8 Firms Headed By Indian-Origin Entrepreneurs On Forbes' List

Saturday, 25 January 2014, 02:13 IST
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Among the co-founders of the New York-based company is Sonu Panda, who is also the Chief Operating Officer.

The company was founded in 2009 and has revenue of seven million dollars.

Coming in on the 63rd spot is Gainsight, an IT firm which sells software that helps clients retain and upsell customers.

The California-based company is headed by Nick Mehta, a Master's in Computer Science from Harvard.

It co-founded by Sreedhar Peddineni in 2009 and has revenues of two million dollars.

Gainsight raised $20 million in venture funding from Bain Capital Ventures in November 2013 On the 73rd spot is CourseHorse, which provides an online marketplace to find, compare and enroll in local classes, including cooking, fitness, music and language courses.

Ranked 85th on the list is New York-based PublicStuff, headed by Surya Yalamanchili.

The company runs an online forum for residents to report problems like potholes or broken playgrounds, to local governments.

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Source: PTI