# Anuj Paudel

> Anuj Paudel is the Sydney-based co-founder and co-CEO of Avarni, an Australian carbon accounting and emissions management software company launched in 2021. A former Macquarie Telecom Group cloud network engineer and University of Technology Sydney IT graduate, he helped build Avarni’s technology as its founding CTO. His public interviews describe a hands-on builder learning to delegate, act with incomplete information and use customer feedback to shape useful software.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Avarni
- **Organizations:** Avarni, Macquarie Telecom Group, Antler, Airshuffler, Brainy Bee Education Centre
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, with a focus on Enterprise Systems Development and Cyber Security, University of Technology Sydney
- **Known for:** Co-founded Avarni in 2021 and helped build its carbon accounting technology as founding CTO., Co-led Avarni when it announced a A$2.5 million funding extension in November 2023, bringing reported cumulative funding to A$6.1 million., Avarni announced SOC 2 Type II compliance on 24 February 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Began working with school friend Misha Cajic on projects and startup ideas.
- **2019–2021** — Co-founded Airshuffler; The Org dates the role November 2019 to March 2021.
- **Before 2021** — Worked as a Cloud Network Engineer at Macquarie Telecom Group and Lead High School Tutor at Brainy Bee Education Centre.
- **2021** — Joined Antler in early 2021; Avarni launched with Paudel as founding CTO alongside Misha Cajic and Tony Yammine.
- **2023** — Identified publicly as Avarni co-founder and co-CEO alongside Misha Cajic.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Avarni in 2021 and helped build its carbon accounting technology as founding CTO.
- Co-led Avarni when it announced a A$2.5 million funding extension in November 2023, bringing reported cumulative funding to A$6.1 million.
- Avarni announced SOC 2 Type II compliance on 24 February 2026.
- Avarni was named a Financial Review Sustainability Leaders finalist in September 2026, following recognition in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Avarni announced its selection as a Financial Review Sustainability Leaders 2026 finalist on 4 September.
- **2026-02** — Avarni announced SOC 2 Type II compliance on 24 February, with Paudel commenting on security, reliability and customer trust.
- **2025-03** — Paudel and Misha Cajic discussed Avarni’s origins, international work and Greenhouse community in an interview published 12 March.
- **2025-02** — Avarni launched SBTi Targets supplier-commitment tracking on 18 February.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuj-paudel/

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