# Adamas Belva Syah Devara

> Adamas Belva Syah Devara, known as Belva Devara, is the Jakarta-based co-founder and CEO of Ruangguru. Educated at Nanyang Technological University, Stanford and Harvard, he co-founded the Indonesian education business with Iman Usman in 2014 and returned to work on it full time in 2016. His career spans digital tutoring, educational entertainment and a brief presidential staff appointment from 2019 to 2020.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Ruangguru
- **Organizations:** Ruangguru, McKinsey & Company, Office of the President of Indonesia, Yale World Fellows
- **From:** Jakarta, Indonesia
- **Nationality:** Indonesian
- **Education:** Undergraduate degrees in Business and Computer Science, Nanyang Technological University, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Stanford University, Master of Public Administration (MPA), Harvard Kennedy School, World Fellow (non-degree leadership program), Yale University
- **Known for:** Forbes Asia 30 Under 30, consumer technology, 2017, with co-founder Iman Usman., EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year recognition, 2019., Harvard Kennedy School Digital Innovation Award, 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2011-2013** — Worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
- **2014** — Co-founded Ruangguru with Iman Usman.
- **2016** — Returned to Indonesia to work full time on Ruangguru and became CEO.
- **2017** — Named to Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 in consumer technology with Iman Usman.
- **2019** — Received EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year recognition; appointed presidential special staff member on November 21; Ruangguru announced a $150 million Series C in December.
- **2020** — Announced resignation from presidential special staff role on April 21 after submitting his letter on April 17; received Harvard Kennedy School Digital Innovation Award.
- **2021** — Ruangguru announced $55 million in additional funding led by Tiger Global Management.
- **2022** — Selected as a Yale World Fellow and received NTU Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
- **2026** — Hosted The Last Dinner memory-and-mathematics round in Clash of Champions Season 3 in August.

## Achievements

- Forbes Asia 30 Under 30, consumer technology, 2017, with co-founder Iman Usman.
- EY Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year recognition, 2019.
- Harvard Kennedy School Digital Innovation Award, 2020.
- Yale World Fellow, class of 2022.
- Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award, 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — RRI reported that he guided The Last Dinner round in Clash of Champions Season 3 on August 16.
- **2026-04** — Listed as keynote talkshow speaker for the April 10 Nyala Swara Cita book launch organized by Sharing Beasiswa BPS; this is an event announcement, not confirmation of attendance.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ruangguru.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belvadevara/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AdamasBelva
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaVV4Kuml1YeUpzGSjLat1g
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belvadevara/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23