6 notable and successful alumni of IIT-Madras
What's the story
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras), stands as one of the country's most esteemed and sought-after institutions for quality technical education. Founded in 1959, IIT-Madras has consistently maintained its position among the top-ranking IITs. It has also nurtured and produced many highly successful alumni over the years who have made substantial contributions to various fields. Here are six such notable IIT-Madras alumni.
#1
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, popularly known as Kris Gopalakrishnan, is one of the most famous alumni of IIT-Madras. He is one of the seven founders of the leading global IT firm Infosys, established in 1981. He pursued an MSc (physics) and an MTech (computer science) from IIT-Madras. He also co-founded Axilor Ventures, a venture capital platform, in 2014. Gopalakrishnan was honored with Padma Bhushan in 2011.
#2
Ramanathan Guha
Ramanathan Guha, a noted computer scientist, is also an IIT-Madras alumnus. He is widely known as the creator of web standards like RSS, RDF, and Schema.org. He pursued a BTech in mechanical engineering from IIT-Madras and later obtained an MS from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD from Stanford University. He is currently an engineering fellow at Google.
#3
Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan
Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan, famous web and technology entrepreneurs, are also alumni of IIT-Madras. Both Rajaraman and Harinarayan pursued a BTech in computer science from the prestigious institute. They are the co-founders of Junglee Corp., an early pioneer of Internet comparison shopping, which was established in 1996 and acquired by Amazon in 1998. Notably, they also co-founded Cambrian Ventures and Kosmix.
#4
Sridhar Vembu
Sridhar Vembu, the founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation, is also one of the noted IIT-Madras alumni. He pursued a BTech degree in electrical engineering from IIT-Madras in 1989 and later did MS and PhD from Princeton University. He founded Zoho, a software development company that focuses on web-based business tools and IT solutions, including office tools suite, IoT management platform, etc., in 1996.
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Vishwas Shringi
Vishwas Shringi, founder-CEO of Voylla, is also an IIT-Madras alumnus. He pursued a BTech (chemical engineering) from IIT-Madras, obtained MS from Mississippi State University and MBA from Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. He founded Voylla, the leading online fashion jewelry store, in 2012.