Mentors

Ms. Aniithha Sakuru Garu

Co-Founder, Ekham Mobile Technologies.,
Producer, StartUp Junction on TV5.

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EDUCATION:

  1. M.Sc (Hons) From The Prestigious BITS, Pilani.
  2. MBA From Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, USA.

CAREER:

  1. Ms.Aniithha has 23 years of Information technology experience globally.
  2. After Graduating in 1991, She has Started Working as a IT Professional in India and moved to U.S.A in 1994 after Executing a Couple of Projects in Singapore and Thailand.
  3. Ms. Aniithha is a Proven Technologist with a sharp nose for Business and Entrepreneurship.
  4. She Co-founded Pragma, Inc., a company acquired by Kenexa in 1996.
  5. Joined, Kenexa's Executive Management Team, Served as an Executive Vice president of Kenexa Corporation, USA in Boston, MA and Lead The Technology Solutions Group, the Most Profitable & Growth Division of the Company.

EXPERIENCE :

  1. Her contributions include transforming Kenexa from a head hunting company in 1996 to a technology leader in HR space by 2003
  2. She was part of the team that raised first round of venture capital funding for the Company in 1999/2000.
  3. She has won several awards with the company from “Most Growth Team”, “Most profitable Team”, “Best leader” to “Most Valuable Player” award.
  4. After serving the company from 1995 to 2004, Ms.Anita has moved to India helping the company find its foot print in India.
  5. In 2005, she quit operating role at Kenexa and served as one of their 3 Directors in India.
  6. She has moved to a non-operational role.
  7. She started KenPeople Technologies in 2005.
  8. KenPeople Technologies is a company (web service) focused in providing “rated” resumes compared to “non-rated” resumes flooded in the market with various job portals.
  9. She has closed the operations of the company in 2009.
  10. Aniithha’s experience and strengths in her initial years of career are from operations and technology
  11. After years of experience, she has focused herself into strategy
  12. She is on the board of 5 companies in India
  13. She is a frequent speaker at various conferences.
  14. She also manages a non-profit cancer foundation for Children.
  15. She is the co-founder of Ekham Mobile Technologies Pvt.Ltd
  16. Currently one of the board members acting as CFO/COO and handles marketing, operation, new markets and finance.
  17. Aniithha is currently producing and judging a regional language TV show – STARTUP JUNCTION on TV5 that showcases startups. The show provides a platform for entrepreneurs to present their idea and connect to investors and mentors.

Sri. Bhanu Prakash Varla

Founder & CEO,
Graylogic Technologies (P) Ltd,.

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INTRODUCTION:

  1. Mr. Bhanu Prakash Varla an alumnus of IIM, Bangalore, has Experience in Information Technology, Global Consulting, Business Strategy and Operations which complement his long years of working on Hi-Tech Area, viz.
    Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) and Other Emerging Technologies.
  2. He has begun Professional Career 2 Decades ago, in Sales and Marketing with Technology Cmpanies
  3. He Struggled to become one of the Co-Founders of Bartronics, which Evangelized and is a Pioneer of AIDC Technologies in India.
  4. He Played a Key Role in the Success of this Company where He spent over a Decade in Various Leadership Positions in Sales, Marketing, Technology & Operations.
  5. At Bartronics, India He was Directly Responsible for Taking the Company to an Initial Public Offering on Both the National Stock Exchange of India and Bombay Stock Exchange; He was a Thought Leader in the Technology space with Many Successes to His Name.
  6. Prior to Bartronics, He Worked in Various Leadership Roles in Top IT cos. of India and Abroad.
  7. During His Career Spanning morethan Eighteen years, He helped Many Top Companies in India and Fortune 500 MNCs Resolve Their Critical-to-Business Problems Leveraging on the use of AIDC and RFID Technologies or Process-Improvement.
  8. Close to 2 decades of Rich Experience, Covering wide Spectrum of Customers & Understanding Different Business Situations, Defining Solutions and Executing them makes Him an Authority in the Identity Management Solutions Space.
  9. His Core Competencies Continue to be in the Field of RFID, AIDC, Information Technology, Embedded Technologies, System Integration and Applications.
  10. Mr. Bhanu Prakash is an AIDC Evangelist and to his credit submitted many papers in this area and is globally regarded as an authority in this field.
  11. He participates in Many Seminars Both at the National and International Level.

CAREER:

  1. Accomplished Entrepreneur,
  2. Startup Coach,
  3. Innovator and Technology Management Consultant
  4. career spanning more than eighteen years, in

EXPERIENCE:

  1. IoT [Internet of Things],
  2. Cloud,
  3. E-commerce and Mobile Commerce,
  4. Mobile and Internet of Things.

HONOURS & AWARDS

  1. Secretary, AIDC Association.
    [ AIDC - All India Automatic Identification & Data Capture Society ]
  2. Secretary, IIMB, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, Hyd.
    [ IIMB - Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore Alumni Association ]
  3. Executive Committee Member, Osmania University
  4. Member, CSI.
    [ CSI - Computer Society of India ]
  5. Director, Advisory, Kshamata – NGO
  6. Speaker, NEN.
    [ National Entrepreneurship Network ],
    WADHWANI FOUNDATION
  7. Member, AIM GLOBAL
    [ AIM - Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility ]
  8. Executive Member, Osmania Campus MBA Alumni Association
  9. Member, Hyderabad Management Association

Sri Sai Akhil Velagaleti

Founder at Sorting Hat,
Pursuing B.Tech. Computer Science.

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INTRODUCTION:

  1. Sri Sai Akhil Aged 19 Years Old Now.
  2. He is a Technology Entrepreneur who was bit by the StartUp bug at the Young Age of 15.
  3. He is a Visionary and Out-Of-The Box Thinker.
  4. He Co-founded his First Serious Company, PI at the Age 17.
  5. His First Startup was a B2B E - Commerce Platform in the Online Stationary Vertical.
  6. He had no Web Designing Skills so He Hacked Together a Google Excel Sheet to Run His Business on.
  7. PI is a Startup which Specializes in Advertising and Customer Acquisition by Acting as an Effective Bridge between the Offline & Online Markets.
    It is Patent Protected.
  8. However, He has Dabbled Around with a Couple of Other Startups right from when he was 15.

CAREER:

  1. Founder at Sorting Hat, October 2016 - Present (6 months), In Stealth Mode.
  2. Director of Sales and Marketing at Drutha / PlayZ app, July 2016 - November 2016 (5 months).
  3. CTO & Co-founder at Pi E Commerce Pvt Ltd, October 2014 - November 2016 (2 years 2 months).
  4. PI E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd.,
  5. Co-founded PI at the Young age of 17.
  6. PI is an Emerging Technologies Startup Focused at Solving the Problem of Advertising.
  7. He led the Technology Department at PI to Develop the Product and Effectively Deploy it.
  8. Also leads the Team into New Technology and Systems Development.
  9. He also Strategize and is one of the Driving Forces in PI Achieving its Goals.

EDUCATION:

  1. Aurora Technological & Research Institute, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, 2015 - 2019

INTRESTS:

  1. New Technologies,
  2. Challenging Problems,
  3. Problem Solving,
  4. Knowledge Acquiring.

SKILLS & EXPERTISE:

  1. Management
  2. Project Management
  3. SQL
  4. Software Development
  5. Integration
  6. Java
  7. JavaScript
  8. Business Analysis
  9. Cloud Computing
  10. HTML
  11. Microsoft Office
  12. Strategy
  13. Business Strategy
  14. Start-Ups

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

  1. Volunteer & Promoter at Venture Startups, January 2016 - Present.
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