Profile
Tarun is an entrepreneur, “startup guy,” and now posing as Angel Investor as a partner at Blu Venture Investors.
Tarun serves on the Cyber Investment Committee.
He is the former co-founder and CEO at Gallop, an AI travel software company.
He was previously CTO at hCentive, Inc—a company he co-founded in 2009 that was acquired by Optum.
Prior to hCentive, Inc, Tarun was co-founder and CTO of Globallogic—a global product outsourcing outfit which was sold to a private equity group in 2013.
Before Globallogic, he was co-founder and CTO of Pinelabs—an India-based payment, loyalty, and retail solution provider.
As an investor, Tarun is interested in the impact of the internet on privacy, e-commerce, and social relationships.
Having been a serial tech entrepreneur for the last 23 years creating 4 successful companies, he enjoys helping entrepreneurs overcome challenges and take advantage of opportunities at each stage of scaling a company.
Upaday Tarun active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Trafla, Inc.
 Trafla, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Trafla, Inc. provides travel services. It offers AI-powered travel management platform that allows corporate and leisure travelers to discover and book trips. The company was founded by Upaday Tarun and is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Founder | - |
Blu Venture Investors LLC
 Blu Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blu Venture Investors LLC (Blu Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jim Hunt, Robert Proctor, Kevin Hollins, and JS Gamble. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. | Private Equity Investor | 2014-08-31 |
| Opsware Data, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 2021-06-30 |
| Propellyr, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 2022-03-31 |
Atomicorp, Inc.
 Atomicorp, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Atomicorp, Inc. provides security solutions. It offers Atomic Secured Linux, a web server support and protection, The company was founded by Michael Shinn and Scott Shinn and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-01-31 |
Routespring, Inc.
 Routespring, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Routespring, Inc. provides a simple travel management solution with real-time approvals and central billing. Upaday Tarun has been the CEO of the American company since 2020. | Chief Executive Officer | 2020-01-31 |
Former positions of Upaday Tarun
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
hCentive, Inc.
 hCentive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services hCentive, Inc. provides cloud-based healthcare technology solutions for health plans, state agencies, dental plans and TPAs. Its products include benefits marketplace, state marketplace for individuals, state marketplace for small busuiness and exchange manager. The company was founded by Sanjay Singh, Manoj Agarwala and Tarun Upadhyay in 2009 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Founder | 2016-02-29 |
GlobalLogic, Inc.
 GlobalLogic, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services GlobalLogic, Inc. provides software solutions and development services. It operates as a digital product engineering firm. Its services include experience design, product engineering, digital services, labs, and content engineering. The firm operates design studios and engineering centers that specializes in offering customers in the communications, automotive, healthcare, technology, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries. The company was founded by Sanjay Singh, Manoj Agarwala, Rajul Garg, and Tarun Upadhyay in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Founder | 2009-04-30 |
Pine Labs Pvt Ltd.
 Pine Labs Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pine Labs Pvt Ltd. provides retail point of sale solutions. Its products include Plutus payment solutions, GPRS, and TRM, myPlutus mobile app, pine analytics, and PaybyPoints. The company was founded by Rajul Garg and Sanjeev Kumar on May 18, 1998 and is headquartered in Noida, India. | Founder | 2000-04-30 |
Training of Upaday Tarun
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 9 |
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Trafla, Inc.
Trafla, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Trafla, Inc. provides travel services. It offers AI-powered travel management platform that allows corporate and leisure travelers to discover and book trips. The company was founded by Upaday Tarun and is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Technology Services |
Pine Labs Pvt Ltd.
Pine Labs Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pine Labs Pvt Ltd. provides retail point of sale solutions. Its products include Plutus payment solutions, GPRS, and TRM, myPlutus mobile app, pine analytics, and PaybyPoints. The company was founded by Rajul Garg and Sanjeev Kumar on May 18, 1998 and is headquartered in Noida, India. | Commercial Services |
Blu Venture Investors LLC
Blu Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blu Venture Investors LLC (Blu Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jim Hunt, Robert Proctor, Kevin Hollins, and JS Gamble. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. | Finance |
GlobalLogic, Inc.
GlobalLogic, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services GlobalLogic, Inc. provides software solutions and development services. It operates as a digital product engineering firm. Its services include experience design, product engineering, digital services, labs, and content engineering. The firm operates design studios and engineering centers that specializes in offering customers in the communications, automotive, healthcare, technology, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries. The company was founded by Sanjay Singh, Manoj Agarwala, Rajul Garg, and Tarun Upadhyay in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
hCentive, Inc.
hCentive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services hCentive, Inc. provides cloud-based healthcare technology solutions for health plans, state agencies, dental plans and TPAs. Its products include benefits marketplace, state marketplace for individuals, state marketplace for small busuiness and exchange manager. The company was founded by Sanjay Singh, Manoj Agarwala and Tarun Upadhyay in 2009 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
| Opsware Data, Inc. | |
| Propellyr, Inc. | |
Atomicorp, Inc.
Atomicorp, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Atomicorp, Inc. provides security solutions. It offers Atomic Secured Linux, a web server support and protection, The company was founded by Michael Shinn and Scott Shinn and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA. | Technology Services |
Routespring, Inc.
Routespring, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Routespring, Inc. provides a simple travel management solution with real-time approvals and central billing. Upaday Tarun has been the CEO of the American company since 2020. | Technology Services |
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