# Abhay Singhal

> Abhay Singhal co-founded InMobi in 2007 from a shared Mumbai apartment with three IIT Kanpur classmates, and helped build it into India's first unicorn and the world's largest independent mobile advertising platform - reaching 1.3 billion people across 190+ countries. As CEO of InMobi Advertising, he now leads a platform serving 80 billion daily impressions, while InMobi prepares for a 2026 IPO targeting a $4-5 billion valuation. An angel investor in Razorpay, Bright Money, and Goldcast, Singhal is known for betting on mobile-first futures before anyone else did.

- **Role:** Co-Founder InMobi & CEO, InMobi Advertising
- **Organizations:** InMobi, Glance, TeN, Andale
- **From:** Ghaziabad, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
- **Known for:** Co-founded India's first unicorn startup (InMobi, 2011), Built InMobi into a platform reaching 1.3 billion people in 190+ countries, Scaled InMobi Advertising to 80 billion daily ad impressions

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Co-founded TeN as Head of Sales; raised VC funding during undergraduate years
- **2001-2002** — Worked as Product Manager at Andale
- **2007** — Co-founded InMobi (originally mKhoj) in Mumbai with Naveen Tewari, Amit Gupta, and Mohit Saxena
- **2008** — Flew to San Francisco on credit to pitch Silicon Valley VCs; secured breakthrough funding from KPCB
- **2011** — InMobi became India's first unicorn startup
- **2013** — Awarded Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Kanpur
- **2018** — Named one of India's 40 most influential young business leaders by Economic Times 40-Under-Forty
- **2018** — InMobi named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies
- **2019** — Assumed CEO role at InMobi Advertising; InMobi named CNBC Disruptor 50
- **2019** — InMobi launched Glance, the world's first lock screen content platform
- **2024-2025** — InMobi raised $350M in debt financing; founders bought back SoftBank's stake, raising founder ownership to 60%+
- **2026** — InMobi engaged eight investment banks for IPO targeting $4-5B valuation

## Achievements

- Co-founded India's first unicorn startup (InMobi, 2011)
- Built InMobi into a platform reaching 1.3 billion people in 190+ countries
- Scaled InMobi Advertising to 80 billion daily ad impressions
- Economic Times 40-Under-Forty recognition (2018)
- IIT Kanpur Distinguished Alumnus Award (2013)
- InMobi recognized as CNBC Disruptor 50 (2019) and Fast Company Most Innovative Companies (2018)
- Led founders' buyback of SoftBank stake to regain 60%+ ownership before IPO
- Helped launch Glance, an AI-powered lock screen platform with 300M+ active devices
- Angel investor portfolio includes Razorpay, Bright Money, Factors.AI, Goldcast, TrulyMadly

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — InMobi engaged eight investment banks including Kotak, Jefferies, JP Morgan and UBS to advise on IPO targeting $4-5B valuation
- **2025-12** — InMobi raised $350M in debt financing from Värde Partners, Elham Credit Partners and SeaTown Holdings
- **2025-09** — Glance's valuation reached $1.8B; InMobi preparing for FY27 IPO
- **2025-05** — Glance launched AI-Native Commerce Platform for Samsung US users
- **2024-10** — Abhay Singhal appeared on MVP Podcast discussing AI, Buyer Hub, and InMobi's 80 billion daily impressions scale

## Links

- Website: https://inmobi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhay-singhal-inmobi/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/abhaysinghal
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/inmobi

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Last updated: 2026-05-31