Srini Chandupatla takes over as president of TiE Hyderabad for 2024

Hyderabad: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Hyderabad, the global entrepreneurial network, announced Srini Chandupatla as its new president. He has taken over the reins from Rashida Adenwala effective  Jan.1. Chandupatla is the co-founder of Manjeera Digital Systems, an angel investor, and a serial entrepreneur with more than twenty years of experience primarily building technology startup businesses.  

TiE, founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley is a global non-profit organisation devoted to entrepreneurs in all industries, at all stages, from incubation, throughout the entrepreneurial life cycle. With a global reach and a local focus, TiE efforts focus on mentoring, networking, education, funding, and incubation.  Chandupatla is the silver jubilee year  president.

Rajesh Pagadala, managing director, Pagadala Constructions, and  founder and chief executive officer of Buildersmart.in, is elected vice president for 2024.

 “I am honoured to assume the role of president for TiE Hyderabad. Our focus will be on enhancing the TiE Hyderabad brand, fostering innovation, and creating an impactful experience for our members. We will ensure TiE Hyderabad remains a hub of excellence in the start-up ecosystem,” said Chandupatla.

The other board members for 2024 include Raj Samala (founder and chief executive officer of Revalsys Technologies), Raveendra Nalluri (promoter director of Orpine), Dr Nandita Sethi (founder and managing director of The Entrepreneur Zone ),  Bhanu Prakash Varla (partner and director of Plural Technology), Jayesh Sanghvi (office managing partner, Hyderabad, Ernst & Young LLP), Abhijit Banerjee (managing partner of  Upwisery Capital Advisors), Sandip Patnaik (senior managing director of JLL India), Pavan Peechara (founder and chief executive officer/president and director  of Taxilla/Adaequare and Udyog Software), Shyam Palreddy (founder and chief executive officer of GGK Technologies and Paltech), and Abhishek Reddy Kankanala (chairman and managing director of DevPixel), said a release.