Arun Seth

Advisor at C2FO

Arun Seth took early retirement from his corporate career to focus on bringing the benefits of IT/Telecom to real world businesses in energy, health, fintech, medtech, education and hospitality 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. Arun also helped incubate and grow Mahindra BT in the mid 90’s into what now is Tech Mahindra and has been on the board for 17 years. He is very active with Govt and Regulators on shaping Telecoms Policy and IT policy being an elected member of Nasscom for more than a decade.

He is an active angel investor for the last 20+ years having incubated companies like Avendus InMobi, Tonetag, Ezetap, HelathifyMe, alertgy.com. Arun is a founding Charter Member of TiE Delhi Chapter and Indian Angel Network and has been part of angel funds and advises/mentors several start-ups in the tech space in India and the US.

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. He is active in Alumni Affairs and has Chaired PanIIT in 2010 and was Vice President of IIT Kanpur Alumni Association.

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  • Advisor

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