Co-founder role

Rahul Dash: the operations head at Purplle

The co-founder who runs operations and supply chain at the beauty platform.

Rahul Dash studied at IIT Kharagpur and then at IIM Ahmedabad. IIM Ahmedabad lists him in the 2009 batch.

He started his career in the Tata group. He joined the Tata Administrative Services and later worked in strategy and business development at Tata Power.

He co-founded Purplle with Manish Taneja and Suyash Katyayani around 2011 to 2012. He runs operations, supply chain, logistics and customer service.

Purplle moved from a marketplace to owning inventory and its own brands. In 2024 it closed a Series F at Rs 1,500 Cr and was reported as a unicorn.

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Where did Rahul Dash study?

He did a B.Tech at IIT Kharagpur and a PGDM at IIM Ahmedabad, from the 2009 batch.

What is Rahul Dash's role at Purplle?

He is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Purplle. He handles operations, supply chain, logistics and customer service.

What did Rahul Dash do before Purplle?

After IIM Ahmedabad he worked at the Tata group, including Tata Administrative Services and Tata Power.