Kulveer Taggar
Encyclopedia
Kulveer Taggar is a British
entrepreneur
who was the CEO of Auctomatic
, a start-up he co-founded with Harjeet Taggar
and Patrick Collison
. In 2008, he gained international press coverage when he sold the company for $5 million at the age of 24.
Previously he was a BBC
columnist and Deutsche Bank
banker.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who was the CEO of Auctomatic
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is an American seed-stage startup funding firm, started in March 2005. Y Combinator provides seed money, advice, and connections at two 3-month programs per year...
, a start-up he co-founded with Harjeet Taggar
Harjeet Taggar
Harjeet Taggar is a partner at seed stage investment firm, Y Combinator. He was formerly funded by Y Combinator and sold his company Auctomatic for $5m at age 22. In 2006 he was the subject of the Channel 4 documentary 'Tricky Business' and has appeared as a guest on CNN Previously he studied law...
and Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison , is an Irish scientist and entrepreneur from County Limerick. He was the winner of the 41st Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2005 at the age of sixteen. He was also the individual runner-up at the 40th Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.-Early life:Patrick...
. In 2008, he gained international press coverage when he sold the company for $5 million at the age of 24.
Previously he was a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
columnist and Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
banker.