Claim: ClassPass Inc., created by 28-year-old Payal Kadakia, has become (as of January 2020) a $1 billion company and has locations in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Evidence: As of its latest financing in January 2020, the company was valued at $1 billion. ClassPass has locations in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Payal Kadakia
Mary Biggins In 2011, after spending over an hour searching online for an open ballet class in New York City, 28-year old Payal Kadakia, an Indian American graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and employee of Warner Music Group, realised she was tired of corporate life and allocated herself fourteen days to come up with an idea for her very own company.