Praveen Arichandran took Argo public on the TSXV and put on-demand transit on the road in Brampton and Bradford West Gwillimbury, where daily ridership more than doubled.
Worth knowing
Praveen Arichandran is revolutionizing Canada's public transit landscape by integrating on-demand electric vehicle services with traditional systems enhancing accessibility and sustainability.
Story
Praveen Arichandran is a Toronto-based technology executive and entrepreneur currently serving as the CEO and Co-founder of Argo Corporation a company pioneering integrated electric vehicle transit solutions. Prior to Argo he was the Director of Growth at Tesla where he led the transition to a referral and online sales model and a Product Manager at Facebook overseeing the Internet.org initiative that connected over 100 million users to the internet. Recognized on Forbes' 2019 Under 30 list Arichandran holds degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics from the University of Waterloo.
In Praveen's words
Toronto-based transit innovator
Highlights
- Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman, Argo Corporation (TSXV: ARGH)
- Director of Growth Programs, Tesla (2016-2019)
- Growth Product Manager, Facebook, on the Internet.org team
- Quantitative equity researcher, BMO Capital Markets
- BASc Computer Engineering and Economics, University of Waterloo
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