When 19-year-old Money Singh left Punjab for San Francisco in 2006, he had no idea that years later he’d be running two million-dollar ventures in the United States. The journey wasn’t easy — marked by loneliness, debt, and sheer perseverance.

“I was depressed for almost a year. I wanted to go back,” Singh, now 38, told CNBC Make It , recalling his early days in the US. Also Read | Video: Moment Indian-origin rams truck into multiple cars in California

That job marked the beginning of a 12-year stint in the cab business. Singh began as a driver, later expanded to a five-cab fleet, and eventually launched his own dispatch company. He then founded Driver’s Network, an advertising and marketing platform for independent drivers.

By 2018, Singh wanted a change. Drawing inspiration f

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