Chennai

“I was placed in Whirlpool, where I was actually trying to sell washing machines in parts of Chennai that didn't have water. So that was the most sort of eye-opening as well as ironical experience that Led me to the biggest decision I've taken to date, which is…”

“I think there's also cultural aspect to the Chennai community, Founders where, you know, there's a lot of humility, and I think that that doesn't go unnoticed at all, right? There's a lot of, you know, they're very helpful, and I think in general, nice folks t…”

“The SaaS talent is the densest in the Chennai region in India”

“In fact, a lot of, I would say, Chennai-based SaaS startups have Founders who may be ex-Zoho, ex-Freshworks, etc.”

“The other part is our portfolio companies are majorly moving their engineering teams to India, as I mentioned. Large number in Bangalore, increasingly large number in Hyderabad, Chennai, and we see Pune as a hub that's growing very rapidly, and maybe someday G…”

“Bangalore will have more than, right? You know, the entire Taiwan put together, right? Or Chennai, for example, right? You know, they have so many engineering colleges and all that.”

“I think most of the AI startups is eight out of 10 off from here or Chennai, right? Even though they may have a base in US, headquartered in US, I would say, 80% of the mindset is over here.”

“Freshworks created like thousand millionaires sitting out of Chennai. And it completely changed in ecosystem how founders give back.”