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Declined a $525,000 job offer to $61 million funding for startup: Varun Vummadi shares Giga’s growth story

Published on: April 20, 2026, 6:40 p.m. | Source: The Financial Express

Varun Vummadi, co-founder and CEO of AI startup Giga, shared his journey of building a $61 million-funded company, revealing how he turned down a $525,000 job offer and a Stanford PhD opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship.

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