Rewaj Chettri
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| Born | Rewaj Chettri July 15, 1995 Melli, Sikkim, India |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2013–present |
| Founding NE Taxi | |
| 🏡 Home town | Melli, Sikkim, India |
| 👪 Relatives | Ritez Chettri (brother) |
| 🌐 Website | rewajchettri |
Rewaj Chettri (born, 17th July 1995, Melli, Sikkim, India) is an Indian serial entrepreneur, who is changing the dynamics of entrepreneurs in North-east India and also India itself. He has launched over 34 enterprises and the most recent is the taxi aggregator app NE Taxi, of which he is the founder and the CEO.[1]
Rewaj Chettri has been awarded various award some of which include but are not limited to, listed in the FORBES list. Honouree of Forbes Asia 30 under 30 2018.[2] He was also awarded the highest civilian award by the state Government of Sikkim in 2018. Also, he was awarded the title of “THE ENTREPRENEUR” by Young Leaders Connect.[3]
Early life[edit]
Chettri was born in a small village in the state of Sikkim, India. He is from a small village in South Sikkim called Melli. He was a very driven individual even in his early schooling years. He has studied in three schools name respectively Holy Cross School, Tadong, Rockvale Academy, Kalimpong and Sadam Senior Secondary School, Sadam, Sikkim. Thereafter Chettri went to North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and to complete his graduation in Forestry.
Rewaj started his journey as an entrepreneur from college and has never stopped since. His first ever start-up was to solve the problems and fill in the gaps in college for the hundreds of students and employees of the college. He started his first venture with a printer to print notes and projects in his hostel for his fellow students. Then he started “NERIST News” which is still operational. Then he started NE Taxi in his second year, of which he is the CEO. He was also selected as the Finance Secretary of the college students’ Union.
Rewaj has started almost 35 start-ups and failed in many while succeeded in some. NE taxi is the voice of success in the screams of failures in his life. That is the reason NE is closest to his heart. He started NE with just $4.60 and has grown the company to such heights that people can only look at his creation with awe.
NE Taxi[edit]
NE Taxi is the company started by Rewaj in his dorm room in 2013. He defined it as a tourist taxi service, one of its kind in the entire country which works directly with drivers making it safer and secure for travellers.
After NE Taxi[edit]
Rewaj has been associated with a lot of companies and start-ups through his life after NE Taxi. The Start-up Harbour is another foundation he started after he came back from college to Sikkim. Its aim was to create an ecosystem or community for the entrepreneurs of the North-east. He launched his first meet with a community of 40 entrepreneurs on 14th of February 2017. He has since started a program called “Masterclass” where entrepreneurs could learn more in depth about running a start-up conducted by industry leaders from across the country. They have started two village outreach programme in the remote villages. They have recently created the first co working space in North-east India.
He has also founded the Entrepreneurs’ Hub and Consultation Centre. This was a join collaboration with the Government of Sikkim to promote entrepreneurship and create robust start-up ecosystem in the state of Sikkim with a vision to become Start-up Hub for the entire country.
Awards and Recognitions[edit]
• Forbes Asia 30 under 30 2018 in Consumer Technology Honouree.
• The Entrepreneur 2016 recognised by young Leaders connect.
• Sikkim Highest Civilian Award 2018
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rewaj Chettri". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "Sikkim entrepreneur Rewaj Chettri features in Forbes India '30 under 30?". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur Rewaj Chettri's story is now a part of CBSE curriculum - Sikkim Chronicle Eng". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
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