Tarun Joshi is a Founder and CEO at IGP. He is a highly experienced tech entrepreneur, angel investor, aeronautical scientist and Direct to Consumer (D2C) industry leader. He is the Founder of Join Ventures, India’s fastest-growing D2C platform, which owns IGP.com, one of the world’s leading online gifting company and Interflora.in, the most trusted flower delivery service in India & Worldwide.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
There is no information available regarding his mother’s or father’s names. He never revealed anything further about his family members.
EDUACTION
Tarun Joshi attended St. Paul School in Kota for his education. He graduated from Punjab Engineering College with a B.E. in Aeronautical. At the Indian School of Business, he then completed an MBA in Finance.
CAREER
When Tarun originally began his career, he worked with the DRDO as a scientist. There, he was instrumental in creating the flight control systems for Tejas, India’s first lightweight, high-agility supersonic fighter aircraft, which the Indian Air Force (IAF) began using in July 2016. He later created the world’s first biometric ATM as part of a trailblazing programme that used technology to get beyond linguistic hurdles and make low-income microfinance customers in India more financially included.
At two of the top private equity companies in the world (3i and CVCI), where he successfully led and managed investments totaling more than $500 million in India, Tarun gained more than 12 years of investing expertise. Additionally, he invests in E-commerce, Financial Services, Technology, and Consumer industries as an active angel investor in Indian start-ups.
Sports may instil strong work ethics, tenacity, and a team-player attitude toward work, according to Tarun, an ardent sportsman, state champion, and 11-time national level Badminton player. His goal has always been to provide purposeful leadership that can create an environment where talent not only flourishes but also develops into an agile and imaginative workforce to keep pace with the rapidly expanding digital-first ecosystem.
