Meet India’s Youngest Billionaire
Pearl Kapur, the founder and CEO of ZYBER 365 (India’s 109th unicorn), is the country’s youngest billionaire at the age of 27. According to The Financial Express, ZYBER 365, a Web3 and AI-based OS start-up that is transforming retail, is an Indian blockchain technology and cyber safe AI ecosystem firm with headquarters in London, UK, and an India branch in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The company has also been hailed as India’s and Asia’s quickest unicorn, having reached the milestone in just three months.SRAM & MRAM Group, an agro company, saw potential in ZYBER 365 and contributed 8.3% of the $100 million capital. As a result, the startup’s valuation skyrocketed to $1.2 billion (about Rs 9965 crore). Pearl Kapur, who owns 90% of ZYBER 365 Technologies Ltd, has a remarkable net worth of $1.1 billion (about Rs 9134 crores).
Pearl Kapoor has a degree in MSC Investment Banking (CFA Pathway) from Queen Mary University of London. Kapur’s LinkedIn page describes him as a “innovator of EVM Compatible Web3 Layer 1 Proof of Authority (PoA) sustainable chain.”
The 24-year-old entrepreneur is a “staunch believer that aggregation of exponential tech like blockchain, AI, cyber security benchmarked with sustainable practices would create a solution that would empower masses and create Globalisation 3.0,” according to the company’s website.
Pearl Kapur founded ZYBER 365 in May 2023 with Sunny Vaghela, Co-Founder and CPO, who is regarded as one of India’s leading ethical hackers. Kapur presently lives in Monaco, Europe. According to The Financial Express, ZYBER 365 plans to base its operations in India.