Abishek Laxminarayan has a varied background in Venture Capital, Investment Banking (M&A), Software & ITES for Financial Services and Entrepreneurship.. Prior to co-founding Indavest in early 2007, Abishek was founder and Managing Director of Surya Infotainment Products, a Bangalore-based information aggregation company. After purchasing. interests in the companies of L.B. Publishers and Distributors, Abishek realigned SIP and transformed the company into a market leader in the space. Prior to that, he spent time as an M&A Analyst in Investment Banking focusing on global technology and ITES companies at Lehman Brothers in New York. Working closely on strategic initiatives for companies such as IBM, HP and other leading technology leaders laid the foundation for his strong fundamental understanding of successful technology companies. On his return to India, he worked in the financial software domain at HCL Technologies (formerly Deutsche Software). Managing a team of programmers in Bangalore, Abishek worked closely with Deutsche Bank London in delivering ambitious financial software applications.. Abishek is a charter member of TiE, Bangalore. He was a world-ranked junior Tennis player, and graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in Economics & Computer Science from Cornell University.
