IIT-Delhi graduate at WhatsApp
Fast-growing startup WhatsApp was the talk of tech town on Thursday after social media giant Facebook announced a $19 billion buyout of the mobile-messaging application. While the deal created an instant global buzz, an Indian took centrestage in the aftermath. Having crossed 450 million active users, WhatsApp’s business head Neeraj Arora (35) has had a lot on his plate in the past few months. He told an Indian business news channel in November last that WhatsApp had no plan of selling out to Facebook or Google. Now, with a stunning price tag of $19 billion for a company that employs just 55 people, Arora’s portfolio has grown remarkably. Arora has two US patents to his credit — methods and systems for email attachment distribution and management and second for an email integrated file delivery. According to Arora’s LinkedIn profile, he takes care of “all things business at WhatsApp”. He has previously worked at Google as a senior member of the corporate develop...