Ketan Rahangdale | |
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Education | University of Central Florida |
Occupation | CEO of JOOX Music |
Website | http://www.jooxmusic.com/ |
Ketan Rahangdale is an American entrepreneur and the CEO of the startup company, EarTop Technologies. He is the youngest person on the Empact 100 list in 2012. [1]
Ketan Rahangdale graduated from Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Florida in 2011, where he played tennis. [2] He attended Babson College’s entrepreneurship program as a freshman, later transferring to University of Miami to be closer to his business partners. [3] He is a member of the Launch Pad, the University of Miami’s entrepreneurship program. [4]
Rahangdale began DJing at parties and concerts at age 12. [3] [5] He decided to create wireless headphones and replace audio cables to make it easier for DJs to set up and maneuver. [3] Rahangdale began pitching his idea at elevator and business pitch competitions: He was a semi-finalist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Elevator Pitch Competition and a 2012 ACC Startup Madness finalist. [6]
Rahangdale raised $250,000 in angel funding and partnered with an engineering firm in Orlando, Florida to create the product. [1] [3] He and his business partners named the startup company “EarTop.” EarTop was started in Tallahassee, Florida in August 2011 and legally formed in January 2012. [1] [3] [5]
After exiting EarTop at the age of 20, he co-founded JOOX Music as CEO, a Social Music Community. [7]
The Startup America Partnership and Empact named Ketan Rahangdale to their Empact 100 list, which is a group of entrepreneurs under the age of 30. [3] Rahangdale was included in a White House ceremony for the Empact 100, and is the only CEO on the list under the age of 20. [1]
Additionally, Rahangdale won the Kairos 50 award in 2012 & 2013, which recognizes business ventures by university students. [8] He was also a finalist in the Technology Leaders of the Year Awards for 2012 in the Technology Student Entrepreneur category, an award given by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. [6]
Rahangdale is a member of the Kairos Society and President of the Southeast Region. [6] [8] He is also a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council of America. [9]
Ketan Rahangdale | |
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Born | |
Education | University of Central Florida |
Occupation | CEO of JOOX Music |
Website | http://www.jooxmusic.com/ |
Ketan Rahangdale is an American entrepreneur and the CEO of the startup company, EarTop Technologies. He is the youngest person on the Empact 100 list in 2012. [1]
Ketan Rahangdale graduated from Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Florida in 2011, where he played tennis. [2] He attended Babson College’s entrepreneurship program as a freshman, later transferring to University of Miami to be closer to his business partners. [3] He is a member of the Launch Pad, the University of Miami’s entrepreneurship program. [4]
Rahangdale began DJing at parties and concerts at age 12. [3] [5] He decided to create wireless headphones and replace audio cables to make it easier for DJs to set up and maneuver. [3] Rahangdale began pitching his idea at elevator and business pitch competitions: He was a semi-finalist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Elevator Pitch Competition and a 2012 ACC Startup Madness finalist. [6]
Rahangdale raised $250,000 in angel funding and partnered with an engineering firm in Orlando, Florida to create the product. [1] [3] He and his business partners named the startup company “EarTop.” EarTop was started in Tallahassee, Florida in August 2011 and legally formed in January 2012. [1] [3] [5]
After exiting EarTop at the age of 20, he co-founded JOOX Music as CEO, a Social Music Community. [7]
The Startup America Partnership and Empact named Ketan Rahangdale to their Empact 100 list, which is a group of entrepreneurs under the age of 30. [3] Rahangdale was included in a White House ceremony for the Empact 100, and is the only CEO on the list under the age of 20. [1]
Additionally, Rahangdale won the Kairos 50 award in 2012 & 2013, which recognizes business ventures by university students. [8] He was also a finalist in the Technology Leaders of the Year Awards for 2012 in the Technology Student Entrepreneur category, an award given by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. [6]
Rahangdale is a member of the Kairos Society and President of the Southeast Region. [6] [8] He is also a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council of America. [9]