# Varun Mayya

> Varun Mayya is a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur, creator and author who co-founded Aeos. After building Jobspire, Avalon Labs and the community platform Scenes, which Graphy acquired in 2023, he developed a group spanning content channels, production services, AI work and games.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Aeos
- **Organizations:** Aeos, Aeos Games, Scenes, Avalon Labs, Jobspire, 100xEngineers
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Computer Science Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built and sold Jobspire to TurnToTech in 2017., Co-founded Scenes, acquired by Graphy in June 2023., Co-authored The Content Creator Handbook, published by Ebury Press in November 2024.

## Career timeline

- **College years** — Started T-shirt manufacturing venture SIZR with friends.
- **2014** — Founded recruitment platform Jobspire.
- **2017** — Jobspire was acquired by TurnToTech; Mayya started Avalon Labs with Shashank Udupa.
- **2021** — Scenes emerged as a community management platform with collaborators including Abhinav Arora and Shashank Udupa.
- **2023** — Unacademy-owned Graphy acquired Scenes for an undisclosed sum.
- **2024** — Co-authored The Content Creator Handbook with Achina Sirohi Mayya.
- **2024** — Aeos Games began work on Unleash the Avatar with Rohan Mayya.
- **2026** — Ran Build What Moves India hackathon with OpenAI; reported more than 13,000 registrations.

## Achievements

- Built and sold Jobspire to TurnToTech in 2017.
- Co-founded Scenes, acquired by Graphy in June 2023.
- Co-authored The Content Creator Handbook, published by Ebury Press in November 2024.
- Co-founded Aeos, whose published company account describes a network of content, services, AI and games businesses.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Mayya reported that Build What Moves India, a hackathon with OpenAI, drew more than 13,000 registrations and selected three winners.
- **2026-07** — Aeos Games showed more of Unleash the Avatar; recent interview coverage pointed to a 2027 release target.
- **2026-06** — Published a video reviewing ten projects and lessons from his career.

## Links

- Website: https://www.varunmayya.org/
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/varunmayya
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/waitin4agi_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VarunMayya
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevarunmayya

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Last updated: 2026-09-29