About  

The Problem

Eco-friendly products can be expensive, particularly for small businesses who are unable to command large volume-based discounts from suppliers due to their small order sizes.

The Solution

Enter the Viv Business Club. The Viv Business Club, or Viv, is a community of businesses who are uniting their purchasing power under the Viv umbrella.

Viv leverages the combined purchasing power of all our businesses to help you gain access to large volume-based discounts (up to 80% off!) with suppliers of eco-friendly items: green office products, compostable food packaging & service ware, ready-to-use eco cleaning supplies, and more.

Questions

• How does my business get access to the discounts? Just join Viv and then purchase directly from our suppliers (when purchasing you’ll identify yourself as a Viv member through a unique login or promotional code to ensure that you receive your discount).
• What type of products do Viv suppliers carry? See our products pages (containing more than 200 popular products and commonly purchased supplies).
• Where can I find answers to my other questions? Check out our full FAQ or contact us.

Team

Arul Velan, Viv Founder. Prior to Viv, Arul worked at Facebook where he had day-to-day operating responsibility for its largest partnership which generated half of the company’s revenue. He has also worked at Accenture as a strategy consultant. He received his education at Northwestern University and later at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Arul’s strong interest in travel has taken him all over the world including to Mount Kilimanjaro.

Dinesh Thirupuvanam, Viv Founder. Prior to Viv, Dinesh worked at American Express where he focused on identifying and building new strategic initiatives for the company. He received his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Dinesh enjoy’s indie music, soccer, the outdoors, karaoke, and fake mustaches.

History

Based out of San Francisco, Viv was founded in 2008 by cousins, Arul Velan and Dinesh Thirupuvanam. It was first designed as a green loyalty program, “Do You Viv,” to help small San Francisco businesses become more eco-friendly and engage their customers in the process.

Amidst a recession however, Arul & Dinesh realized that they could provide even more value to Viv businesses by helping them save money on eco-friendly supplies. Thus the Viv Business Club was born.