Aaron Tan

Aaron is co-founder and CEO of Carro. Former Singapore Computer Society IT Youth of the year, Aaron represented Singapore and won the only Worldskills bronze medal for web programming. After Worldskills, Aaron took the National Infocomm Scholarship and was one of the first few polytechnic graduates to be awarded a scholarship. Aaron subsequently enrolled into the CMU-SMU fast track masters program and graduated summa cum laude from SMU and CMU with a perfect GPA. Aaron then joined Singtel Innov8 and started Blk71 in 2011 - Singapore’s largest startup ecosystem. While in Innov8, Aaron was involved in investing in over 50 companies globally. In 2016 upon completion of his bond, Aaron started Carro - SEA’s fastest growing and only profitable mobility unicorn. The company raised over S$1B to date and counts GIC and Softbank Vision Fund amongst its investors. To keep close to his roots, Aaron still actively codes and was most recently responsible for building Carro’s insurance underwriting and aftersales systems.

Aaron sits on the investment committee/advisory committee of Insignia Venture Partners and Growtheum Capital Partners to invest in the next generation of tech startups in the region. Outside of company building, Aaron is an active community leader. He is a patron of the Toa Payoh East CCMC and currently serves on the Boards and IT committee of several non-profits including the National Library Board, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University IIE and KMS Monastery.