From building Cars24 to creating an AI Native Hiring-Tech Platform: Avinav Nigam (TERN Group)
Founder Thesis · 2025-09-25 · 1h 44m
Episode notes
How did a founder who sold millions of cars and managed billions in real estate become the CEO competing with Palantir for government healthcare contracts? In this episode, we explore Avinav Nigam's journey from Cars24 to building TERN Group, an AI-powered healthcare recruitment platform solving the global nursing shortage. Avinav Nigam has built companies worth over $10 billion in enterprise value across three different industries - and his latest venture might be his most ambitious yet. After co-founding Cars24 (India's used car unicorn) and IMMO Capital (a European real estate investment platform), Avinav is now tackling the global healthcare crisis with TERN Group, an AI-native recruitment platform that's already generating ₹250 crores ARR in just 24 months. What makes this story remarkable isn't just the impressive metrics - 40% month-on-month growth, 88% conversion rates, and competing with enterprise giants like Palantir for government contracts - but the deeply personal mission driving it.
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