Suneet Singh Tuli

{{Short description|Co-founder of DataWind}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Suneet Singh Tuli

| birth_date = 1968

| citizenship = Canadian

| education = Civil Engineering Graduate

| alma_mater = Toronto University

| occupation = Enterpreuner

| organization = Datawind

| notable_works = Founder of Datawind and other companies, Ubislate Tablets, Aakash (tablet) Tablet

| awards = 18 patents

| website = http://datawind.com; http://ubislate.com

}}

Suneet Singh Tuli is the co-founder of DataWind. He was born in 1968 to Lakhvir Singh, the head of an entrepreneur, Sikh family.{{Cite web|url=http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=2289&cat=8|title=Suneet Singh Tuli:The World in palm of his hands|last=O'hanlon|first=John|website=sikhchic.com|access-date=27 September 2017}} He graduated from Toronto University in 1990 in Applied Sciences in Engineering.{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/riding-the-wind-how-suneet-singh-tuli-powered-datawind-to-become-top-tablet-player-in-india/articleshow/53646908.cms|title=riding the wind: suneet singh tulipowered datawind to top tablet player in india|access-date=17 August 2017}} While being student he started working In his brother Raja Tuli's entrepreneurial firm, Widekom.{{Cite journal|title=Quips & Quotes|journal=Computer World|volume=xxv no. 48|issue=9 December 1991|pages=94|quote=The Widefax from Widecom group Incorp. in Missisagua Ont.Canada, The fax made the 1992 Guinness book of world record.}} He started work with the objective of developing sales of large size fax machines.{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/riding-the-wind-how-suneet-singh-tuli-powered-datawind-to-become-top-tablet-player-in-india/articleshow/53646908.cms|title=Riding the wind how suneet singh tuli powered datawind to become top tablet player in india|website=economoctimes.indiatimes.com|access-date=17 September 2017}} He got large size fax machines recorded in Guinness book of world records. By getting boosting sale of 600 machInes in six months at Can $20000 ; Tuli brothers turned into millionaires.{{cite web|url=https://torontodesidiaries.com/tag/suneet-sing-tuli/|title=Suneet Sing Tuli – Toronto Desi Diaries|website=torontodesidiaries.com|access-date=17 August 2017}}

In his second innovative venture, he started creating battery operated handheld printers and hand held scanners under the name of the DocuPort Company.

These two companies were among first formed by people of Indian origin in making public offerings on NASDAQ.

Most recently, Datawind's Aakash/Ubislate tablets have attracted worldwide attention due to its affordable price to weaker sections of world's population for empowering them with computational and internet access.{{Cite web|url=http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=4752&cat=26|title=Sikh-Canadian Throws Down the Gauntlet in the Global Tablet Market: Datawind's Suneet Singh Tuli|last=Mudhar|first=Raju|date=9 January 2014|website=sikhchic.com|access-date=27 September 2017}}