Rajan Anandan quits Google to join Sequoia Capital as MD
By MYBRANDBOOK
Rajan Anandan, head of Google India and South East Asia has quit after eight years of service. Anandan has been known for expanding Google’s presence in the region and several angel investments in growing start-ups.
Anandan will continue at Google till the end of April. Vikas Agnihotri, country director, sales, will replace Anandan in the interim for Google India. Going forward, Google’s Asia Pacific president Scott Beaumont will take over the role.
Born in Sri Lanka, Anandan will join Sequoia Capital as its Managing Director. Shailendra J Singh in a LinkedIn post has mentioned that he will join the leadership team at the firm. He will act as an investment advisor and mentor to the program’s founders.
Prior to joining Google, Anandan held leadership roles in McKinsey & Company, Dell, and Microsoft. Besides, he was a member of the Indian Angel Network and in 2017 was appointed as the Chairman of IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India).
In his career, Anandan has invested in over 45 technology start-ups in India such as Instamojo, WebEngage, Travelkhana, Capillary Technologies, LLB among others. He is also the co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures, the first seed fund in Sri Lanka and has made over 10 investments in the country.
On Rajan Anandan’s exit from Google, Geetika Dayal, Executive Director, TiE Delhi-NCR comments, “Knowing Rajan’s deep commitment to supporting young tech startups, this seems like a perfect union. Sequoia and entrepreneurs in their network will find immense value just as we do with his leadership at TiE Delhi-NCR. A great team leader, he leaves a rich legacy at Google. Truly a global leader, energizing and adding value to every organization that he is associated with.”
BREAKING NEWS
TECHNO TRENDS
BHIM to join e-commerce, competing with PhonePe and Google Pay
The government-supported payment software BHIM is getting ready to join t...
The latest version of X helps prevent deepfakes on social medi
To combat deepfakes and shallowfakes, Elon Musk revealed a new update t...
India and Namibia collaborate on a payment system similar to U
Once operational, the platform will enable digital transactions in Namibia,...
Sebi issues show-cause notices to six Adani group firms
Sebi issued show-cause notices to six Adani Group firms, including Adani ...
E-Magazine
TECHNOTAINMENT
Airtel Xstream Play strengthens regional content library, part
Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications
ED attaches Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty’s Rs 97 crore worth as
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized businessman Raj Kundra's pro
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clover Infotech appointed Subham Banerjee as CDO
Clover Infotech has announced the appointment of Subham Banerjee as its Ch
Saviynt ropes in Sanjeevi Kumar as new Sales Director in India
The cloud-native identity and governance platform solutions provider Saviy
OPEN YOUR EYES
INTERVIEWS
IceWarp positioning itself as a disruptor in the Email and col
Post pandemic, the digital evolution has evolved. With most organizations a
Forcepoint positions itself as a trusted protector of sensitiv
To help SMEs and SMBs use the SASE/SSE framework and scale both in terms of
HOT PICK
COLORFUL rolls out an array of gaming laptops
COLORFUL launched its incredible series of COLORFUL EVOL P15 gaming laptop
Dell Technologies launches new AI-powered commercial PC portfo
Dell Technologies has launched the broadest portfolio of commercial AI lap
MAKE IN INDIA BRANDS
CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMATICS
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT. LTD.
BEETEL TELETECH LTD.
NUMERIC INDIA, A Group Brand Legrand
EMINENT CIO'S OF INDIA
ICONS OF INDIA
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Kumar Mangalam Birla
Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla’s return to Vodafon...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Sandip Patel
Sandip Patel is the Managing Director, IBM India/South Asia. He is res...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Sridhar Vembu
Sridhar Vembu is an Indian billionaire business magnate and the Founde...
PARTNER SPEAKERS
PSU
PGCIL transforming India with its wide power transmission network
Engaged in power transmission, POWERGRID or PGCIL is a stated owned In...
New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant
MIL, India’s biggest manufacturer and market leader is engaged in Pr...
STPI encouraging software exports from India
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is an S&T organization under...
VIDEOS
Top 25 Brands
Value-Added Distribution
TECH DATA, A TD SYNNEX COMPANY
Tech Data Corporation was an American multinational distribution compa...
SAVEX TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
Savex Technologies is the 3rd largest Information & Communication Tec...
M. TECH SOLUTIONS (I) PVT. LTD.
M.Tech is a leading cyber security and network performance solutions ...
ITFORUM 2024
WIITF 2024
CMO of the Year
WOMEN LEADERSHIP
EMINENT CIO's OF INDIA
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
MORE VIDEOS
ADVERTISEMENTS
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION
UNICORNS REVOLUTIONISING
