Anik Singal

Anik Singal is an American businessperson and film producer.

Education

Singal holds a degree in finance from the University of Maryland at College Park,[1] graduating in 2005, after which he joined the university’s VentureAccelerator.[2]

Lurn

In 2004 Singal founded Affiliate Classroom, later renamed Lurn Inc in 2009,[3] with $100 in seed money. The company developed online educational programs and assistance to Internet entrepreneurs, especially online marketers. The programs established a best practices system for Internet marketing in its early stages of development. The company was a member of the Mtech's Technology Advancement Program incubator from 2007 to 2009.[4] In 2007 he also opened new offices in Mumbai and Hyderabad, accumulating about $1.5 million in revenue that year.[1] As of 2009, about 21,000 students had enrolled in Lurn programs.[4] Singal has also taught some courses for Lurn personally.[5]

Film

In 2011 Singal began producing the action film “Lethal Commission” in Mumbai, India, in which he played the lead role tasked with “tracking down a secret software about to leak into the world” according to the Times of India.[6]

Personal life

Singal has been named a Top 3 Young Entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek and twice as an Inc 500 CEO.[6] In 2008 Singal donated a gift of $50,000 to his alma mater’s Hinman CEOs Program, and became the chair of the Hinman CEOs Alumni Fund.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2008's Best Entrepreneurs 25 and Under: #2 Anik Singal". Businessweek. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ Hanah Cho (July 22, 2007). "Teaching Entrepreneurs Colleges adding classes in running a startup". Baltimore Sun.
  3. ↑ "Affiliate Classroom Changes Name to Lurn, Inc.". March 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mtech TAP Graduate Lurn Inc. Wins Incubator Company of the Year Award". Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "New Video Reviews Marketing with Anik 2.0". Marketing Weekly News. September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Piyali Dasgupta (September 15, 2011). "Anik Singal a US citizen is all set to shoot in India". Times of India. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "U of Maryland's Hinman CEOs Program to receive $50,000 gift". The Daily Record (Baltimore). April 18, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2014.