Sashi Parvatha Reddi is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist[1] and a philanthropist. Sashi Reddi was the CEO and founder of AppLabs. Sashi Reddi was born in Madras, India and later migrated to the US.[2] He grew up in Guntur but attended boarding school at Lawrence School, Lovedale.[3] He is a recipient of the Louis Braille Award from the Pennsylvania Council for the Blind, for the year 2017.[4] He currently sits on the advisory board of the Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs and the advisory board of IIT Hyderabad.[5]
Sashi Reddi | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Madras, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The Lawrence School, Lovedale IIT Delhi New York University Wharton School of Business |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur Technology Visionary Angel Investor, Venture Capitalist SRI Capital |
Early life and education
editSashi studied in a boarding school, The Lawrence School, Lovedale, near Ooty. He secured a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering in 1987 from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He did his MS in Computer Science from Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He obtained a PhD in Operations and Information Management from University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School.
Entrepreneur
editHe established a web content management company, EZPower Systems, in 1994. This was acquired in 1998 by DocuCorp (Nasdaq: DOCC) which is now a part of Oracle.[6] Sashi was founder and CEO of AppLabs, a software testing company based out of Philadelphia, the US, which was acquired by Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) in September 2011.[7] Post acquisition, Reddi took over the leadership of the Independent Testing Services division within CSC and in September 2012 was elevated to lead CSC's big data and analytics business.[8]
Investments and funding
editSRI Capital is among the first few institutional investors[9] in various technology and media start-ups in India and United States, with over 20 investments.
Awards and recognitions
edit| Year | Award category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TalentSprint Special Recognition Award[10] | Won |
| 2017 | Honorary Chair 57th Annual Louis Braille Awards[11] | Won |
References
edit- ^ Gooptu, Biswarup (12 July 2018). "Veteran angel investor Sashi Reddi launches $100-million fund". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Bilt215: Sashi Reddi — Founder and CEO of AppLabs and SRI Capital on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Serial entrepreneur turns investor".
- ^ "Louis Braille Awards Ceremony - Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired". www.asb.org. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Sashi Reddi | Gabriel Investments". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Kanth, K. Rajani (18 June 2015). "Consumer tech space catches this serial entrepreneur's fancy". Business Standard India.
- ^ "Sashi Reddi | Gabriel Investments". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Rajanikanth, K. (10 September 2011). "Capgemini, CSC line up for AppLabs". Business Standard India.
- ^ "SRI Capital launches $100 million tech fund for American and Indian markets". 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Deep Tech Expertise for Professionals and Graduates - TalentSprint".
- ^ "Louis Braille Awards Ceremony - Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired". www.asb.org. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Sashi Reddi invested Hello Curry acquires The First meal food delivery Startup". www.venturejoy.com.