Nirmit Parikh, CEO of Apna, left Apple to create India's youngest billion-dollar startup. He had prior entrepreneurial experience and worked at Apple on the iPhone. Recognizing the challenges faced by Indian working-class professionals, he founded Apna to provide a better job platform.
Starting with his company Incone, which managed floods, Parikh gained recognition at the World Economic Forum. Later, his company Cruxbox was acquired by Intel, leading him to become the director of data analytics there. Despite #success, Parikh aimed to bridge the employment gap for blue-collar workers in India.
Leaving his techie job at Apple before the #pandemic, Parikh founded #Apna to connect frontline workers with #opportunities. He even worked as a factory worker to understand their challenges. Apna's Android app has 10 million+ downloads, growing rapidly. It serves 1.5 lakh Indian companies and facilitates over 100 million interviews.
With a recent $100 million funding round led by Tiger Globa...