What companies has Krishnakumar Natarajan invested in?

Investments tracked here include 1Crowd, LetsVenture, Zeva Capsol.

Where did Krishnakumar Natarajan go to school?

Krishnakumar Natarajan studied at XLRI Jamshedpur (MBA, Marketing and Systems); College of Engineering, Guindy (BE, Mechanical Engg).

Krishnakumar Natarajan

Investor

Co-founder, Mindtree; Investor at Mela Ventures at Mela Ventures · Board director at FirstHive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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About

Krishnakumar Natarajan co-founded Mindtree in 1999, scaling it to a USD 2.5 billion market cap leader, and served as Chairman of NASSCOM to advance Indian IT in global markets. He is an active angel investor backing over 30 startups across consumer, healthcare, logistics, and fintech sectors, and mentors startup founders on strategy, fundraising, and operations. His investee companies have attracted funding from major institutional investors, and he has leveraged corporate M&A networks to facilitate exits.</bio_summary> <parameter name="sector_codes">["consumer", "fintech", "healthcare", "logistics"]

Board director at FirstHive

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FirstHive's investors · 6

Arka Venture LabsMumbai · $100K – $500K checks Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checks Info Edge VenturesGurgaon · $685K – $31M checks Mela VenturesBengaluru Saama CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $4M checks SUVAN VENTURESCupertino

Co-founders at FirstHive

Aditya BhamidipatyCEO

Experience

Mela VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
MindtreeExecutive Chairperson2016 — 2019Bangalore
MindtreeCo-Founder1999 — 2019Bangalore
MindtreeChief Executive Officer & Managing Director2008 — 2016
MindtreePresident & CEO- IT Services1999 — 2008
Wipro LtdChief Executive- Electronic Commerce and Financial Solutions1996 — 1999
Wipro LtdVice President- Human Resources1993 — 1996
Wipro LtdRegional Manager North1989 — 1992

Skills & more

People Management14Strategic Planning99Leadership99Team Management99Management99Strategy34Globalization52Business Strategy99Team Building99Outsourcing99E-commerce99Customer Relations18

+12 more

Business ProcessP&L ManagementHuman ResourcesIT Service ManagementMarketingPre-salesVendor ManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentCRMSalesProduct Management

Languages Tamil

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Investments

Investor

1CrowdLetsVentureZeva Capsol

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Mela Ventures

Ashwath Narayan

Assistant Manager – Finance at Mela Ventures

Grace McGill

Senior Associate at Marlinspike Partners

Johannes Hecker

Investor at Castel Capital

Kalyan Sundar

Head of Finance at Mela Ventures

Mack Gill

Head of Global Securities Processing at FIS Capital Markets at Mela Ventures

Narendran Sivakumar

Head of Marketing & Partnerships at Mela Ventures

Neetan Chopra

Chief Digital and Information Officer at IndiGo at Mela Ventures

Padmashree Shagrithaya

Executive Vice President & MD – Insights & Data GBL, at Capgemini at Mela Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Krishnakumar Natarajan?: Krishnakumar Natarajan co-founded Mindtree in 1999, scaling it to a USD 2.5 billion market cap leader, and served as Chairman of NASSCOM to advance Indian IT in global markets. He is an active angel investor backing over 30 startups across consumer, healthcare, logistics, and fintech sectors, and mentors startup founders on strategy, fundraising, and operations. His investee companies have attracted funding from major institutional investors, and he has leveraged corporate M&A networks to facilitate exits.</bio_summary> <parameter name="sector_codes">["consumer", "fintech", "healthcare", "logistics"]
Where does Krishnakumar Natarajan work?: Krishnakumar Natarajan is Co-founder, Mindtree; Investor at Mela Ventures at Mela Ventures and Board director at FirstHive.
What companies has Krishnakumar Natarajan invested in?: Investments tracked here include 1Crowd, LetsVenture, Zeva Capsol.
Where did Krishnakumar Natarajan go to school?: Krishnakumar Natarajan studied at XLRI Jamshedpur (MBA, Marketing and Systems); College of Engineering, Guindy (BE, Mechanical Engg).