Arun Seth
Investment Committee Member
Arun Seth’s rich corporate career brings the benefits of IT/Telecom to real world businesses in energy, health, fintech, medtech, education, hospitality etc. via a vibrant innovative entrepreneurial eco system and a focus on giving back to society.
Starting as the founding MD of British Telecom in India in 1995 he built it to its current leadership position in managed telecom services and outsourced IT and back office operations. He left in 2012 as its non-Executive Chairman. He had helped acquire a 45% stake in Airtel in 1996 was on its board till 2002. Had also helped incubate and grow Mahindra BT in mid 90’s into what now is Tech Mahindra ( www.techmahindra.com) and being on its board for 17 years. He had been very active with Govt and Regulators on shaping Telecoms Policy and IT policy being an elected member of Nasscom for more than a decade.
Currently an independent Director on the board of public cos like Jubilant Pharmova Ltd ( https://www.jubilantpharmova.com/ ), Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd (https://www.jubilantingrevia.com/) and Dixon Technologies L:td ( https://www.dixoninfo.com/ ) and Ixigo ( www.ixigo.com) . Also on board of private cos like Kent RO Ltd ( www.kent.co.in) Usha Breco Ltd ( www.ushabreco.com ) , www.devrev.ai , Sify Technologies Ltd ( www.sifycorp.com) , Tonetag ( www.tonetag.com) and www.mkspamp.com etc.. Used to be on the board of Narayan Hrudalaya , Jubilant Foodworks etc
He continues as an active advisor to disruptive tech cos like global ad network www.inmobi.com which he incubated in 2007 and became India’s first unicorn and also created a second unicorn www.glance.com with the investment from Google and Jio . Works with disruptivos to take them from 0 to 1 in the Indian market like Nutanix USA (www.nutanix.com), Data security management co www.rubrik.com, Data Analytics leader ThoughtSpot (www.thoughtspot.com), Telecom products manufacturer www.dzsi.com. He advises IOT/Analytics leader Eco energy ( https://ecoenergyinsights.com/) that’s in energy management and a number of health tech startups like Healthifyme (www.healthifyme.com) , Healthcubed ( www.healthcubed.com ) etc.. He is advising clean tech cos like www.chara.co.in in rare earth free EV motors and getting active in that space.
Arun is very active in promoting the Software product and deep tech innovation eco system he co-chairs the Nasscom Product Conclave ( www.productconclave.in ) especially interested in the deep tech club and has invested/mentored Qunu Labs in Quantum Security ( www.qunulabs.com ) and NLP Voice tech co ( www.voxomos.com) incubated out of the IIT’s . Works closely with the IIT system to promote collaboration. Currently setting up a 600 bed Research hospital at IIT Kanpur campus with donations from alumni and grants from Govt to help create new innovations in this space and help make India a global leader.
Is an active angel investor last 20 + years having incubated companies like Avendus InMobi, Tonetag, Ezetap, HelathifyMe, and now focused on medtech cos like www.alertgy.com, Mindwell Labs ( www.mindwell.com ).
He is focused on fostering entrepreneurship had been involved with TiE Delhi Chapter when it was founded in 1998 (https://delhi.tie.org/ ) and currently a Charter member. He is active with the Indian Angel Network (www.indianangelnetwork.com ), he driving Bio Angels with Birac ( https://bioangels.vc/ ) and to other funds like a small clean tech fund Climate 9ers and has been part of angel funds and advises/mentors a number of start-ups in the tech space in India and USA.
Arun is extremely active on NGO and Education boards and is a co-founder of India’s leading NGO in livelihoods www.thenudge.org, an advisor to Give India - www.give.do, Also a trustee on DPS Ghaziabad Society (https://www.dpsgs.org/ghaziabad/ ). He is also a Governing Member of Helpage India Board ( www.helpageindia.org) , SPIC-MACAY, NCPEDP (Employment for Disabled people) http://www.ncpedp.org/ and active ageing with Dr Devi Shetty with Vaya Vikas ( https://www.vayah-vikas.org/ ). He was chairing Nasscom Foundation (www.nasscomfoundation.org) till 2019 which drives CSR initiatives across the IT Industry using tech for scaling good.
Arun is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Calcutta – he has worked in senior commercial positions in the BT, HCL, Usha Martin and the UB Group, in the last 40+ years. Very active in Alumni Affairs he has Chaired PanIIT in 2010 and was Vice President of IIT Kanpur Alumni Association.