School-dropout turned tech genius: How a 26-year-old boy from Assam sold his app for Rs 416 Crore

Young Indian entrepreneurs have been making impressive advancements in the business landscape. Their access to the internet has been pivotal in expanding their knowledge and skill sets.

26-year-old Kishan Bagaria, a standout in the tech sector, began a remarkable journey of achievement by leveraging the knowledge and skills acquired through online resources. He has become one of the budding entrepreneurs of America.

He achieved this feat by translating his thoughts into a full-fledged business and then selling it to Automattic, a parent company of WordPress.

A school dropout, Kishan Bagaria hails from Assam

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Kishan Bagaria is from Assam, India, where he completed his primary education. According to Northeast Live, Kishan Bagaria studied up to Class 8 at Don Bosco School in Dibrugarh. He continued his education with Classes 9 and 10 at Agrasen Academy, also in Dibrugarh. Rather than attending college, Kishan pursued his skills and knowledge development through online resources and the internet. He showed a keen interest in creating innovative tech gadgets since he was 12 years old.

Bagaria sold his app for a whopping Rs 416 crore

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This tech enthusiast is the founder of texts.com, a comprehensive message-management platform designed to streamline all messaging-related needs using AI technology. It consolidates messaging apps like WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, and Telegram into a unified dashboard for convenient access to text conversations. One of its key features is ensuring user privacy by preventing others from knowing if messages have been viewed.

As per a post by X user Uttkarsh Singh, the platform, launched in 2020, gained rapid popularity through word of mouth after he shared a prototype with friends. Subsequently, it attracted attention from several industry leaders.

This 26-year-old Indian boy never went to college but created a tech startup that later got acquired by WordPress founder ? pic.twitter.com/K3lFt9sQbt

— Uttkarsh Singh (@Uttupaaji) June 24, 2024

One of such leaders was WordPress and Tumblr owner Matt Mullenwag. Highly impressed by Kishan¡¯s innovation, Mullenwag acquired the texting platform for a staggering 50 million dollars.

He called the talented boy a ¡°generational tech genius¡±.

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According to the X user Utkarsh Singh, Kishan Bagaria currently resides in the USA and is working to further develop and expand texts.com. Even after the acquisition of the platform, he remains involved as the head of messaging and will continue to play a pivotal role in the project.