# Maran Nagarajan

> Maran Nagarajan is the founder and CEO of KaarTech, the enterprise transformation company he built with three friends from PSG College of Technology. His career includes Crompton Greaves, Zubair Group and AkzoNobel before KaarTech’s early years in Chennai. He steered the firm through a cash crisis, its first outside investment in 2023, and a broader platform and AI strategy. Based in Greater Houston according to his public LinkedIn profile, he continues to pursue global expansion and a public listing.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at KaarTech
- **Organizations:** KaarTech, Crompton Greaves, Zubair Group, AkzoNobel, Kaar Arakattalai
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.E. in Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, B.Lit. in Tamil, University of Madras
- **Known for:** Co-founded KaarTech with three PSG college friends and led it through a long period of bootstrapped growth., Led the company through its financial recovery following the 2015 crisis., Led KaarTech through its first external investment, $30 million from A91 Partners in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated in production engineering from PSG College of Technology.
- **Before KaarTech** — Worked for two years at Crompton Greaves in Ahmedabad, two years at Zubair Group in Oman and seven years as an SAP professional at AkzoNobel in the Netherlands, according to the 2019-20 annual report.
- **2005-2006** — KaarTech began with four college friends; current company accounts date its origins to 2005, while several retrospective reports date its establishment and the return to India to 2006.
- **2015** — Oil-price decline exposed KaarTech’s customer concentration and led to a financial crisis and an overhaul of operating controls.
- **2020** — KaarTech had cleared debt and financial commitments, according to Nagarajan’s retrospective account.
- **2022** — Broadened the company’s services into data, cloud and product engineering and business process management.
- **2023** — KaarTech raised $30 million from A91 Partners and acquired Dunn Solutions Group; Nagarajan relocated to the US to lead North American expansion.
- **2026** — Continued leading KaarTech following an $11 million Playbook Partners-led investment and the launch of a DACH business unit in Mannheim.

## Achievements

- Co-founded KaarTech with three PSG college friends and led it through a long period of bootstrapped growth.
- Led the company through its financial recovery following the 2015 crisis.
- Led KaarTech through its first external investment, $30 million from A91 Partners in 2023.
- Oversaw KaarTech’s acquisition of Dunn Solutions Group in September 2023.
- Recognised by AsiaOne as Global Asian of the Year 2025, as announced by KaarTech.
- Under his leadership, KaarTech reported annual revenue above ₹1,000 crore and more than 3,000 professionals in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — KaarTech announced its DACH business unit in Mannheim; Nagarajan connected the expansion to IPO preparation.
- **2026-03** — KaarTech announced $11 million in primary Series B funding led by Playbook Partners and reported revenue above ₹1,000 crore.
- **2026-03** — In an Economic Times interview, Nagarajan discussed the Enterprise Operating System strategy, outcome-based transformation and workforce upskilling.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kaartech.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marannagarajan/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13