". lifebeyondnumbers.com.
- ^ Anthony, Jerome (18 December 2024). "Zing, a 10-minute food delivery app, announces launch in Gurugram". CNBC TV18.
- ^ Choudhary, Lokesh (9 January 2025). "Inshorts Cofounder Azhar Iqubal Launches AI Platform To Build No Code App, Website". Inc42 Media.
- ^ "Who is Azhar Iqubal? The new shark joining Zomato and OYO Room CEOs for Shark Tank India Season 3". Business Today. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "30 Under 30: Azhar Iqubal, Deepit Purkayastha & Anunay Pandey - Delivering News In Shorts". Forbes India. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Azhar Iqubal - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2016 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Meet 40 Young Business Leaders Selected by BW Businessworld for Its 2nd Edition of 40 Under 40 Awards and Summit". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Inshorts". Forbes. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Entrepreneur 2022". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "e4m Influencer of the Year 2023 award goes to Azhar, Deepit & Anunay of Inshorts - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.