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Saurabh Tandon

Founder

Co-founder at Better place

Greater Bengaluru Area

FoundedBetter place

About

Saurabh Tandon is the Co-Founder and Group Chief Operating Officer at BetterPlace Safety Solutions Pvt Ltd, a Series D+ funded company that provides workforce hiring, management, and engagement infrastructure for enterprises across India and Southeast Asia. Prior to BetterPlace, he worked in quantitative finance for over seven years at hedge funds managing $14 billion in assets and built predictive models at Mu Sigma. He holds an MBA in Strategy, Marketing, and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management and an MS in Quantitative Finance from the Stuart Graduate School of Business, both at Northwestern University.

Co-founder at Better place

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Better place's investors · 6

3one4 CapitalGift City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat · $364K – $30M checksAlteria CapitalMumbai · $100K – $15M checksBritish International InvestmentLondonCapriaSeattleCapria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M checksJungle VenturesSingapore · $604K – $45M checks

Co-founders at Better place

PAPravin Agarwala
Pravin AgarwalaCo-founder

Experience

  1. BetterPlace Safety Solutions Pvt LtdCo Founder & Group Chief Operating Officercurrent2015 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
  2. BetterPlace GlobalDirectorcurrent2022 — presentSingapore, Singapore
  3. Aasaan JobsDirectorcurrent2021 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  4. MyRobin.IDDirectorcurrent2023 — presentJakarta, Indonesia
  5. TROOPERSDirector2023 — 2026WP. Kuala Lumpur
  6. ezeDoxDirector2022 — 2026Bengaluru
  7. Oust LabsDirector2021 — 2026Bangalore Urban
  8. Mu Sigma Inc.Apprentice Leader2015Greater Bengaluru Area
  9. Mu Sigma Inc.Senior Manager2012 — 2014Greater Bengaluru Area
  10. Mesirow FinancialVice President2010 — 2012Chicago,USA
  11. Mesirow FinancialSenior Analyst2007 — 2010Greater Chicago Area
  12. Mesirow FinancialAnalyst2005 — 2007Greater Chicago Area
  13. Birkelbach Investment SecuritiesFinancial Analyst2003 — 2004Greater Chicago Area
  14. IBMSoftware Engineer2001 — 2002Bangalore, India

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2B SoftwareMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Acquisition IntegrationBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Equities46Hedge Funds34Financial Modeling12Investments27Quantitative Analytics24Financial Markets9Mutual Funds14
+12 moreCreditPortfolio ManagementValuationAsset ManagmentCapital MarketsVenture CapitalEmerging MarketsFixed IncomeStrategyManagementLeadershipAnalysis

Languages English · Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Saurabh Tandon?
Saurabh Tandon is the Co-Founder and Group Chief Operating Officer at BetterPlace Safety Solutions Pvt Ltd, a Series D+ funded company that provides workforce hiring, management, and engagement infrastructure for enterprises across India and Southeast Asia. Prior to BetterPlace, he worked in quantitative finance for over seven years at hedge funds managing $14 billion in assets and built predictive models at Mu Sigma. He holds an MBA in Strategy, Marketing, and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management and an MS in Quantitative Finance from the Stuart Graduate School of Business, both at Northwestern University.
Where does Saurabh Tandon work?
Saurabh Tandon is Co-founder of Better place.
What companies did Saurabh Tandon found?
Saurabh Tandon founded Better place.
Where did Saurabh Tandon go to school?
Saurabh Tandon studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Strategy); Illinois Institute of Technology (MS in Finance, Financial Markets); Bangalore University (BE, Computer Sciences).

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Also attended Illinois Institute of Technology37

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