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UPDATED
- Jan: 31, 2009 : Forbes'
2007 Midas List- rank 11
- 2008: Mayfield Fund. Chaddha,
ranked 58th in the previous year's list, has successfully managed
deals like IL&FS Investsmart and India Infoline in financial
services space and Provogue in fashion.
NRI
Navin Chaddha on Forbes' 2007 Midas List
WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2007
Ashok Mehta
NRI, Navin Chaddha have placed 58th postion on
Forbes' 2007 Midas List.
Navin Chaddha is an accomplished serial entrepreneur and venture
investor with a proven track record in growing startup companies
to industry leadership and successful exits. He has founded three
companies and have a passion for building industry leaders by working
with entrepreneurs that can change the way people live, work, and
play.
Navin leads Gabriel's investment efforts in India focusing on technology-enabled
businesses, serving both overseas and domestic Indian markets. In
the U.S. he leads the Software, Content, and Services sector while
also focusing on Network Infrastructure investments.
Venture Capital
Navin has been involved as an investor in over 25 venture-backed
technology companies since 1995. Navin currently leads and serves
on the board of directors of the following Gabriel portfolio companies:
NeoPath, Persistent Systems, LVL7, and TestQuest. In addition he
has led Gabriel's investments in India, including Allsec (IPO on
Bombay Stock Exchange), IL&FS Investsmart (IPO on Bombay Stock
Exchange), Makemytrip, Persistent Systems, Provogue (IPO on Bombay
Stock Exchange), and Tejas Networks.
Prior to joining Gabriel, Navin was a Venture Partner and Entrepreneur-in-Residence
at Mobius Venture Capital leading their cross-border US-India investments
and business development activities in India . He led an investment
in Reametrix at Mobius, (a US-India cross-border life sciences service
company), served on its board, and was involved in advising several
Mobius portfolio companies with offshoring to India.
During his tenure at Microsoft, Navin co-led several investments
that included Akamai (IPO on NASDAQ), Northpoint Communications
(IPO on NASDAQ), Qwest Communications (PIPE), and Rhythms NetConnections
(IPO on NASDAQ). With his domain expertise and reputation, he has
been invited to serve as an independent BOD member for several venture
backed companies including HeyAnita, New Moon Systems (acquired
by Tarantella, SUN), and PocketThis.
Navin has also been an angel investor in venture backed companies
including Crossvue (acquired by Symbol), iBeam Broadcasting (IPO),
IDFC (Indian IPO), Indya.com (India's leading Internet portal, acquired
by News Corp), PlanetAsia (acquired by GCI), Shree Renuka Sugars
(Indian IPO), StillSecure, Suzlon (Indian IPO), Syndicate Bank (Indian
IPO), Thrupoint, and Vendavo.
Operating Experience
Navin started his entrepreneurial career during his Ph.D. studies
at Stanford by co-founding VXtreme, a streaming media software company.
He served as its Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of
Business Development before its acquisition by Microsoft to become
the foundation of Windows Media, which has several hundred million
users today. After the acquisition, he spent several years at Microsoft
making strategic investments in various management roles including
being responsible for the go-to-market strategy and product offerings
for the telecom, cable, ISP, wireless, and network equipment industries.
Navin also co-founded iBeam Broadcasting, a content delivery network
that went public on NASDAQ before being acquired by Williams Communications.
He then co-founded Rivio, a small business ASP and served as its
Chairman, President, and CEO. When Rivio was acquired by CPA2Biz
(a subsidiary of American Institute of CPAs), the leading offline
and online portal for CPAs, he served as President and Vice Chairman
of CPA2Biz. Navin also consulted for Xerox PARC and SUN Microsystems
during his graduate studies at Stanford.
International Experience
Navin was raised and educated in India through his undergraduate
studies. Hindi is his native language. He has been investing in
Indian startups since the mid 1990s and all of the companies he
is involved with have been leveraging India since the mid 1990s
for offshore R&D. He also spent more than 18 months in India
pioneering investments and offshoring efforts for Mobius Venture
Capital prior to joining Gabriel. Navin spends considerable time
in India today with his portfolio companies, business development
efforts for U.S. companies, and deal sourcing. He also setup Gabriel's
India operations.
Board Memberships and Affiliations
Navin serves as a board member of LVL7, Neopath, Persistent Systems,
and TestQuest. Including past positions, he has served on the boards
of over ten companies. He is a Charter Member of TiE and serves
as the Co-Chair of TiE CXO Forum, Co-Chair of TiE VC Forum: India
Connect, Co-Chair Content Team TiECON 2006, the Advisory Boards
of TiE Software SIG, and TiE Internet SIG. Navin is also a Charter
Member of AAMA and a Global Leader for Tomorrow Member of the World
Economic Forum. He was recently selected as Chairman- IBF VC Investing
in India Conference in November 2005.
Education and Honors
MS – Electrical Engineering – Stanford University
(IBM and Stanford Graduate Fellowship – Top 1% of Class)
BS – Electrical Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi (Directors Medal – Ranked #1 in Class)
Navin has been recognized as an industry thought leader for his
contributions including: “100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow”
by the World Economic Forum in 2002, “Next Generation 25 Global
Leaders” by Fortune Magazine in 2001, “The Magnetic
40” by Forbes Magazine in 2001, “9 Faces of a New Generation”
by the Wall Street Journal in 2000, “Top 21 to Watch in 2001”
by Silicon Valley Click Magazine, “Internet Movers and Shakers”
by Inter@ctive Week Magazine in 2000 and was recently selected as
one of six VC authors by Aspatore Books for its latest book: Inside
the Minds: Internet Venture Capital . He is also an accomplished
and enthusiastic technologist, holding 35 patents and authoring
over 35 papers in peer-reviewed technical journals and conferences.....Source:
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