Blume Ventures – Blume is an angel and seed venture fund that backs startups with both funding as well as active mentoring and support. Blume Ventures funds startups through multiple rounds, leading up to larger institutional rounds like Series A and B from Venture Capital firms.
R. Narayanan – R. Narayanan aka Naru brings over 35 years of rich experience in marketing and business development and also a strong network of business partners and contacts in the industry. He has worked in various management roles in multi national corporate such as Coca Cola and Nestle, post which Naru has been either in a leadership role or key stakeholder in Indian firms in the FMCG vertical. He has an MBA from Indian Institute of Management — Calcutta and currently consults in the area of technology marketing and entry strategies into the Indian market.
NSRCEL – The N S Raghavan Center for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), is a world-class center for excellence in seeding, nurturing and promoting entrepreneurship with emphasis on start-ups and existing organisations with high growth potential. NSRCEL’s objective is to help entrepreneurs channelize their energy and talent towards transforming their ideas into successful companies. It does so by guiding them in understanding specific opportunities for business growth and helping them access the resources they require. The NSRCEL is supported by generous grants and its patrons are noted industrialists who are willing to nurture a talented team. Chief among them is Mr Nadathur S Raghavan, co-founder and former Joint Managing Director of Infosys Technologies Ltd.
CareerVita – CareerVita offers a first-of-its-kind comprehensive Cloud based Virtual Interview Platform – CV360, which simplifies the job functions of all stakeholders in the hiring process. Focuses on creating end-to-end Virtual Interview Solutions using Video Technology hosted on the Cloud. CareerVita’s portfolio of products caters to various rounds in the recruitment process, right from pre-screening, technical to face-to-face interviews.
Edu-Next – Edu-Next is a NITK Surathkal – IIM Bangalore Alumni Company working in sphere of education. It offers services to post graduate students to provide career guidance and coaching to achieve their career goals. Having seen a steady growth in the number of institutions that it is working with since its inception, Edu-Next has established a proven model to enable students to make the right career choice.
IIMB – The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (also known as IIMB) is a premiere public business school located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 1973. It is consistently ranked as one of the best business schools in India and the Asia Pacific region.