Quick Info
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
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| Nationality | Indian-American |
| Date of Birth | 30/12/1968 |
| Age | 57 years |
| Birthplace | Chandigarh, India |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Latest News about Sabeer Bhatia
Mumbai Police issued legal notices to 24 accounts on X over a documentary produced by Sabeer Bhatia, following a defamation complaint. The complaint alleged that misleading and defamatory claims about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani were circulated online. Police said sharing such material could also breach platform guidelines.
Sabeer Bhatia publicly proposed a 55% inheritance tax in India on X, arguing that opportunities should come from what people build rather than what they inherit. He said the levy would affect only the wealthiest 2-3% of the population. The suggestion sparked a fresh national debate on inheritance tax.
Sabeer Bhatia proposed replacing India's Electronic Voting Machines with a secure voting app and AI-assisted identity verification to address the Election Commission's voter-ID problem. In a post on X he advocated the principle of one citizen, one verified identity, one vote. The proposal drew wide attention in India.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Indian-American entrepreneur who co-founded Hotmail.com, a free web-based email service, in 1996 with Jack Smith. |
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| Later Ventures | In 2021 he co-founded ShowReel with Javed Yunus, a platform that began with short videos for job seekers and founders and later became an AI-based entrepreneurship course. |
| Awards | Conferred Imtiaz-e-Jamia, the highest award of Jamia Millia Islamia, in February 2018 for contributions to public service and technological innovation |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Undergraduate | Attended BITS Pilani before transferring to the California Institute of Technology, where he completed a bachelor's degree |
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| Postgraduate | Master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University |
| Doctoral | Began doctoral studies at Stanford but left to join Apple |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Relationships & More
| Spouse | Tanya Sharma (married 2008; divorced 2013) |
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| Children | 3 |
Family
| Father | Baldev Bhatia, an Indian Army officer who later worked with the Indian Ministry of Defence |
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| Mother | Daman Bhatia, a senior official at the Central Bank of India |
Career
| Early Career | Worked as a hardware engineer at Apple, where he met Jack Smith, and then at Firepower Systems Inc. |
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| Hotmail | Co-founded Hotmail in 1996 with Jack Smith; Microsoft acquired the service in late 1997 for a reported $400 million. |
| Microsoft | Worked at Microsoft for about a year after the acquisition, then left in 1999. |
| ShowReel | Co-founded ShowReel in 2021 with Javed Yunus. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Early in his life he attended schools in Pune and Bangalore, including St. Joseph's Boys' High School in Bangalore. | |
| 2. He transferred from BITS Pilani to Caltech through a transfer scholarship. |
