Johnny Boufarhat (born 1 June 1994) is an Australian-born British businessman who is the founder of virtual eventing platform, Hopin.
Early life and career
Boufarhat was born on 1 June 1994 in Sydney, Australia to a Lebanese father who was a mechanical engineer and a Syrian-born Armenian mother who was an accountant. He received his early education from the Dubai American Academy. For further studies, he went to the United Kingdom and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Manchester.
In January 2019, he founded Hopin. The platform gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic as people sought alternatives to in-person events. In March 2021, the company was valued at US$5.65 billion. In August 2021, Hopin has raised $450 million through a funding round co-led by Arena Holdings and Altimeter Capital.
In August 2023, Boufarhat has announced his departure from the position of CEO at Hopin.
References
- Times, The Sunday. "Johnny Boufarhat net worth — Sunday Times Rich List 2021" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- Munbodh, Emma; Scheerhout, John (25 May 2021). "The Manchester Uni grad who has become Britain's youngest self-made billionaire". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Shah, Oliver. "Interview: Johnny Boufarhat — the steak-fuelled genius behind Hopin who is a billionaire at 26" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Johnny Boufarhat". Forbes.
- "Hopin rides high on pandemic-led videoconferencing wave". Financial Times. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- Browne, Ryan (5 August 2021). "Two-year-old events start-up Hopin boomed in the pandemic. Now it's a $7.75 billion business". CNBC. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- Lewin, Amy (2 August 2023). "Johnny Boufarhat steps down as CEO of Hopin".
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