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Ganesh is a serial entrepreneur with four successful green field ventures and exits. Most recently, he founded and led TutorVista which was acquired by US and UK listed education leader Pearson for $ 213 MM in January 2011.He is a strategic investor / promoter of India based consumer Internet and ecommerce companies bluestone.com (online jewellery), Bigbasket.com (egrocery), MustseeIndia.com (travel packages and content), bookadda.com (academic focused online books) and delyver.com (hyper local delivery).
Ganesh was also Chairman, Investor and Advisor in the data analytics BPO firm Marketics until March 2007, when the company was acquired by NYSE listed WNS for $ 63 MM. His earlier venture, CustomerAsset was started in mid 2000 and later acquired by ICICI (NYSE listed, India's largest bank) and is now publicly listed in India as First Source Solutions. In 1990, as his first entrepreneurial venture, he co-promoted IT&T. And as its Founder and CEO, he played a major role in making the company one of India's top multi-vendor IT service and support till the business was sold to iGate (a listed company) in 2003.He is also on the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and has a post-graduate degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University.
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Asia
Social
Primary Organization
2013
1001-5000
Health Care, Medical, Hospital, Home Health Care
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Profile Resume
Ganesh Krishnan is the Chairman at Portea Medical, based in India, Asia. With a background in Health Care, Ganesh Krishnan has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Ganesh Krishnan studied MBA Management @ Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
Investment portfolio
14
3
Personal investment
14
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Sep 15, 2020 | Newton School | Seed Round - Newton School | 650.0K |
Jun 29, 2021 | CredR | Venture Round - CredR | 6.5M |
Jul 26, 2022 | Windo | Seed Round - Windo | 1.5M |
Dec 27, 2022 | Impact | Pre Seed Round - Impact | 600.0K |
Partner investment
1
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jan 22, 2019 | FreshMenu | Series B - FreshMenu | - | 2.9M |
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3
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