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From interning at five tech firms during college to building a billion-dollar AI startup, 28-year-old Varun Mohan’s journey triggered a ₹20,400 crore deal with Google after he rejected OpenAI’s ₹25,500 crore offer.

Cognition swiftly snapped up the remnants of Windsurf. The deal highlights the essential role of data in AI advancement.

Varun Mohan is of Indian descent, having been born and raised in Sunnyvale, California, by children of Indian immigrants. He went to The Harker School in San Jose, and then to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned a Bachelor's and Master of Engineering in Computer Science.