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{{Infobox person
| name = Akshay Agrawal
| image = AkshayAgrawalTEDxOIS.jpg
| caption = Agrawal at the TEDxOIS conference in January 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1998}}
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[Avalon Heights International School]]
| occupation = [[Entrepreneur]]
}}
'''Akshay Agrawal''' (born 1998) is an [[Indian]] [[entrepreneur]], [[designer]] speaker and
[[researcher]]. He attended high school at [[:en:Avalon_Heights_International_School|Avalon Heights International School]] <ref name="IndianWeb2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianweb2.com/2016/03/04/17-year-old-solely-created-zomato-schools-tutors-coaching-institutes/|title=This 17-Year-Old Solely Created A 'Zomato' For Schools, Tutors and Coaching Institutes|date=2016-03-04|website=IndianWeb2|accessdate=2016-10-08}}</ref> and [[:en:St._Gregorios_High_School|St. Gregorios High School.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stgregorios.net/events/event_22/WRIT%20UP%20FOR%20CASCADE%20CASPRO.docx|title=St Gregorios Caspro participation Summary|publisher=St. Gregorios High School|access-date=2017-08-04|archive-date=2017-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115124033/http://www.stgregorios.net/events/event_22/WRIT%20UP%20FOR%20CASCADE%20CASPRO.docx|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a User Experience design student and researcher at ArtCenter College of Design in [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/71379/classfever-school-ranking-maharashtra/|title=This 18-Year-Old Started a Zomato for Schools to Help Students & Their Parents Find Good Schools|date=2016-10-12|website=The Better India|language=en-US|accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref> He started two companies when he was a teenager - Ukhadlo<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/17253|title=TEDxYouth@OIS {{!}} TED.com|website=www.ted.com|language=en|accessdate=2017-04-03}}</ref> and ClassFever.<ref name=":2">{{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=Lie and lie till you succeed {{!}} Akshay Agarwal {{!}} TEDxYouth@OIS|date=2016-04-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUisKJ7hnwA|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref> Akshay has spoken at two TEDx events about his experiences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/16721|title=TEDxUWCMC {{!}} TED.com|website=www.ted.com|language=en|accessdate=2017-04-03}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
He has been featured in Hindustan Times<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=BWYPAXBWWJV|title=I no longer address my clients as uncle or aunty|date=1 June 2014|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>, Economic Times<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31818&articlexml=Make-Me-a-Match-06062014016005|title=Make Me a Match...|date=6 June 2014|publisher=The Times Group|accessdate=2016-10-08}}</ref>, Yahoo News<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/18-old-started-zomato-schools-130025801.html|title=This 18-Year-Old Started a Zomato for Schools to Help Students & Their Parents Find Good Schools|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref>, Mid Day<ref name="Mid Day">{{Cite web|url=http://epaper2.mid-day.com/epaper/23-oct-2016-252-edition-Mumbai-Page-28.html|title=A class apart|first=Kusumita|last=Das|date=23 October 2016|website=Mid Day|accessdate=23 October 2016|pages=28–29}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://startoholics.in/2014/06/akshay-agarwal-16-year-old-entrepreneur-talks-crowdfunding-platform-ukhadlo-com/|title=Akshay Agarwal, a 16-year-old entrepreneur talks about his crowdfunding platform Ukhadlo.com|publisher=startoholics.in|accessdate=2016-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tedxyouthois.com/home.html|title=TEDxYouth@OIS - Home|date=2016-03-19|accessdate=2017-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://themangonews.com/technology/18-year-old-created-platform-online-students-find-best-school/?doing_wp_cron=1481182618.5783119201660156250000|title=18 Year Old Created a Platform Online for Students to Find the Best School|date=2016-10-13|newspaper=Mango News|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uwcmahindracollege.org/blog/tedx-uwcmc-shifting-lenses/|title=UWCMC Blog {{!}} TEDx UWCMC: Shifting Lenses|first=UWCMC|last=Blog|website=uwcmahindracollege.org|language=en-US|accessdate=2017-04-03|archive-date=2017-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430073433/http://uwcmahindracollege.org/blog/tedx-uwcmc-shifting-lenses/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.letsintern.com/blog/weekly-spotlight-5-indian-start-ups-you-should-know-about-8/|title=5 Indian Start-ups you should know about.|publisher=Learning Centre|accessdate=2016-12-08}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://geekopedia.me/startups/classfever-online-portal-dedicated-to-school-reviews-launched-by-a-12th-grade-student|title=ClassFever – Online startup Portal dedicated to school reviews launched by a 12th Grade Student|date=2015-05-19|website=Geekopedia|accessdate=2016-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theidealindian.com/a-18-year-old-started-a-zomato-for-schools-to-help-students-their-parents-find-good-schools/|title=A 18-Year-Old Started a Zomato for Schools to Help Students & Parents Find Good Schools|date=2016-10-14|website=The Ideal Indian|accessdate=2016-11-23|archive-date=2016-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124090923/http://www.theidealindian.com/a-18-year-old-started-a-zomato-for-schools-to-help-students-their-parents-find-good-schools/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@drishtisoni/make-way-for-the-alpha-teens-699718380637#.a9bw90rjp|title=Make Way For The Alpha Teens|first=Drishti|last=Soni|date=2016-06-15|accessdate=2016-10-12}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/18-old-started-zomato-schools-130025801.html|title=This 18-Year-Old Started a Zomato for Schools to Help Students & Their Parents Find Good Schools|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestartupjournal.com/classfever-zomato-for-schools/|title=This 17 Year's Zomato For Schools Onboards 3000 Schools In Seven Months|date=2015-09-05|work=The Startup Journal|access-date=2016-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inc42.com/startups/meet-10-startups-made-pulse42s-startuppulse-mumbai-edition/|title=Meet The 10 Startups That Made It To #StartupPulse Mumbai Edition|publisher=Inc42 Media|accessdate=2016-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/classfever.com|title=Classfever.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors|publisher=Alexa|accessdate=2016-10-08}}</ref>

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