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Rajen Ruparell, is an entrepreneur and investor, with a focus on building companies and investing in consumer technology, health and wellness, IoT and e-commerce in North America and Europe. His story and successful deals have been profiled in the media including: The Financial Times, Forbes, Globe & Mail, CBC and The New York Times.

Rajen is also best known as Founder & Chaimran of Endy and a Co-Founder of Citydeal (Groupon International). Endy is Canada's largest fastest growing retailer, and sells mattress and sleep related products online and Citydeal was acquired by Groupon prior to their IPO in 2011, and remains Groupon's largest acquisition to date. Post acquisition, he aided in taking the company public (NASDAQ: GRPN) and went on to build and lead Groupon Goods and Global Partnerships as the company's Chief Dealmaker post-IPO, before stepping down in 2015 to focus on his other ventures, and taking a position as an advisor to the company.

He has served as the youngest ever Trustee on the Chicago Architecture Foundation Board, and on the Executive Advisory Boards of the Canada-US Business Council and Techweek.

Profile on Rajen and Groupon in FT 09/13: http://on.ft.com/2d6Dstv