IITian rejected ₹4 crore job to launch startup; raised $61 million
Two years ago, IIT Kharagpur alumnus Varun Vummadi shared on LinkedIn that he'd turned down PhD offer from Stanford University and ₹4 crore job offer to build his own startup. That venture, Giga - an AI support automation startup - has now raised $61 million. His old post resurfaced on X, drawing people's praise who wrote, "Wow. Respect" and "Kudos".