| 1. Manan Shah smokes. |
| 2. In 2009, he attended a seminar on ethical hacking at MS University Vadodara and was inspired to learn ethical hacking. |
| 3. In 2014, he found a cross-site scripting vulnerability on Go Daddy's platform and assisted in resolving it. |
| 4. He then began freelancing in ethical hacking and cybersecurity. |
| 5. At 21, he solved cybercrime cases for major companies like Twitter, Yahoo!, and Microsoft. |
| 6. Due to his hard work, he became one of Microsoft's top 100 security researchers. |
| 7. Manan Shah is the founder, director, and CEO of Avalance Global Solutions with offices in India, Dubai, and the USA. |
| 8. His clients include Dubai Police, Pepsico, and ICICI Bank among others. |
| 9. In 2019, Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, partnered with Manan Shah's company for cybersecurity services. |
| 10. His name was included in the Limca Book of Records and Guinness Book of World Records at age 21 |
| 11. He created an antivirus to protect Indian companies from ransomware |
| 12. He helped CBI Gandhinagar, Ministry of Defence Baroda, and Ahmedabad Airport with cybercrime prevention |
| 13. He was offered a job by the GDI but declined it to start his own company |
| 14. His company protects Bollywood films from piracy, saving producers crores of rupees |