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FOUNDING PARTNERS
Lalit Ahuja is a serial entrepreneur, having founded the Indian operations for Target, NDS, Star TV and LG Electronics. Lalit also served as the CEO of Datamatics and as Senior Advisor to IBM Japan. He has forged joint ventures, acquired, restructured, spun-off and sold numerous companies. Lalit cofounded ANSRSource, a consulting firm focused on establishing strategic offshore captive centers for Fortune 500 companies. He also founded Suntech Data Systems, a BPO focused on clinical research and education markets. Lalit retired from the Indian Navy as a Lieutenant Commander, where he founded and led the prestigious Naval Computer Application Centre, one of Indias largest and most sophisticated capabilities. Lalit received his MS in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and BS from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. John Cook is Chairman of Rock Lake Associates, a Swiss-based investment advisory firm focused on private equity, venture capital, real estate and direct transactions. His primary geographic focus is Europe, Asia and the Middle East, where he works closely with institutional investors and family offices. He began his career with international assignments for Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and International Harvester. John is Chairman Emeritus of the Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center, a globally recognized thought leadership platform he founded in 2004. He received his BS from Purdue University and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
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FOUNDING PARTNERS
Sundi Natarajan is a Co-Founder of Sparksoft Corporation, focused on development services in BPM, ERP, CRM and Big Data; and advises / serves on the boards of 7 technology investee companies, including Tabtor, Wellth, e-GMAT, Techfetch. Sundi served as VP at COE, where he headed multi-million dollar businesses in EHRI, SDM and a performance management suite purpose built for the US government. Prior to that he served in senior management roles at Riveon, Telispark, Baan and advised Sprint Nextel in the areas of strategy, outsourcing and global product development. Sundi is a Charter Member at TiE, and an active investor at the Indian Angel Network. He also serves on the investment committees of BITS Pilani Alumni Angels group, and XBE in partnership with the San Francisco Bangalore Sister City Initiatives. Dr. Thomas Duening is the El Pomar Chair of Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado, where he is responsible for curriculum development and teaching principles of entrepreneurial finance and venture creation at the MBA level. Tom is a prolific writer and lecturer; has launched numerous technology companies; founded the Arizona Technology Investor Forum, and he advises many universities and corporations from India to Texas to Arizona on innovation, technology management and financing startups. Tom earned his MA and PhD at the University of Minnesota, and his BS at University of Wisconsin.
CORE FOCUS IDEA & ULTRA EARLY STAGE LEAN STARTUPS LEVERAGING WEB, MOBILE AND CLOUD PLATFORMS TARGET PROFILE FOUNDER ADDRESSING A REAL PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY WITH A DISRUPTIVE SOLUTION IN A SCALABLE MARKET o o o o o o INVESTMENT PROFILE Deal Size: $10K in Cash Support: $20K in Services Equity Stake 10% Phase One Size: $1 Million Use of Funds: ~25 Deals Cohort Cycle: 3 x 4 Months PROJECTED RETURNS 5-10 x Over 5-6 Years EXIT STRATEGY Angel Funding Series A + B Rounds M&A Acquisitions
ROADMAP
Our objective is to accelerate ~500 startups over the next 5 years in 3 Phases. Phase 1: $1.0M through a Mauritius-based investment holding company Invest in 25 companies in India (3 Cohorts) Indian Pvt. Ltd. Advisory Company provides facilities and acceleration services Phase 2: $5M through a AIF regulated LP/GP structured fund 125 companies: 7 Cohorts Phase 3: Super-Angel $50M AIF regulated LP/GP Fund Follow-on & early stage VC Multi-Country Accelerator Over 350 companies
We are expecting our greatest returns from our Phase 2 Fund, and from our Phase 3 Super-Angel Fund which would be able to double-down with follow-on investing in the A and B rounds of the most promising companies in each cohort since we will have performed 4 months of in-situ due diligence on them.
Legal Disclaimer: Information enclosed in the present document is indicative to allow the reader to evaluate the Kyron Program. Figures and objectives shown in this document are based on assumptions from our market knowledge and from our India experience in particular. These figures however cannot be considered as a formal and final commitment from Kyron. This document may be considered as a description of the Kyron program, not as a contract or offering document.