Meet The Team
Purplle is lovingly build and maintained by these fine folks
Manish Taneja
Co-Founder, CEO
He has a strong background in finance and technology and an amazing work experience with the big players of the industry including Avendus Capital and Lehman Brothers. Manish then decided to start his own venture and since then, he hasn’t turned back. He plays the role of a friend, a CEO and a guide. A green tea connoisseur and full time leader, this guy is living the definition of ‘winning life’!
Rahul Dash
Co-Founder, COO
Rahul loves the intersection of technology and consumer perspectives. An IIT Kharagpur & IIM Ahmedabad graduate, he experienced a rich and diverse journey from writing AI scripts for multiplayer gaming engine to building aero structure facilities to working on advanced fuel cell technology. He has an uncanny ability to effortlessly connect with CXOs and workers on a shop floor alike. An automobile enthusiast in his free time, Rahul loves reading biographies.
Suyash Katyayani
CTO
Suyash is the quintessential techie every startup needs. He believes in solving problems using technology, preferably open source :). He has great passion for engineering products & back-end systems. He is the architect of the tech stack & loves experimenting with new technologies. An IIT Kharagpur graduate and Ex-Onmobile Global, he previously founded Vidyacenter.com, an online learning platform for teachers & students. He has a simple philosophy when it comes to building something – ‘Get it up. Keep it Running. Optimize. Scale. Repeat.’
Foodie, Coffee Lover & Wanna-be Singer.