# Rustam Sengupta

> Rustam Sengupta is the founder and CEO of Tuktu Care, a Vancouver-born platform that matches older adults with vetted community helpers for companionship and everyday tasks so they can keep living at home. A serial entrepreneur who previously built solar microgrid companies across rural India, he turned a pandemic-era scramble to care for his aging parents in Singapore into a fast-growing agetech company backed by Techstars and Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MS in Electrical Engineering from UC Irvine, and a Chevening Fellowship from Oxford, and teaches social entrepreneurship at the University of Vermont.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Tuktu Care Inc.
- **Organizations:** Tuktu Care Inc., Boond, Mynergy, Emsys Electronics, EarthON Foundation, EnAccess Foundation, University of Vermont (Grossman School of Business), Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), Foresight Cleantech Accelerator
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Canadian (of Indian origin)
- **Education:** MBA, INSEAD, M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Chevening Fellowship, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Built Boond into one of India's recognized solar rooftop and microgrid companies, Selected for the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator (2023), backed by Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures, Grew Tuktu Care to serve 2,000+ people across British Columbia, Edmonton, and Calgary

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Founded Boond, a solar rooftop and microgrid company serving rural India
- **2016** — Co-founded Mynergy, a solar asset management company
- **2019** — Tuktu launches in Greater Vancouver
- **2021** — Volunteers delivering groceries and driving seniors in Kitsilano and Kerrisdale; the seed of Tuktu Care's model
- **2023** — Tuktu Care selected for Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator, in partnership with Pivotal Ventures
- **2024** — Expands platform with AI-powered caregiver matching; scales to Ontario and into the United States

## Achievements

- Built Boond into one of India's recognized solar rooftop and microgrid companies
- Selected for the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator (2023), backed by Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures
- Grew Tuktu Care to serve 2,000+ people across British Columbia, Edmonton, and Calgary
- Raised roughly USD 2.1M in total funding for Tuktu Care
- Authored books on impact investing and social enterprise models
- Executive in Residence at the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator, mentoring founders

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Featured on Boast's 'What The Tech' podcast discussing Tuktu's AI-powered companionship and caregiver matching.
- **2024-01** — Scaling Tuktu Care's on-demand platform into Ontario and the U.S. market.

## Links

- Website: https://tuktu.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustam-sengupta
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/RustamSengupta
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfaVIGJyt1U
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tuktucare/

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Last updated: 2026-06-21