Success story of two brothers Ankit Prasad and Rahul Prasad, CEO and founder of "Bobble AI"
Brothers Ankit and Rahul Prasad from Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district have built a Rs 500 crore software company on the strength of their capabilities, which is competing with global companies like Google and Microsoft. 30-year-old Ankit and 32-year-old Rahul started web design in 2005 and in 2012 they formed Touch Talent, a software company. However, both did not perform as planned. In 2016, he founded the 'Bobble AI' business, which released the 'Bobble Indic' keyboard. Around 120 languages around the world as well as 37 Indian languages are supported by the keyboard.
Early life and Education
Ankit Prasad, son of geology professor Ranjit Prasad, and Rahul Prasad, both from NIT-Jamshedpur, received their early education at the Saraswati Vidya Mandir in Chaibasa, Jharkhand. Both attended DAV NIT in Adityapur for their 12th grade (Jamshedpur). Since childhood, both of them have been interested in computers. Since the age of six, Ankit has been fascinated by coding. And was formally recognized by the District Collector. Computer engineering arose from a shared interest in computers and software.In 2008, after completing his 12th grade, Ankit enrolled at IIT Delhi to study Mathematics and Computing but dropped out by the end of 2011. Rahul worked in many multinational corporations between 2008 and 2014 after receiving a degree in computer science from Sikkim Manipal University.
Entrepreneurial Journey
At the age of 18, Ankit started his own business in his hometown of Jamshedpur. Using computers has been his strongest suit throughout high school and college, where he converted a hobby into a passion and ultimately a career as a tech startup. His efforts to scale Artificial Intelligence features such as speech-to-text, next-word predictions, transliteration, swipe typing, and other similar features through language barriers are undoubtedly boosting mobile and internet usability. He enjoys expanding his spiritual and political awareness in his spare time, as well as assisting fellow entrepreneurs and startup founders. Rahul dabbled with MNCs and startups after completing his Bachelors in Computer Science in 2010. He continued to work at these organizations throughout the day while still working on his startup at night. Meanwhile, when Ankit founded Bobble AI in 2016, Rahul became a full partner in the business. The company’s headquarters are in Noida. Rahul has a voracious appetite for taking chances and is relentless in the pursuit of his goals. He is a wonderful leader who leads a fantastic community.
Ranking in Forbes and Business World
Ankit Prasad was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list for his outstanding contributions to entrepreneurship. They were also included in Business World magazine’s 40 Under 40 list. The ‘Bobble AI’ company has expanded across Asia, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India. ‘Bobble AI’ has also been linked to a variety of large corporations from various industries. Cadbury, HappyDent, Tinder, Ribac, Adidas, Oreo, and Kingfisher are among the larger and more well-known brands.
IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) dropped out to pursue a career as an Entrepreneur
Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs, according to Ankit, the founder of ‘Bobble AI,’ are his role models; he, too, quit for a reason and succeeded. In 2012, he did ‘Touch Talent,’ but it had already been running for a year and a half. More than 10 lakh artists from about 100 countries had entered ‘TouchTalent’ when he finished his studies. He gave up studying because he was in the role of Job Creator.