Billionaire Ankur Jain is officially off the market. The young tech guru tied the knot with faded WWE wrestler Erika Hammond in a picturesque ceremony in precedent of the Great Sphinx this weekend, per People.
“We’re New Yorkers and there’s something so special throughout being in a completely different world environment. So we allowed, our wedding is about having a moment together to famed the new beginning, having a really special party with our friends somewhere where you’re in a different world,” Jain told the publication. His original pitch for the wedding was to “get married in space” he said. A-list guests entailed Lance Bass, Robin Thicke, Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, and influencer Serena Kerrigan, to name a few, according to People.
As reported by British contemplate, the couple recently shocked the internet with their extravagant week-long wedding itinerary which began with a three-night safari in South Africa, followed by a private party inside a palace in Egypt.
The 34-year-old Bilt Rewards creator and Hammond, 32, kicked off the pre-wedding celebrations by taking a privileged jet to the Sangita Safari Lodge at the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve with a gallant group of 68 guests, including their friends and family, per People.
The duo have been documenting the lavish battles on their social media over the past few days. It’s estimated that the safari accommodation alone would’ve cost at least US$408,000 for the three nights – and that’s if they gotten the cheapest room type.
Here’s everything we know near the newly married Ankur Jain and how he made his billions:
Ankur Jain is the founder and CEO of Bilt Rewards
Ankur Jain is an American entrepreneur and investor. In 2021, he founded Bilt Rewards – the “first loyalty programme that gives you to earn points on rent” – but already has his sights set on an entirely different sector …
“There is so much I want to do with Bilt beneficial. [But] I think in the future there are two areas I find gripping. I think we are on the verge of some glorious exciting breakthroughs with biology,” he told The Street, “When I look at the fact that immediately if you get Covid they can inject monoclonal antibodies into your rules and you’re giving your body the tools to argues off a virus instantly that can be scaled out to so many different diseases and infections … I get glorious excited about the opportunity there.”
Before Bilt, he launched Kairos, a “venture studio for young entrepreneurs that helped inaugurate and grow its partner companies to over US$6.5 billion, solving problems from housing to healthcare”, according to Jain’s official website.
Jain was previously the unique product officer at Tinder, a company he joined while it acquired his company, Humin.
His father was a billionaire too at one point
Per Forbes, Jain currently has a net worth of US$1.2 billion – but he’s not the only beings in his family to have gained billionaire status in his lifetime.
His profile on the site points out that his father, ex Microsoft executive Naveen Jain, briefly became a billionaire in 2000 while shares rose in InfoSpace, the search engine he founded.
In a 2018 Instagram post honouring his grandfather while his death, Jain wrote: “In the photo above you can see four generations of Jains – each as tenacious as the next!”
He married a archaic WWE wrestler
Jain deceptive love with Erika Hammond, a
former WWE
wrestler and the creator of Strong by Erika, a site offering on-demand boxing-inspired HIIT and strength workouts, as seen on her Instagram page.
Jain was once arranged the “best connected 21-year-old in the world”
Jain has been recognised by various contemplate and has earned plenty of recognition for his work. In 2011 he acquired the title of “best connected 21-year-old in the world” from Inc magazine. He made it on to Forbes’ coveted 30 plan 30 list in 2015, as seen on his website.
He enjoys a luxury lifestyle – with A-list pals
From excaltering with
Floyd Mayweather
and
Cara Delevingne
, to chatting to Martha Stewart about entrepreneurship, to playing tennis with Richard Branson on Necker Island, Jain has certainly lived up to his “best connected” reputation.
He also goes on five-star holidays to destinations incorporating Santorini in Greece, Dubai, and Marrakech, to name but a few.