In the dynamic landscape of technology, the term “deep tech” encapsulates the groundbreaking innovations stemming from profound scientific breakthroughs. Unlike its counterpart, shallow tech, which focuses on incremental improvements, deep tech pioneers radical advancements in AI, biotechnology, robotics, and quantum computing. India’s entrepreneurial scene in 2023 bears witness to a cohort of visionary leaders reshaping business and innovation paradigms. These tenacious individuals have redefined the contours of the Indian economy through ventures that push boundaries, sustainable initiatives, and disruptive market strategies. Their impact transcends mere business; it resonates as a catalyst for societal transformation.
The global stage reverberates with the prowess of tech entrepreneurs who have become the architects of transformative conglomerates. In an increasingly digital world, the essence of entrepreneurial success thrives within the digital sphere. The journey from ideation to fruition demands unwavering dedication, substantial investments, and the audacity to see a vision through. The resonance of entrepreneurship lies in the passion and toil poured into crafting a concept into reality. As these leaders unveil their innovations, they not only redefine industries but also inspire a generation of aspirants to dream ambitiously.
At the heart of these transformative endeavors lies a testament to determination, foresight, and an unyielding pursuit of success. These individuals exemplify the ethos of entrepreneurship, forging paths that not only redefine industries but also serve as guiding lights for aspiring innovators. Their legacy extends beyond their ventures; it forms the bedrock for a new era of dreamers and doers, poised to challenge norms and push the boundaries of what’s possible.
Here are the Four Leading Entrepreneurs in Deep Tech:
Karmesh Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder of WiJungle:Karmesh Gupta, a visionary entrepreneur, emerged as a driving force in India’s deep tech landscape with the introduction of WiJungle in October 2014. His Gurugram-based network security platform has fortified over 1500 businesses nationwide, countering three billion cyber threats across diverse sectors like hospitality, healthcare, education, and more. Gupta’s strategic focus on cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai has propelled WiJungle’s popularity, targeting enterprises with revenues under $1 billion. His expertise in ethical hacking, and relentless pursuit led to the development of groundbreaking products like Router, Firewall, NGFW, SD-WAN, and IPS, shaping the forefront of technological advancement.coupled with a fervent passion for technology,
Ankush Sabharwal, Founder and CEO of CoRover: With over 16 years of experience in building SaaS products, Ankush has built and spearheaded the global winning teams to design scalable and secure enterprise platforms. As a technology leader, Ankush has led many start-ups and large MNCs across Asia, North America, and Europe, and has generated multi-million dollars in revenue with pay per use, subscriptions, and license fees. The peak team size Ankush managed/led is 1200 and peak software license fees from one customer is US$5 million per year. Honouring his technical, business, and leadership acumen, many national and international level honors have been awarded to Ankush. He pursued his MS (Software Engineering) from BITS, Pilani, MBA from ICFAI, Executive Management Program from IIM-C, and Entrepreneurship 101 from MIT.
Pandi Rajamony,CEO of Codincity: Pandi is a results-oriented digital transformation leader with experience in pioneering and driving cloud adoption for global 2K companies leveraging Digital and Cloud technologies. He has over 27 years of experience and held leadership positions at Infosys, TCS-GE and ANZ. Pandi is known for his customer centricity, building scale and large teams. Pandi hold an MBA degree from IIM Calcutta. Codincity is a software services company with a huge emphasis on technology. Codincity helps in SaaS, cloudification of applications and multi-cloud journey.
Sunil Gupta, CEO & Cofounder of QNu Labs Pvt Ltd: Sunil Gupta is a business leader and an entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience with specialization in Products and Product Engineering in cutting edge technologies. He enjoys understanding and analyzing macro and micro factors of businesses to develop key strategies and execute those to deliver growth in revenues, margins and market share. He is the Co-founder and CEO at QuNu Labs in with the mission of accelerating the world’s transition to Quantum safe security. The company has two products QRNG – Quantum Random Number Generator and QKD – Quantum Key Distribution. Paladion is a market leader in Cyber Security domain and is disrupting the current paradigm in Cyber Security space using AI powered platform.
