# Arvind J. Singh

> Arvind J. Singh is an entrepreneur and board director who co-founded ValuCom in 1996 and Utopia Global in 2003. Rediff.com acquired ValuCom in 2001; Prometheus Group acquired Utopia in October 2020, when Singh was its CEO. His career also includes technology sales, marketing at Kraft Foods, and entrepreneurship mentoring. C1 lists him on its board of directors.

- **Role:** Board Director at C1
- **Organizations:** Utopia Global, Value Communications Corporation (ValuCom), C1, Illinois Institute of Technology - Kaplan Institute, Kraft Foods, Hewlett Packard (Emitac), IDM, TiE Midwest
- **Education:** MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management, MS, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
- **Known for:** Co-founded two businesses subsequently acquired: ValuCom by Rediff.com in 2001 and Utopia by Prometheus Group in 2020., Led Utopia during its transition from consulting into software and software-enabled services., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Midwest finalist.

## Career timeline

- **1988** — Moved to Dubai to work with Hewlett Packard (Emitac).
- **1996** — Co-founded Value Communications Corporation (ValuCom) and served as CEO.
- **2001** — Rediff.com acquired ValuCom.
- **2003** — Co-founded Utopia, initially a data quality services and consulting company.
- **2005** — Delivered the keynote at a U.S. Department of Homeland Security naturalization and citizenship ceremony in Chicago.
- **2012** — Utopia announced $50 million in growth capital led by FTV Capital, with Liberty Mutual Insurance participating.
- **2018** — Named a Midwest finalist for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year.
- **2020** — Prometheus Group announced its acquisition of Utopia on October 16; Singh was CEO and was announced as continuing in that position at the time.
- **2023** — BITS Pilani announced an April 13 invited talk by Singh on financing startups.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two businesses subsequently acquired: ValuCom by Rediff.com in 2001 and Utopia by Prometheus Group in 2020.
- Led Utopia during its transition from consulting into software and software-enabled services.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Midwest finalist.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — C1’s leadership page lists Arvind Singh among its board directors, verified during this research; this is an observation date, not an appointment date.
- **2023-04** — BITS Pilani advertised his April 13 talk on issues and challenges in financing startups.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajsutopia

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