Trishneet Arora

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Trishneet Arora
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Arora in New Mexico, February 2019
Born2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) (age 31)
OccupationChief executive officer of TAC Security
Years active2012 – present

Trishneet Arora (born 2 November 1993) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder of TAC Security, a cyber security company. [1] [2] He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 Asia list [3] and Fortune India 40 Under 40 2019 List of India's Brightest Business Minds. [4]

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Arora was listed among Top 10 youngest Indian billionaires in Hurun Rich List of India 2024, with $130 Million (₹1100 Crore) Net Worth [5] [6] [7] [8]

Career

Arora founded TAC Security, a cyber security company that provides protection to corporations against network vulnerabilities and data theft. [9] Some of his clients are Reliance Industries, Central Bureau of Investigation, Punjab Police (India) and Gujarat Police. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Arora's company mainly provides vulnerability assessment and penetration testing services. According to Arora, there has been an increase in the number of attacks against portals of companies. [15] [16] [17]

Arora's enterprise reached a turning point in 2016 when it secured pre-series 'A' funding from prominent investor Vijay Kedia. [18]

In November 2022, Arora was invited by US Vice President Kamala Harris at a gathering of young business leaders in New Mexico, where he discussed cybersecurity. [19] [20]

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Arora with US Vice President Kamala Harris

Awards and recognition

YearAwardAwarding organization
2022Global Leader of Tomorrow [21] St. Gallen Symposium
2021Fortune India 40 Under 40 [22] Fortune India
2020Entrepreneur of the Year in Service Business – Security [23] Entrepreneur India
2020Top 100 Great People Managers [24] Forbes India & GMI
2019Fortune India's 40 Under 40 [4] Fortune India
2018Leaders of Tomorrow [25] [26] St. Gallen Symposium
2018 Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 [3] Forbes Asia
2017The 50 most influential young Indians [27] [28] GQ Magazine
2015Punjabi Icon Award [29] [30] PCHB
2014Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal bestowed a 'State Award' upon Arora on the 65th Republic Day (Government of Punjab, India) [9] [31] Government of Punjab, India

See also

Biographical film

Film-maker Sunil Bohra is working on a biographical film about Arora.[ when? ] Hansal Mehta will be directing the movie and currently working on the story. [32] [33]

Biography

Cyrus Gonda authored the biography Trishneet Arora (2023) in "The Magic of Leadership" series. [34] The book tells Arora's story from the time he decided to drop out to his first stint as an entrepreneur. [35]

Personal life

Trishneet also invest in startups as an angel investor. In 2020 invested in online gaming company Oneiric. [36]

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