Adamas Belva Syah Devara
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About
Indonesian entrepreneur and social activist who is best known for his founding of Ruangguru, an online learning platform. He has over 650,000 followers on his Instagram account belvadevara.
Before Fame
In 2007 he was one of eight Indonesian students selected by the government of Singapore to receive full scholarships to study at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He went on to become the first Indonesian to be accepted into a dual degree program in the United States. He holds a master's degree in public administration (Public Policy) from Harvard University, and a master's of business administration from Stanford University.
Trivia
He founded Ruangguru to help improve education in Indonesia. Forbes included him in their '30 under 30' in 2017. Since founding, his business has spread to Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore, and reached over 20,000,000 K-12 students.
Family Life
He married Sabrina Anggraini in March 2022. Their daughter Launa was born a year later in March 2023. He is the oldest of three siblings.
Associated With
He was invited by president Joko Widodo in 2017 to a limited cabinet meeting to discuss technology and education.
