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Krishnakumar Natarajan

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Managing Partner at Mela Ventures
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Krishnakumar Natarajan is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capitalist, co-founding both the global IT services company Mindtree and the venture capital firm Mela Ventures. With an MBA from XLRI, he is recognized for his expertise in globalization, building large-scale businesses, and fostering leadership. He has also served as the Chairman of NASSCOM.

His personal mission centers on leveraging digital technologies to address social challenges and cultivating world-class entrepreneurial talent from India. He is passionate about mentoring budding entrepreneurs, helping them build scalable and successful businesses that can compete on a global stage.

Unique fact: Krishnakumar played a pivotal role in the Indian IT industrys policy-making as the former Chairman of NASSCOM.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Entrepreneurial Mentorship
Actively invests in and mentors emerging entrepreneurs to help them build scalable and impactful businesses from India.
Indian Startup Ecosystem
Invests in and actively follows the progress of Indian startups, seeing them as key drivers of economic impact.
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Career

Work history

8-2019
Managing Partner
Mela Ventures
4-2016 - 7-2019
Executive Chairperson
Mindtree
4-2008 - 4-2016
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Mindtree
8-1999 - 7-2019
Co-Founder
Mindtree
8-1999 - 3-2008
President & CEO- IT Services
Mindtree
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Media appearances

Krishnakumar Natarajan on his 'third innings' and a chance to see the rise of multiple 'mini‑Mindtrees' at Mela Ventures. Featured in Forbes India
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663rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Krishnakumar Natarajan – Mela Ventures. Featured in Sramana Mitra Blog
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Education
1979 - 1981
MBA
XLRI Jamshedpur
7-1974 - 5-1979
BE
College of Engineering, Guindy
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