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Elon Musk fired him as Twitter CEO; IIT Bombay alumnus built a $2B AI startup
Published 9 July 2026 ยท tech
IIT Bombay alumnus Parag Agrawal has built an AI startup valued at around $2 billion, two years after stepping down as Twitter CEO following Elon
IIT Bombay alumnus Parag Agrawal has built an AI startup valued at around $2 billion, two years after stepping down as Twitter CEO following Elon Musk's acquisition of the company. Agrawal, who secured AIR 77 in JEE, studied Computer Science at IIT Bombay before earning a PhD from Stanford University. After leading Twitter as CEO, he founded Parallel Web Systems in 2023, focusing on AI infrastructure and large-scale computing technologies.
Published: July 9, 2026 โข 3:50 PM IST ยท Updated: July 9, 2026 โข 6:03 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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IIT Bombay alumnus Parag Agrawal has built an AI startup valued at around $2 billion, two years after stepping down as Twitter CEO following Elon Musk's acquisition of the company.
Agrawal, who secured AIR 77 in JEE, studied Computer Science at IIT Bombay before earning a PhD from Stanford University.
After leading Twitter as CEO, he founded Parallel Web Systems in 2023, focusing on AI infrastructure and large-scale computing technologies.