Varun Chandran

Varun Chandran is a national footballer turned entrepreneur from India. He is the founder and CEO of Corporate360, a fast growing social enterprise tech startup with offices in Singapore, India and US. Born in a humble family in a farming village in Kerala (India), he excelled in youth level football, captaining state junior and university teams. Varun worked for some of the world’s biggest tech companies such as SAP, Oracle, Dell, NetApp in US, India & Singapore. His startup Corporate360 offers data-as-a-service SalesTech products that offer marketing insights and competitive intelligence for enterprises. He has introduced a social impact business model for digital skill development and job creation in villages, small towns and low-income segment among women, youth and physically challenged in India. His SmartVillage business concept is featured in Forbes. Through his social initiatives, he is supporting community development programs and digital literacy projects for rural youth in Kerala.

Awards[edit]

"2017 - Kerala State Youth Icon Award winner for Industrial Entrepreneurship"• FWD Business".

References[edit]

Chhabra, Esha (October 29, 2016). "Why One Indian Entrepreneur Is Investing In Smart Villages, Not Smart Cities". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
Fox, MeiMei (August 8, 2016). "5 Reasons Why Social Entrepreneurship Is The New Business Model". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
Shankar, Anish (May 18, 2017). "When Life Comes Full Circle for this Malayali Entrepreneur • FWD Business". Retrieved 2017-12-12.
Abraham, Rajesh (September 7, 2016). "Varun Chandran: A college dropout, now making heads turn with Corporate 360". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-12-12.