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Chiratae Ventures Honors Adobe CEO, Shantanu Narayen, Infosys Founder, Narayana Murthy and Postman CEO and Founder, Abhinav Asthana with the Patrick J. McGovern Awards


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MR Rangaswami, Indiaspora, Shantanu Narayen, Adobe, Dr. Srikar Reddy, Indian Consul General, Pat McGovern III, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Sudhir Sethi, Chiratae Ventures
MR Rangaswami, Indiaspora, Shantanu Narayen, Adobe, Dr. Srikar Reddy, Indian Consul General, Pat McGovern III, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Sudhir Sethi, Chiratae Ventures

The global VC fund Chiratae Ventures announced today that Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen received the Global Lifetime Achievement Award on September 16, 2024, during an awards dinner in Palo Alto attended by over 50 senior professionals from the technology industry. In a separate ceremony, the venture capital firm also recognized Postman CEO and Founder Abhinav Asthana with the Exceptional Entrepreneurial Achievement Award, while Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy received the India Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremony in Bangalore.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The global VC fund Chiratae Ventures announced today that Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen received the Global Lifetime Achievement Award on September 16, 2024, during an awards dinner in Palo Alto attended by over 50 senior professionals from the technology industry. In a separate ceremony, the venture capital firm also recognized Postman CEO and Founder Abhinav Asthana with the Exceptional Entrepreneurial Achievement Award, while Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy received the India Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremony in Bangalore.

Chiratae Ventures is a global venture capital fund headquartered in Bangalore, India with investors and portfolio spanning across India, the US, Middle East, Asia, and other regions. Chiratae has been a leader in venture capital investing in sectors such as ConsumerTech, FinTech, SaaS, HealthTech, among others, and its portfolio companies have a footprint across the globe. Chiratae's global portfolio includes Lenskart, Flipkart, Myntra , PolicyBazaar, FirstCry, Agrostar, Pixis, HevoData, DeepFence, Pando, Miko and many more.

We are honored to recognize the extraordinary contributions of Narayana Murthy, Shantanu, and Abhinav with the Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern awards.

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Established in 2016, the Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern Awards commemorate Patrick J. McGovern, anchor investor of Chiratae's first fund and the founder of International Data Group (IDG). Patrick J. McGovern was a visionary leader who played a pivotal role in shaping global technology media and expanding the global footprint of IDG's network. His belief in India's tech entrepreneurial potential was instrumental in the formation of Chiratae Ventures in 2006. Throughout his career, he nurtured a deep passion for people, technology, and publishing, leaving a lasting impact on the industry. As a philanthropist, McGovern's legacy continues to inspire innovation and progress.

"The influence of Patrick J. McGovern cannot be overstated; he was not only the anchor investor for this venture firm but also a pivotal figure in India's technology ecosystem," said Sudhir Sethi, Founder and Chairman, Chiratae Ventures. "We are honored to recognize the extraordinary contributions of Narayana Murthy, Shantanu, and Abhinav with the Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern awards. These leaders exemplify a unique combination of technology vision, business acumen, world-class engineering, ethical stewardship, and entrepreneurial talent."

The Global Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates the impact of global leaders on India's tech entrepreneurial ecosystem. Shantanu Narayen's nearly 20-year leadership of Adobe through changing technological periods personifies the role of a global leader. He has successfully led the transformation of the company from desktop to the cloud world, and its venturing into the digital experiences category.

Accepting the award, Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe, shared, "The Chiratae McGovern award is really about Adobe and the work of our 30,000 employees. We've always believed that innovation is at our core, customers are at the center of everything that we do and are central to our success. This award is really a testament in many ways to the power of technology to drive change and drive change for good."

The Exceptional Entrepreneurial Achievement Award celebrates the growing depth and breadth of the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem and appreciates the impact that first-generation founders are having. Abhinav founded Postman in Bangalore, India, and later expanded to open offices in San Francisco, which currently serves as the company's global headquarters.

Abhinav Asthana while accepting the award shared, "I am incredibly honored to receive this award from Chiratae Ventures. An entrepreneur's journey is never run alone—I owe this to my fantastic co-founders, amazing employees, incredible customers, supportive investors, and, of course, my parents and family, who have stood by me through my growth as an engineer and entrepreneur. This recognition belongs to all of them."

The India Lifetime Achievement Award honors exceptional leaders in India who have built and scaled organizations that have had a substantial impact on their respective industries. For 2024, this award was presented to Narayana Murthy during a ceremony in Bengaluru, India. Infosys was the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ in 1999. Under Murthy's leadership, Infosys has led the largest experiment in the democratization of wealth in India by distributing over 19% of Infosys equity to its employees.

"I am very grateful to Chirate Ventures, to Sudhir and his team for this kindness, generosity, and affection in awarding me the Lifetime Achievement Award named after Patrick J. McGovern. I am doubly happy that I am in the company of some extraordinary personalities like John Chambers, Indra Nooyi, Azim Premji, Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani, and Kris Gopalakrishnan among many other distinguished people," shared Narayana Murthy, Founder of Infosys Limited as he accepted this honor.

These recipients were selected via a rigorous vetting process in collaboration with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (DTTILLP), the process advisor for the Chiratae McGovern Awards. This year's honorees join an illustrious group of past winners, including John Chambers, former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems; Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys; Uday Kotak, Founder, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO Pepsico; Azim Premji, Founder and Chairman, Wipro; Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons and Tata Group; Prem Watsa, Chairman and CEO, Fairfax Financial Holdings, amongst other eminent personalities.

"My father believed in the power of timely, provocative, and accurate information to empower people to improve society and to create a more connected world. With that in mind, the companies, and technologies that Shantanu, Abhinav and Narayana built or nurtured make them extremely worthy recipients of this year's awards," said Pat McGovern III, Chairman of the Board of The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Chair of the Jury of the Awards, and Regional Advisor (US), Chiratae Ventures.

About Chiratae Ventures

Chiratae Ventures India is an 18-year-old Indian technology venture capital fund advisor, having advised funds that collectively (across six funds) have $1.3 Bn AUM, 7 funds , 30+ investments, 56 exits, eight Unicorns, four IPOs and a track record of having returned approximately $900 million capital to LPs in the last 13 years. The funds advised by Chiratae Ventures India have investments across sectors such as Consumer Tech, SaaS, FinTech, and HealthTech and have been early backers of companies such as Curefoods, Cult.fit, Fibe, FirstCry, Flipkart, Lenskart, Myntra, Pixis, PolicyBazaar and Uniphore, among many others.

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Laurie Gibson, Kickstart for Chiratae Ventures, +1 (650) 815-1438, [email protected], https://www.chiratae.com/

Tanvi Dubey, Chiratae Ventures, +91 8792059986, [email protected], https://www.chiratae.com/

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