Meet man, founded massive Rs 1500 crore firm, fired from his own company, he gave Rs 200 crore…Rahul Yadav’s company shot to fame after Japan's SoftBank led an investment of Rs 550 crore in December 2014, valuing Housing.com at Rs 1,500 crore. That year, Rahul Yadav’s company was named one of the hottest tech startups. Rahul Yadav’s company shot to fame after Japan's SoftBank led an investment of Rs 550 crore in December 2014, valuing Housing.com at Rs 1,500 crore. Later that year, Rahul Yadav was fired by the company board citing 'his behaviour towards investors, ecosystem and the media'. If reports are to be believed, Rahul Yadav gave his shares worth Rs 150-200 crore to 2251 housing employees before leaving the company.

Source: dna March 12, 2024 15:11 UTC