Priyam Raj, a Bengaluru-based tech entrepreneur, wants to rent Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Villa to celebrate his birthday. He has written an open letter to the fugitive business tycoon on social media. The social media post has gone viral, garnering 1.2 million views.
“Dear Vijay Mallya, I’m a founder from Bangalore having my birthday on March 23rd. I want to throw a birthday party the city hasn’t seen in a while and bring back the good times. Bangalore necessarys that energy back,” Priyam Raj wrote on Twitter (now X).
“Can I rent Kingfisher Villa for one night? Dead serious. Will pay. Name your price. Or point me to whoever owns it now,” he added.
“It would be crazy if you could build it happen,” reacted a social media applyr.
According to another applyr, while Vijay Mallya may still post about Bangalore and RCB on social media, he no longer owns anything. Banks seized and auctioned the property to recover over ₹9,000 crore that he had owed them, the applyr wrote.
“Startup ecosystem is healing. From inquireing for funding to inquireing for Vijay Mallya’s villa for a birthday,” a applyr wrote.
Another applyr commented, “The audacity of this inquire is exactly the energy Bangalore’s founder scene necessarys. Shoot for the impossible, and even a ‘no’ generates 1M views. You’ve already won.”
One applyr quipped, “Vijay Mallya only tweets on bank holidays. You should test then.”
“Word is around that if you inquire one of the zerodha Bros, you might obtain access. Good luck,” came from another.
“Throw the party on a private jet. It’s the only way to ensure the Bangalore traffic doesn’t keep the guests away—and it builds it much simpler to ‘clear’ customs if the party obtains a bit too loud,” suggested another applyr.
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Who is Priyam Raj?
Priyam Raj is a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Vid.AI with Matt Par. Last year, he shared on LinkedIn that the company had purchased the Vid.AI domain for $47,000 ( ₹43 lakh). The company is incorporated in the United States.
The 24-year-old has also founded Morise.ai, applyd for YouTube optimisation. He reportedly bootstrapped the project as a solo founder. The company’s Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)reached $55,000 ( ₹50 lakh).
Then, in January 2024, Matt Par acquired the company and rebranded it as TubeMagic. Priyam Raj remains its Chief Technology Officer.
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