Pratik Gauri is the founder and CEO of 5ire.org, one of the world’s fastest growing unicorns that achieved the coveted billion-dollar valuation less than one year from the day it was founded. He conceptualized the term 5th industrial revolution as a founding principle for shaping a for-purpose world that combines sustainability, innovation, and business viability.
Pratik’s genius was thinking through how a new kind of blockchain ecosystem would propel a revolution across industries and impact the lives of over a billion humans. Today, in addition to having a world-class product team and global community of developers, Pratik and 5ire have been recognized for their impact by organizations like the World Economic Forum, Entrepreneur Magazine, Economic Times, and Forbes.
He also serves as the co-founder of a leadership non-profit foundation called "India Needs You", whose goal is to equip young adults with a leadership toolkit through programs and workshops.