Directi CEO Bhavin Turakhia on valuation, funding plans & new products

Founded in 1998 by the brothers Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia, the Directi Group, a group of businesses that develops mass-market web products, has come a long way. The combined product portfolio of various Directi businesses (ResellerClub, LogicBoxes, BigRock, Skenzo, Media.net and Talk.to) include communication and collaboration apps, social networking software, instant messaging software, context analysis engines, anti-spam and antivirus solutions, large-scale billing and provisioning platforms, traffic monetisation solutions, online advertising solutions, DNS management products, Linux and Windows server management software and Web hosting control panels, among others.

In an exclusive interview with Techcircle.in, Bhavin, founder and CEO of Directi, talks about his entrepreneurial journey, the company and much more. Edited excerpts.

(Edited by Prem Udayabhanu)