Founder Features
Gagan Biyani, co-founder and CEO of Maven
Our five-part founder video series shares inspirational stories of founders we admire and the ambitious companies they’re building. This is Gagan’s story.
By: Mercury
September 17, 2023
Growing up in an environment where education was prioritized above everything else, Gagan Biyani developed a lifelong love of learning, which led him to co-found Udemy and his current startup, Maven. Find out what fuels his dream of building the largest university in the world.
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