Our People
 
IE was born out of a passion to create an institution that was built on excellence derived from its people and knowledge. IE was founded in 2006 by alumni of IIM Lucknow.

The team at IE is refreshingly different and is very young, agile and intelligent backed by the wisdom of a very strong advisory team
 
Founding Team
 
 
Sandeep Ramesh
 
An out and out marketing strategist, Sandeep leans heavily on his research acumen and frameworks to develop winning strategies. His background in Electronics & Communications has left in him an ardor for anything in IT and ITES domain. He is also a certified expert on European markets.
 
Shivakumar. R
 
This Chartered Accountant naturally gravitated towards financial management at the Indian Institute of Management. He has a passion for anything to do with finance. He oversees all Corporate Finance projects at IE. Prior to joining IIML he worked with Deloitte for 3 years
 
Zerin Rahiman
 
Zerin is a product of NIT Calicut. After his engineering in Computer Science he worked with Mindtree consulting for a year before majoring in Finance and Strategy from IIM L. He has successfully handled several institutional fund raises , business turn-arounds and M&A transactions at IE and heads the Early Stage ventures at IE
 
 
Advisory Team
 
 
RK Kannan
 
Investment Banker with 37 years of experience spanning Canara bank , Standard Chartered and Imperial Financial Services ( A Mumbai based Investment Bank).
 
Ramu Kennedy
 
Over 20 years of experience spanning TAIB Bank, Bahrain, Corporate Banking with ICICI Bank, Wholesale Banking with Standard Chartered Bank and ICICI Venture Funds. Presently, Independent Advisor to well known corporate groups for high value and structured transactions in the areas of M&A, Private Equity and Strategic Growth.
 
Srini Srinivas
 
30 years of experience as an entrepreneur in US prior to his stint in NASA. Successful angel investor and mentor to start ups with a strong passion towards philanthropic projects
 
Sandeep Balaji
 
Founder and Managing Director of Qiu Inc. Executive with proven track record of assisting businesses in Asia expansion across multiple industries. Sandeep's main focus areas are new business development, strategic alliances and capital introductions. His industry expertise are in telecommunications, software, internet, media and financial services.
 
 
 
Client Testimonials
 
 
Case Studies
 
Date: 07 Aug 2010
IndigoEdge helps a hospitality start-up raise Rs.7.5 crores for business expansion purposes
 
Date: 10 Aug 2010
IndigoEdge helps a U.S.-based IT services company exploit the opportunities generated by changed market conditions
 
Date: 10 Aug 2010
IndigoEdge paves the way for a German parts manufacturer to set up a unit in India
 
Date: 22 Aug 2010
IndigoEdge helps an online gaming company grow from zero revenue to revenues of Rs. 1 lakh per day
 
 
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