Ankush Sachdeva: From 17 Failures to ShareChat Triumph
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When we talk about our present, Social Media is one of the prime things out there, that made a place in our life. There is hardly anyone who is not on social media. People use them to post about their daily life updates, consume entertainment, stay connected with acquaintances, and whatnot. In this scenario, one Indian decided to find a social media platform that would change the way Indians perceive social media.
Ankush Sachdeva is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of the Indian social media platforms, Sharechat and Moj, which were launched in 2015, and 2020 respectively. He supervises both the companies' growth strategy and examines product development. Ankush Sachdeva is the Founder of Mohalla Tech Private Limited firm which owns Sharechat and Moj. Sharechat has over 180 million monthly active users and the app supports 15 Indian languages.
Ankush Sachdeva - Biography
| Name | Ankush Sachdeva |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 |
| Born Place | Ghaziabad |
| Age | 34 (2024) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | IIT Kanpur |
| Profession | Computer Programmer & Entrepreneur |
| Position | CEO & Co-Founder, ShareChat and Moj |
Ankush Sachdeva - Education
Ankush Sachdeva - Professional Life
Ankush Sachdeva - Mohalla Tech
Ankush Sachdeva - Sharechat
Ankush Sachdeva - Moj
Ankush Sachdeva - Honors & Awards
Ankush Sachdeva - Education
Ankush completed his primary education at Somerville School, Noida. He pursued B.Tech in Computer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He also was an intern at Microsoft Hyderabad for three months.
Ankush Sachdeva - Professional Life
The man whose inspiration was likes of He has been a part of the Programming Club of his college. He was a coordinator in the programming team for one year. Ankush Sachdeva is a computer programmer and entrepreneur who is the founder of two companies.
Ankush with his IIT Kanpur friends, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Farid Ahsan, founded Mohalla Private Pvt. Ltd., which launched Sharechat in 2015. All three friends had a common passion for product development and product management, thus they came to work hand in hand and try something new. First of all, they tried to develop 14 to 16 products, including a crime data analyzer for the Delhi Police Department. This does not help them in gaining impactful results. The trio finally took their first step towards success when they propelled their social media platform, Sharechat.
Mohalla Tech also launched Moj, which is a video-sharing app in the year 2020, the app experienced good popularity after the ban of TikTok.
Initially, Ankush served as the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Sharechat for around two years. He later became the co-founder and CEO of Sharechat. He is holding his CEO position for the last few years.
Ankush Sachdeva - Mohalla Tech
Ankush Sachdeva established the parent company, Mohalla Tech Private Limited in 2015, which launched Sharechat and Moj. The company eventually got bigger after projecting the Indian social networking sites, Sharechat and Moj.
Mohalla Tech acquired various companies including,
- Transversal Tech, a short video-sharing platform
- Elanic, an online fashion marketplace
- Memer, a meme discovery and sharing platform
- Circle Internet, a hyperlocal information platform
Ankush has been escorting various ideas to make Sharechat a leading social media network in India.
Ankush Sachdeva - Sharechat
Ankush has been a part of Sharechat since the beginning. Sharechat allows users to share content from varied digital platforms to its own interface and vice versa. After 17 unsuccessful startup attempts, Ankush Sachdeva teamed up with his two friends from IIT, Farid Ahsan, and Bhanu Singh, for his 18th venture. Together, they launched the ShareChat app in October 2015.
Sharechat is an Indian social networking site that provides content consumption and video-sharing platforms only in Indian vernacular languages. The headquarters of the company is in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Currently, 600 employees work for the company.
Currently, it offers its services in 15 Indian languages including Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Haryanvi, Kannada, Rajasthani, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Odia and Urdu. The company aims to empower individuals by escorting them to share their experiences, voice their opinions, build relevant communities, and discover new trends and opportunities in their native language. The app scrolls down the use of English and encourages users to interact in their language by sharing varied content through Sharechat.
As of 2024, the valuation of the company has dropped by 60% to under $2 billion from a $5 billion valuation in 2022. The company joined the Unicorn Club a long time ago.
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Ankush Sachdeva - Moj
Moj founded by Ankush Sachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh, and Farid Ahsan in 2020 is a video-sharing platform packed with features like special effects, emoticons, stickers, and short videos ranging from 15 seconds to one minute across categories like dance, travel, singing, acting, humor, and education. Available in 16 languages, including Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, and more, Moj allows users to download videos and caters to diverse audiences.
Launched soon after the Indian government banned TikTok, Moj gained over 100 million downloads within just six months.
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Ankush Sachdeva - Honors & Awards
He won several honors and awards during his academic career. The following awards were won by him:
- He received the first position at TechOlympics, in the Algorithmic Programming Contest held at IIT Bombay's annual technical festival.
- He received the first position at BattleCity, where he developed AI for the Tron game for an online bot versus bot-competition held at the annual technical festival of IIT Kanpur.
- He won the Jury's Choice Award at Yahoo HackU 2012 for developing an Android app within 24 hours to toggle the user's ringing mode from loud to silent depending on his location preferences and accelerometer data.
- He won the ACM ICPC Asia Regionals in December 2012.
- Ankush Sachdeva was also listed on Forbes'30 under 30 Asia in 2018.
- Ankush Sachdeva is the youngest entrepreneur featured in the inaugural '2024 Hurun India Under35s' list.
FAQs
Who is Ankush Sachdeva?
Ankush Sachdeva is the co-founder and CEO of ShareChat and Moj.
What is Ankur Sachdeva age?
Born in 1992, Ankush is 32 years old (2024).
Who founded ShareChat?
ShareChat was founded by Ankush Sachdeva along with Farid Ahsan and Bhanu Singh.
Is Moj under Mohalla Tech?
Moj is under Mohalla Tech, it is a video-sharing and content-creating app.
How many languages does ShareChat allow its audience to use?
ShareChat allows 15 languages for its audience to use.
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