TiE Hyd announces Srini as new president
Srini Chandupatl is co-founder of Manjeera Digital Systems; Rajesh Pagadala, MD, Pagadala Constructions Pvt Ltd is the vice president
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Hyderabad: TiE Hyderabad, the global entrepreneurial network in its 25th year, announced Srini Chandupatla, Co-founder of Manjeera Digital Systems, as the new president. From January 1, 2024, he has taken over the role from Rashida Adenwala, founder Partner, R&A Associates.
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is a global nonprofit organisation supporting entrepreneurs with mentoring, networking, education, funding, and Incubation. Srini Chandupatla is going to be its Silver Jubilee president.
TiE in a press release said that Chandupatla, an angel investor and a serial entrepreneur, held the post of president-Elect and vice president of Hyderabad Chapter in 2023. Rajesh Pagadala, Managing Director, Pagadala Constructions Private Limited and Founder of Buildersmart.in, is now the vice president.
Setting the agenda for TiE Hyderabad in 2024, Chandupatla said: “Our focus will be on enhancing the TiE Hyderabad brand, fostering innovation, and creating a memorable 25th year for our members. We are committed to empowering entrepreneurs, fostering collaborations, and ensuring TiE Hyderabad remains a hub of excellence in the startup ecosystem.”
Welcoming Chandupatla as the new president, Rashida Adenwala, said: “The essence of TiE is to help entrepreneurs establish their foothold in the complex yet exciting journey of Entrepreneurship. We do this through our various flagship programmes such as Open Mic, TiE Women, TiE Nurture, TiE Grad Plus, TiE Young Entrepreneurs, and many more. In 2023, our focus was on impact-based initiatives, cross-chapter collaboration, and building corporate partnerships. We look forward to Srini continuing these initiatives as well as some more in line with the mission and vision of TiE.”
The other board members for 2024 include Raj Samala, Founder, Revalsys Technologies; Raveendra Nalluri, Promoter Director, Orpine Inc; Dr Nandita Sethi, Founder, The Entrepreneur Zone; Bhanu Prakash Varla, Director, Plural Technology Pvt Ltd; Jayesh Sanghvi, Office Managing Partner-Hyderabad, Ernst & Young LLP; Abhijit Banerjee, Managing Partner, Upwisery Capital Advisors LLP; Sandip Patnaik, Sr Managing Director, JLL India; Pavan Peechara, CEO, Taxilla/Adaequare and Udyog Software; Shyam Palreddy, CEO, GGK Technologies Pvt Ltd; and Abhishek Reddy Kankanala, Chairman, DevPixel.
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) has a network of over 15,000 global entrepreneurs across 57 cities in 14 countries. More than 160 charter members are Hyderabad-based and volunteer for mentoring, education, and providing access to customers and investors through the global network.