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Apna, a professional networking platform founded by our alumnus, achieved unicorn status

Nirmit Parekh, founder and CEO of Apna, a blue-collar job platform that has swiftly become India’s youngest billion-dollar startup, addresses youth unemployment challenges. In just 22 months since its inception, Apna achieved unicorn status, currently valued at $1.1 billion (Rs 9,016 crore).
His academic journey commenced in 2006 at Nirma University, where he pursued his B.Tech. in IC Engineering from the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering department.