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Arjun Mohan — founder portrait

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROGRESS

Arjun Mohan

Founder

TENDERD

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

The work behind the name.

Arjun Mohan founded TENDERD in 2018. BECO Capital describes him as a repeat entrepreneur who returned to the region after building an AI startup in Silicon Valley.[1][2]

Research checked 2026-11-01. This is an editorial profile assembled from the sources below. No interview or quotation is implied.

THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

How the story unfolds.

Returning to industrial problems

BECO Capital describes Arjun Mohan as a repeat founder who returned to the region after building an AI startup in Silicon Valley. Tenderd initially addressed access to underused machinery before moving towards AI-supported fleet management. His founder story therefore connects prior software experience with a physical industry, where equipment utilisation and operating information provide the starting point for the product.[1]

Software experience before industrial AI

Arjun Mohan’s founder biography on Y Combinator traces his early career to a strategy analyst role at a technology company in Toronto. He later cofounded a software business that built ecommerce marketplaces. The same biography records undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto and a master’s at the Richard Ivey School of Business, adding detail to his background before Tenderd.[2]

COMPANY CONNECTIONS

Part of the ecosystem.

FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

Sources.

  1. 01
    Tenderd investor profileBECO Capital · institutional source · checked 2026-11-01
  2. 02
    TENDERD — company and founder profileY Combinator · institutional source · checked 2026-11-01