Ganesh Krishnan

Ganesh Krishnan

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Chairman

Bio

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

Portea Medical

Portea Medical

Founded

2013

Employees

1001-5000

Industry

Health Care, Medical, Hospital, Home Health Care

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Board and Advisor Roles

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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.

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Investment portfolio

Ganesh Krishnan has made 14 investments. Their Latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Impact on Dec 27, 2022

Number of investment

14

Number of exits

3

Personal investment

14

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Sep 15, 2020
Newton School Newton School
Seed Round - Newton School
650.0K
Jun 29, 2021
CredR CredR
Venture Round - CredR
6.5M
Jul 26, 2022
Windo Windo
Seed Round - Windo
1.5M
Dec 27, 2022
Impact Impact
Pre Seed Round - Impact
600.0K

Partner investment

1

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Jan 22, 2019
FreshMenu FreshMenu
Series B - FreshMenu
-2.9M

Exits

3

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