# Taranbir Singh Nandha

> Taranbir Singh Nandha, professionally known as Taran Nandha, is the founder and CEO of Growth Natives and DiGGrowth. An engineering graduate of Panjab University with a 2000 MBA from UC Irvine, he previously worked at i2 Technologies, Trend Micro, Cvent and Birdeye. He founded Growth Natives in May 2019 and has publicly described his ambition to build a global company rooted in his hometown of Chandigarh. His work spans marketing technology, attribution, customer experience and AI adoption.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Growth Natives
- **Organizations:** Growth Natives, DiGGrowth, NetworkON, Birdeye, Cvent, Trend Micro, i2 Technologies
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Engineering degree, Panjab University, MBA, University of California, Irvine
- **Known for:** Growth Natives reported expansion from six people to 150 within its first two years., Growth Natives ranked No. 606 nationally and No. 10 in Washington on the 2024 Inc. 5000., Growth Natives reported three consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances from 2024 through 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Completed an MBA at the University of California, Irvine.
- **Before 2019** — Worked at i2 Technologies, Trend Micro, Cvent and Birdeye.
- **2019-05** — Founded Growth Natives; described an initial team of six in his TopDevelopers interview.
- **2020-03** — Listed by Crunchbase as founder and chief growth officer of NetworkON.
- **2023-01** — Growth Natives announced DiGGrowth’s public launch.
- **2024** — Growth Natives ranked No. 606 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2025** — Growth Natives ranked No. 1876 on the Inc. 5000, according to its 2026 announcement.
- **2026** — Growth Natives reported its third consecutive Inc. 5000 appearance at No. 2432.

## Achievements

- Growth Natives reported expansion from six people to 150 within its first two years.
- Growth Natives ranked No. 606 nationally and No. 10 in Washington on the 2024 Inc. 5000.
- Growth Natives reported three consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances from 2024 through 2026.
- Founded DiGGrowth, publicly launched in January 2023.
- LinkedIn lists i2 User Group Most Valuable Player recognition in 2003 and 2007 and a Cvent India People Choice Award in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Growth Natives announced a No. 2432 ranking on the 2026 Inc. 5000, its third consecutive appearance.
- **2026-02** — Featured with Drew Neisser in a RepuTracker beta demonstration for CMO Huddles, discussing monthly reputation measurement.

## Links

- Website: https://growthnatives.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarancmo/

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