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.
Prachi Hetamsaria
CPO
Prachi is a shopaholic! Her passion for shopping and lack of time got her interested in e-commerce. She strives to create online products, which not only offer her fellow shoppers the convenience of shopping anytime anywhere, but also enable them to make an informed decision by creating an honest platform rich in brand content and user reviews.
With a Masters degree from Arizona State University and a diverse global experience of 15 years across Intel Corp, Texas Instruments and JustDial, she now drives Products @Purplle - key focus areas being usability, efficiency and rich technology!
Amit Kumar
Head, Mobility
Cell phone in your hand has a lot more potential than you think. Amit is a guy who truly believes this and likes to utilize the device to its 100% potential. Not just that, he is working hard so that you too can leverage your mobile device to its full potential and do things on the go. An ex-Samsung researcher who moved on to the budding silicon valley of startups (Bengaluru), Amit worked with DAZO before finally coming to Purplle. A great believer of lean methodology, an aspiring stand up comedian, a vigilante and a zombie fighter, there is no stopping this guy.
Rohit Khandai
GM, Operations
Rohit is the go-to guy in Purplle. An IIT Kharagpur & IIM Lucknow graduate, he spent his early days as a commodities trader, designing complex strategies in Options and Futures and making money as well. A trader by heart, he loves to solve problems with a quantitative approach. ‘Never say never’ is his motto and it keeps him charged. In his spare time he loves to solve puzzles, play poker and take road trips.
Our Investors
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Gaurav Sachdeva
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Vikram Gupta
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Ashish Fafadia
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Kayar Raghavan
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Gita Nayyar
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Girish Bhakoo
Partner at Acacia Partners
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Nikhil Vora
Founder & CEO at Sixth Sense Ventures
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Deven Sharma
Ex President Standard and Poors
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Vinay Menon
Managing Director at JP Morgan
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Ravi Dhariwal
Ex CEO Benett Coleman & Co. Ltd.
