Sashi Reddi
{{Short description|American entrepreneur (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sashi Reddi
| image= Sashi Reddi Sri Capital.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = Madras, India
| occupation = Entrepreneur Technology Visionary Angel Investor, Venture Capitalist SRI Capital
| alma_mater = The Lawrence School, Lovedale
IIT Delhi
New York University
Wharton School of Business
| nationality = American
}}
Sashi Parvatha Reddi is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/veteran-angel-investor-sashi-reddi-launches-100-million-fund/articleshow/64955218.cms | title=Veteran angel investor Sashi Reddi launches $100-million fund | date=12 July 2018 | first=Biswarup | last=Gooptu | newspaper=The Economic Times | accessdate=10 January 2019 }} and a philanthropist. Sashi Reddi was the CEO and founder of AppLabs. Sashi Reddi was born in Madras, India and later migrated to the US.{{Cite web |title=Bilt215: Sashi Reddi — Founder and CEO of AppLabs and SRI Capital on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sashi-reddi-founder-and-ceo-of-applabs-and-sri-capital/id1467377928?i=1000453728464 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}} He grew up in Guntur but attended boarding school at Lawrence School, Lovedale.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2896728.ece |title=Serial entrepreneur turns investor}} He is a recipient of the Louis Braille Award from the Pennsylvania Council for the Blind, for the year 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.asb.org/news-events/special-events/louis-braille-awards-ceremony.html |title=Louis Braille Awards Ceremony - Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired |website=www.asb.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210003552/http://asb.org/news-events/special-events/louis-braille-awards-ceremony.html |archive-date=2012-12-10}} He currently sits on the advisory board of the Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs and the advisory board of IIT Hyderabad.{{Cite web |title=Sashi Reddi {{!}} Gabriel Investments |url=http://gabriel-investments.com/sashi-reddi/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Sashi studied in a boarding school, The Lawrence School, Lovedale, near Ooty. He secured a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering in 1987 from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He did his MS in Computer Science from Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He obtained a PhD in Operations and Information Management from University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School.
Entrepreneur
He established a web content management company, EZPower Systems, in 1994. This was acquired in 1998 by DocuCorp (Nasdaq: DOCC) which is now a part of Oracle.{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/consumer-tech-space-catches-this-serial-entrepreneur-s-fancy-115061800014_1.html|title = Consumer tech space catches this serial entrepreneur's fancy|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 18 June 2015|last1 = Kanth|first1 = K. Rajani}} Sashi was founder and CEO of AppLabs, a software testing company based out of Philadelphia, the US, which was acquired by Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) in September 2011.{{Cite web |title=Sashi Reddi {{!}} Gabriel Investments |url=http://gabriel-investments.com/sashi-reddi/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |language=en-US}} Post acquisition, Reddi took over the leadership of the Independent Testing Services division within CSC and in September 2012 was elevated to lead CSC's big data and analytics business.{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/capgemini-csc-line-up-for-applabs-111091000038_1.html|title=Capgemini, CSC line up for AppLabs|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=10 September 2011|last1=Rajanikanth|first1=K.}}
Investments and funding
SRI Capital is among the first few institutional investors{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/4i2i6RS7paI0DgwwNjTXWP/SRI-Capital-launches-100-million-tech-fund-for-American-and.html|title = SRI Capital launches $100 million tech fund for American and Indian markets| work=mint |date = 13 July 2018 | last1=Ahuja | first1=Aakanksha }} in various technology and media start-ups in India and United States, with over 20 investments.
Awards and recognitions
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