Phanindra Sama
| Phanindra Sama | |
|---|---|
| File:Phanindra Sama.jpegPhanindra Sama.jpeg | |
| Born | 15 August 1980 Todapakal, Nizambad District, Andhra Pradesh |
| 🏳️ Nationality | India |
| 🎓 Alma mater | BITS Pilani |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Redbus.in |
| 🏡 Home town | Hyderabad |
Phanindra Sama is an Indian Internet-based entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of online bus ticket booking platform Redbus.in. It is the world's largest online bus ticket booking platform operating in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Peru and Colombia.
Early life
Sama was born on 15 August 1980 at Todapakal village in Nizambad District, Andhra Pradesh. His father died when he was 6 years old. His mother took all the responsibilities of Phanindra and his brother. Phanindra then moved to his uncle's house in Hyderabad for his 10th and +2 studies. He was an extraordinary student in studies. He got 80% marks in SSC and 97% marks in his intermediate. Considering his intermediate marks, he got admission into BITS Pilani in the stream of Electronics Engineering. He is a post graduate from Indian Institute of Science. As a child, he was always fascinated with electronics. The way electrons flow in a wire and make a fan rotate, etc., were very interesting to him.
Career
After his post graduation, he got a job at Texas Instruments, Bengaluru. He was a Sr. Design Engineer there. He co-founded Redbus.in, an online bus ticket booking platform. Redbus.in was acquired by Ibibo for around $100 million in 2013.
Sama has been appointed as chief innovation officer of TSIC (Telangana State Innovation Cell). He is also currently serving as a patron in Kakatiya Sandbox, an experimentation lab for people to work on solutions to problems.
Awards and recognition
- He was included in Forbes magazine's Top 5 startups 2010.
- He was awarded "India's best internet startup" in 2010 by IMAI.
- Entrepreneur of the year award under I.T by ET Now in 2013.
See also
References
- 11 November 2017 telangana-appoints-redbus-co-founder-phanindra-sama-chief-innovation-officer The news minute.
- 20 December 2014 after-redbus-sale-phanindra-sama-hints-at-turning-investor Firstpost.
- N .Ramakrishan (12 March 2018) its-a-home-run-for-redbus-founder Business line.
- Shruti Jani (21 December 2018) redbus-growth-startup-india Tech story.
- P . R Sanjal (24 July 2013) RedBus-and-the-art-of-not-missing-the-bus Livemint.
- Pankaj Mishra ( 30 November 2018). phanindra-sama-i-just-want-to-escape-out-without-anybody-remembering-me-after-i-am-gone Factorydaily.
- Rohin Dharmakumar (26 October 2013) phanindra-sama-routemapping-the-future-with-redbus Forbes India.
- Somnath (1 November 2018) redbus-co-founder-appointed-as-chief-innovation-officer-of-telangana-state EDTimes.
- 11 November 2017 redbus-co-founder-phanindra-sama-appointed-cio-of-ts The Hindu.
- Mihir Dalal, Ashish Kumar Mishra (17 July 2014). The-redBus-sale-A-cautionary-tale Livemint.
- Priyanka Pani (11 June 2014) phanindra-sama-exits-redbus TheHinduBusinessLine.
External links
- inspiring-story-of-phanindra-sama 24 Education.
- Mihir Dalal and Pankaj Mishra (14 September 2013) Entrepreneurship-is-a-selfpurification-process-says-Phanin Livemint.
- Bibhu Ranjan Mishra (12 February 2015) redbus-co-founder-sama-turns-angel-investor Business Standards.
- Aditi Saxena (21 November 2014) you-need-a-soulmate-as-your-start-up-co-founder-phanindra-sama-redbus-creator Economic times.
- Namita A Shrivastav (25 May 2018) we-were-new-to-business-and-learnt-as-we-ran-phanindra-sama Deccan Chronicle.
- Raghuvir Badrinath (21 January 2014) phanindra-sama-invests-in-social-entrepreneurship Bussiness Standard.
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