Neeraj Arora

Neeraj Arora is the CEO and co-founder of HalloApp, a messaging app startup. Neeraj was previously a member of the board of directors at Paytm, and prior to that, they were the business guy at WhatsApp Inc. from November 2011 to November 2018. Before that, they were a principal at Google's Corporate Development from December 2007 to November 2011, where they led acquisitions and investments across products and geographies. Some of the notable transactions they were involved in include the acquisitions of Zagat, Dailydeal.de, Slide, Picnik, Cleversense, PittPatt and Talkbin. Prior to Google, they worked at Times Internet Limited from June 2006 to November 2007 as part of the Investments and Corporate Strategy team. Neeraj also has experience in venture capital, having worked at Venture Highway LLP prior to their current role.

Neeraj Arora is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, where they studied mechanical engineering. Neeraj then went on to obtain their MBA from the Indian School of Business, where they specialized in finance and strategy.