Photo: Kimeshan Naidoo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁸

Kimeshan Naidoo

South African entrepreneur and engineer.¹

Born May 8, 1991.¹

About

Unibuddy is an EdTech company that provides a student engagement platform for higher education institutions. The platform allows prospective and current students to connect with student ambassadors and alumni from the same or similar courses, providing a peer-to-peer support network enabling prospective students to learn about life at a particular university, including course information, accommodation, and student life. Unibuddy was founded in 2015 by Kimeshan Naidoo and Diego Fanara in London, United Kingdom.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kimeshan Naidoo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

UnibuddyFounder¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Cape Town^{3 4}
Date not recordedUniversity College London^{3 5}

Career

Occupation: engineer, computer scientist, entrepreneur.^{9 10}

Since 2016Worked at Unibuddy⁶
2016 to 2023Chief technology officer⁸
2013 to 2015Worked at SLB⁶
2013 to 2015Engineer⁸
2010 to 2012Worked at United Nations Association of South Africa University of Cape Town⁶
Date not recordedFounded Unibuddy⁷

Personal life

BornMay 8, 1991, Tongaat¹¹
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom, South Africa¹²

Awards

Date not recordedForbes 30 Under 30^{13 14}

Sources

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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo on Wikidata
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WikipediaKimeshan Naidoo on Wikipedia
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: Worked at United Nations Association of South Africa University of Cape Town, on Wikidata
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: Founded Unibuddy, on Wikidata
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: Engineer, on Wikidata
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: occupation, on Wikidata
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Wikidataoccupation, as reported
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: Instagram, on Wikidata
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WikidataKimeshan Naidoo: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataUnibuddy, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsKimeshan Naidoo photo by Kimeshan Naidoo, CC0