He serves on several global leadership forums and advisory boards. Axilor works with startups in 5 sectors: Enterprise, Fintech, Consumer Internet, DeepTech/ AI and Healthtech. Kris Gopalakrishnan (Co-founder – Infosys & Chairman, Axilor Ventures) is devoting all his efforts and a considerable sum of money into putting India in the lead of changes driven by technology by focusing on the entire value chain – tertiary education, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Ganapathy Venugopal (VG) is Co-founder & CEO of Axilor Ventures. He is passionate about clean technologies, smart mobility, and climate change. Amongst his innumerable achievements during his time at Infosys, he is especially proud of being instrumental in creating the Global Delivery Model. He holds an Advanced Diploma in Finance from the University of Cambridge and has a Business Management degree from Bangalore University. Active, Closed, Alternate or previous names for the organization, Whether an Organization is for profit or non-profit, This describes the type of investor this organization is (e.g. SaaS, Android, Cloud Computing, Medical Device), Where the organization is headquartered (e.g. Through its programs which include Accelerator, Scale-up and Early Stage Funding, Axilor aims to support early stage entrepreneurs and improve their odds of success. In January 2011, the Government of India awarded Mr. Gopalakrishnan the Padma Bhushan, the … . He is the Chairman of the Vision Group on Information Technology of Karnataka Government and the Chairman of CII Start-up Council. San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley), Operating Status of Organization e.g. Total number of current team members an organization has on Crunchbase, Descriptive keyword for an Organization (e.g. copyright 2020 © Axilor Ventures Private Limited. She actively helps startups set up their initial infrastructure and put the foundational systems and processes in place. Srinath Batni served as a member of the Board of Directors at Infosys from 2000 to 2014. Mr Gopalakrishnan invests in promoting research on Brain sciences, aging related disorders as well as investing in start-ups and start-up ecosystem. [12][13] Asutosh Upadhyay leads the Accelerator program and Payal Shah heads investments at Axilor. The start-ups receive working space, advice, and connections without any equity dilution during the 100-day program. Axilor was founded by S.D. Axilor Ventures is a new generation platform for supporting early stage entrepreneurs. Nandan focuses on Enterprise Tech investing, including sectors such as SaaS (Global & Domestic), Supply Chain & Logistics. Axilor Ventures is a platform for supporting early stage startups. Srinath received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Mysore University and a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He was a strategy consultant at FSG and Monitor-Deloitte. Recognized as a global business and technology thought leader, he was voted the top CEO (IT Services category) in Institutional Investor’s inaugural ranking of Asia’s Top Executives and selected as one of the winners of the second Asian Corporate Director Recognition Awards by Corporate Governance Asia in 2011. Shibulal, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Srinath Batni, Professor Tarun Khanna and Ganapathy Venugopal. Mr Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrishnan is the Chairman of Axilor Ventures, a seed fund. Axilor's Accelerator program, is a 100-day program for early stage entrepreneurs. During his tenure at Infosys, he served as a member of the Executive Council of NASSCOM helping the software industry of India. Prior to joining Axilor, Nandan was with the Investment Banking team at Mosaic Capital, an India & Europe based Investment Banking firm where he advised mid market clients on M&A and fund-raise across Technology, Industrial & Healthcare sectors. Kris served as the vice chairman of Infosys from 2011 to 2014 and the chief executive officer and managing director of Infosys from 2007 to 2011. She is responsible for designing and monitoring the compliance mechanism for Axilor and its investee companies, lead all legal aspects for its investment activities and advise Axilor and its investee companies on a range of corporate, contractual, governance matters. He is also the Chairman of the High Power Digital Advisory Committee (HPDAC) of Kerala. He has also worked as an energy policy analyst; co-founded an energy storage startup; and consulted with a cleantech venture fund. Prachi has a decade of public policy and consulting experience in organizations including Janaagraha and  McKinsey. He is also one of its seven founders. Asutosh leads Fintech, Enterprise & SaaS Investments at Axilor. I am also the Chairman of the CII Council on start-ups. He also holds Investment Certifications from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments – London. As a Board Member, he was responsible for delivery excellence across the company. He is an Engineering graduate from NITK, Surathkal. She has a penchant for writing and is known for her interest in covering trends affecting the Future of Work. In the last two years, it has supported more than 80 startups, made 25 investments and has an active Alumni network of 150+ founders. Shibulal is the co-founder of Axilor Ventures. Founded by S.D. This is focused around the following areas: launching the startup the right way, access to the right capital at the right stage, dedicated mentorship, access to the Axilor peer community of entrepreneurs, and a series of masterclasses from industry experts to help learn how great startups are built and what mistakes to avoid. She believes the gap in India’s healthcare capabilities and resources can be bridged only through innovation. and MSc in economics from the IIT Kharagpur and a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. Shibulal, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Srinath Batni, Professor Tarun Khanna and Ganapathy Venugopal with Kris as its Chairman and Ganapathy as the CEO. Axilor has a framework that helps entrepreneurs improve their odds of success. Until mid 2018, Chetan was the cofounder/CEO of Vizury, a leading company in the Customer Data Management & Marketing Cloud space. As of April 2016, 19 startups have gone through the accelerator program including PlaceOfOrigin,[5] LetsPool, StoreWalk, Awesummly, Peersome, Perapy and many others. Axilor Ventures is an early stage seed fund and startup accelerator founded by Infosys co-founders Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal.