# Vel Dhinagaravel

> Vel Dhinagaravel is the co-founder and CEO of Beroe, a procurement intelligence business established in 2006. Educated at BITS Pilani and North Carolina State University, he built his career around giving buyers better market information and advocates measuring procurement through continuous competitiveness. Based in Chennai, he also serves as board chairperson of the American International School Chennai and is an SVP India partner.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Beroe Inc
- **Organizations:** Beroe Inc, American International School Chennai, SVP India, Entrepreneurs’ Organization
- **Education:** BE (Hons), Mechanical Engineering; MSc (Hons), Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Master’s in Operations Research, North Carolina State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Beroe in 2006 and continues to lead it as CEO., Introduced a four-day workweek at Beroe in 2017., Beroe announced $34 million in primary funding on September 25, 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Worked in logistics procurement at General Motors India before graduate study in the United States.
- **2004** — Completed master’s studies at North Carolina State University.
- **2006** — Co-founded Beroe with NC State professor Robert Handfield.
- **2017** — Beroe introduced a four-day workweek.
- **2019** — Moved back to India after living in Raleigh.
- **2025** — Led Beroe through the announced acquisitions of nnamu and Forestreet and a $34 million funding round.
- **2026** — Beroe and Kearney launched MAX in June; Beroe announced Bilateral Negotiations in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Beroe in 2006 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Introduced a four-day workweek at Beroe in 2017.
- Beroe announced $34 million in primary funding on September 25, 2025.
- Serves as board chairperson of the American International School Chennai.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Beroe announced Bilateral Negotiations on September 29, combining AI, game theory and deal context for single supplier negotiations.
- **2026-06** — Beroe and Kearney launched Beroe MAX at DPW NYC on June 3.
- **2025-09** — Beroe announced $34 million in primary funding and the acquisition of Forestreet.

## Links

- Website: https://www.beroeinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veldhinagaravel

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Last updated: 2026-10-23