Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• First Venture Capital Fund focused on UK-India corridor operating since 2015.
• The cross-border innovation fund aims to transfer technology between the UK and India, the top ranking unicorn countries of the world.

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

May 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Apr 2021 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

May 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

May 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• A not for Profit initiative:
• Startups360 addresses a long pending need to assist startups from India to scale, access capital and go global and likewise helps international startups to access Indian market as well as partners and grow.

Sep 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

• A not for profit initiative:
• 100 Open startups is the world’s largest structured and the most efficient end-to-end engagement program that massively connects the business and innovation challenges of global corporations with solutions from startups, researchers and scientists. This platform is sponsored by global leading organizations that together evaluate and rank startups on an annual basis worldwide known as the “100 Open Startups”.

Apr 2010 – Present · 15 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore India

• Leadership position in Ideation, Innovation Management,and Open Innovation. Part of the core Executive Management team to assess organizational performance, assist in developing strategies for industry sectors.

Jan 2007 – Present · 19 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• IiRA – Investment, Innovation & Research Alliance - facilitates and supports the research and innovation ecosystem through a holistic approach to investment, innovation systems and collaborative research.
• At IiRA, we are uniquely positioned to deliver this promise by leveraging our experience, extensive networks and deep insights in the realm of research and investment. We are advisors to renowned organizations including Fraunhofer-Gesselschaft, the German Federal Ministry of Education & Research, and several leading players from industry.
• For the Indian corporate sector, we bring strategic partnerships through Wenovate, UIIN, Induct Software, Norway and Creaffective GmbH.
• IiRA – ensuring the dialogue between key players in the technology space to nurture a new culture of innovation.
• IiRA serves as a center of excellence and work in close collaboration with Industry, Research Organizations and Universities in India to build fruitful associations with their counterparts around the globe. Core activities that include planning, conceptualization and implementation support for Technology Ecosystems with emphasis on forging Institution – Industry linkages, form the corner stone of the IiRA mandate.

Jan 2007 – Apr 2009 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Strategic Outsourcing Advisory boutique for IT services and product companies in Europe and elsewhere.
• The range of services provided by Advancomm outsourcing advisory include:
• Identify functions to be outsourced
• Research target IT service vendors
• Identify and evaluate capable vendors
• Vendor (IT services provider) Selection & Approval
• Advise through various stages of the outsourcing transaction
• Manage established outsourcing relationships
• Re-negotiate and renewal of existing contracts
• Graduate to a level of full fledged ODC (Offshore Development Center)

Jun 2006 – Present · 19 yrs 9 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs

• Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development worldwide.
• Advising new business formation and incorporation. Forming business structures, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactions. Actively pursue M&A deals relating to the green and clean tech industry.
• Generated new opportunities in hi-tech areas relating to clean tech, smart management of energy etc.
• Part of Smart Metering and Smart Grid Industry worldwide. Actively involved in promoting Smart Metering concept and its contribution to a green and clean environment worldwide. Have traveled extensively to promote the idea to world's leading utilities and has seen significant success as well.

Jan 2005 – Dec 2006 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Advancomm India Connect is an international corporate advisory offering a wide range services. Our mission is to leverage our clients' access to quality M&A and investment prospects, facilitate access to technology worldwide, and to assist them to pave their way into foreign markets. Through our global network of partners and our qualified professionals we provide business assistance, maintaining an active network with expertise in various business aspects. In addition to accessing you to key players in the Indian economy, we provide you with global cost-effective services usually accessible to only large corporations.

Jan 2002 – Dec 2004 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• This company provides a single point of access and control into its Offshore Partner Network(TM) development services. They take financial, logistical and management responsibility for project delivery. The partner network includes offshore firms from Russia, India, Vietnam, Ukraine, Romania and more.
• Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.

Sep 1998 – May 2002 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Was part of the core group of decision makers and one of the Founder Directors. The company was focused in Engineering services. Implemented processes and procedures leading to successful deliveries for our clients worldwide. Made it to successful IPO in the year 2000 for listing in BSE. Subsequently, sold the company.

Jan 1995 – Jan 1997 · 2 yrs · US and India

• XYCOM is a world leader in Industrial Automation and is known as Proface Automation today. Pro-face is a leading global supplier of a broad range of industrial automation hardware and software solutions. Our principal products include the Pro-face brand operator interfaces and HMI software, and Xycom brand industrial computers. Pro-face offers dedicated and PC-based, open-architecture, visualization and control solutions.
• Pro-face America, the North America sales office is headquartered in Saline, Michigan. Pro-face is supported by 17 major offi ces and over 1200 representatives around the world.

Jan 1991 – Jan 1994 · 3 yrs

• The Sanmar Group is a US $ 800 million global conglomerate with an asset base in excess of US $ 1.5 billion and a presence in some 25 businesses, with manufacturing units spread over numerous locations in India.Characterized by strong and conservative financial practices, it has a track record of steady growth and consistent profit making over the last three decades, enjoying an excellent reputation in the financial markets. The group is known for its high ethical standards and healthy respect for intellectual property rights.

Jan 1989 – Jan 1991 · 2 yrs · US and India

• MITEQ, an acronym for (M)icrowave (I)nformation
• (T)ransmission (EQ)uipment, designs and manufactures a complete line of high-performance components and subsystems for the microwave electronics community. Located on Long Island, New York for more than thirty eight years, it has grown into a company which is dedicated to achieving technical excellence, producing quality products and satisfying our customer’s specific needs.
• MITEQ’s product lines are basically split between two market segments:
• Microwave components and integrated assemblies
• Satellite communications & earth station equipment

Jan 1987 – Jan 1989 · 2 yrs

• ECIL was setup under the Department of Atomic Energy on 11th April, 1967 with a view to generate a strong indigenous capability in the field of professional grade electronics. The initial accent was on total self-reliance and ECIL was engaged in the Design, Development, Manufacture and Marketing of several products with emphasis on three technology lines viz. Computers, Control Systems and Communications. Over the years, ECIL pioneered the development of various complex electronics products without any external technological help and scored several 'firsts' in these fields prominent among them being country's
• First Digital Computer
• First Solid State TV
• First Control & Instrumentation of Nuclear Power Plants
• First Earth Station Antenna
• First Computrized Operator Information System
• First Radiation Monitoring & Detection Systems
• First Automatic Message Switching Systems
• First Operation & Maintenance Center For E-108 Exchange
• First Programmable Logic Controller
• First Solid State Cockpit Voice Recorder
• First Electronic Voting Machines
• The company played a very significant role in the training and growth of high caliber technical and managerial manpower especially in the fields of Computers and Information Technology. Though the initial thrust was on meeting the Control & Instrumentation requirements of the Nuclear Power Program, the expanded scope of self-reliance pursued by ECIL enabled the company to develop various products to cater to the needs of Defence, Civil Aviation, Information & Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Insurance, Banking, Police, and Para-Military Forces, Oil & Gas, Power, Space Education, Health, Agriculture, Steel and Coal sectors and various user departments in the Government domain. ECIL thus evolved as a multi-product company serving multiple sectors of Indian economy with emphasis on import of country substitution and development of products & services that are of economic and strategic significance to the country.