Janishar Ali - Founder AfterAcademy
Janishar Ali is a builder at heart who began his journey as a self-taught programmer and grew into a full-time entrepreneur. He co-founded MindOrks, one of the largest Android learning platforms, and later co-founded CuriousJr, which was acquired by PhysicsWallah, where he also served as Vice President. He is now building AfterAcademy to empower developers and students worldwide through high-quality, practical tech education.
Journey
- 2026
Founder
Building AfterAcademy to empower professionals with real-world tech skills.
AfterAcademy 2.0 Launch
- 2025
Vice President PhysicsWallah
Building PhysicsWallah Institute of Innovation
PW IOI
- 2023
Associate Vice President PhysicsWallah
Scaling CuriousJr & building next-gen education
CuriousJr Acquisition by PhysicsWallah
- 2020
Co-Founded CuriousJr (Acquired by PW)
Building coding for kids on mobile
$1M Seed Round | 50 Team Members | 3M Users
- 2019
Launched AfterAcademy
Coding practice platform for MindOrks
500K Monthly Visits
- 2019
Entrepreneur
Moved fulltime for MindOrks
3M Developer | Learners 6X Salary | $400K Revenue
- 2018
IXIGO
Senior Android Developer
Created Native Database
- 2017
Co-Founded MindOrks
Largest Android Learning Platform
Highest GitHub Stars India
- 2016
Author
Became popular author in tech
20M Times Read
- 2016
OpenSource
Started creating opensource softwares
50+ Libraries
- 2015
Bobble Keyboard
Android and Computer Vision Developer
Photos into Cartoon Stickers
- 2010
IIT BHU
Civil Engineering 5yr Dual Degree
Found Coding Passion | Met Friends For Life