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  1. FUNDINGIndian Tech Tycoon Bets $30M of His Own Money to Build an AI Alternative to Microsoft Office→
  2. AISerial Founder Bhavin Turakhia Bets $30M of His Own Money on an AI Alternative to Microsoft Office→

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FUNDING$30M self-funded

Indian Tech Tycoon Bets $30M of His Own Money to Build an AI Alternative to Microsoft Office

Serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is personally funding $30 million into Neo, an AI-native enterprise work platform combining project management, documents, file storage and AI, built from the ground up rather than retrofitted onto legacy software, TechCrunch reported July 1. Neo launched internally in April 2026, was built in three months using AI extensively during development, and now employs 45 people with plans to reach 100 by year-end.

Jul 1, 2026
AI$30M self-funded

Serial Founder Bhavin Turakhia Bets $30M of His Own Money on an AI Alternative to Microsoft Office

Indian serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is self-funding $30 million into Neo, a new enterprise software company betting that workplace productivity tools designed before the AI era need to be rebuilt from scratch rather than upgraded with bolted-on chatbots. Turakhia, who has previously co-founded Directi, Radix, Titan and banking software firm Zeta — largely bootstrapping each with his own capital before bringing in outside investors — told TechCrunch he sees the AI shift as significant enough to justify a ground-up rebuild of office software.

Jul 1, 2026