TiE Rajasthan

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'''TiE Rajasthan''' is a [[Rajasthan]] chapter of the non-profit community [[The Indus Entrepreneurs]] (TiE).<ref name="TiE Rajasthan">{{cite web |title=TiE Rajasthan |url=https://hub.tie.org/c/tierajasthan |website=Hub TiE |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> Headquartered in [[Jaipur]], TiE Rajasthan is aimed at fostering entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking, education, incubating, and funding new [[Startup company|startups]].

== History ==
In 2001, few entrepreneurs of IT Industry were called upon by Naren Bakshi, where he provided the guests with an introduction about [[TiE]], the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. They decided to formulate a group, and initiate activities aimed towards fulfilling the norms for an independent chapter of TiE. As a result, an ad-hoc working committee of 6 members was formed, titled as Rajasthan IT Entrepreneurs Group (RITEG<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aEeTaH3QVU8C&pg=PA146|title=Indian Diaspora in the United States: Brain Drain or Gain?|last=Sahay|first=Anjali|pages=146}}</ref>) consisting of Ajay Data, Rajesh Moondra, Keshav Sharma, Hemant Gupta etc. All members committed Rs. 50000/- towards formation of the group. On 11 January 2002 TiE Rajasthan chapter was launched with a ceremony, attended by the then Chief Minister [[Ashok Gehlot]], along with various other businesspeople from Silicon Valley like [[Kanwal Rekhi]], Kailash Joshi, Vipin Shah, [[Naren Bakshi]] and Raj Desai among others.<ref name="TiEWiki">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.tie.org/images/2/2a/Kit_Pg_3.pdf|title=TiE Rajasthan|website=wiki.tie.org|publisher=TiE|access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>

== [https://rajasthan.tie.org/past-presidents/ Presidents] ==
* Yogendra Durlabhji - 2002-2004
* [[Ajay Data]] - 2004-2006
* Rajesh Moondra- 2006-2008
* Mahavir Sharma 2008-2010
* Atul Kapoor - 2010-2012
* Manuj Goel - 2012-2014
* Rajneesh Bhandari - 2014-2016
* Rajesh Moondra - 2016-2017
* Siddharth Agrawal - 2017- 2018
* Chirag Patel - 2019- 2020
* Ravi Modani 2021 - (current)

== Programs ==
"TiECON", TiE's premier annual event, is held by TiE Rajasthan at regular intervals. Besides this, several other events are also organized and sponsored by TiE Rajasthan. Some of the notable events were:
* "Rajasthanan IT Destination" - An IT Seminar, jointly organised by [[NASSCOM]] and TiE Rajasthan on 17 August 2005 in Jaipur.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* "TiEcon Rajasthan 2009" - Held on 17 December 2009 at B.M. Birla Auditorium and Convention Centre, Statue Circle, [[Jaipur]], the event was attended by a number of TiE Global Charter Members.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* "TiE Smashup 2014" - Held on 7 November 2014 in [[Jaipur]], Smashup serves as a platform for startups to pitch their ideas, raise funds, and find new investors and partners.<ref>{{cite web|title=TiE Smashup Jaipur – 2014|url=http://springtide.in/tie-smashup-jaipur-2014/|website=springtide.in|publisher=Blue Box Media Pvt. Ltd.|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>
* "TiEcon Rajasthan 2015" - Held on 25 July 2015 at Hotel ITC Rajputana, [[Jaipur]], the event was attended and addressed by several notable entrepreneurs as well as political leaders. The Chief Guest of the event, Smt. [[Vasundhara Raje]], the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], made an announcement about new policy aimed at strengthening the facilities for setting up of startups in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TiEcon Rajasthan 2015 – A galaxy of top speakers to address|url=http://changingtomorrow.in/tiecon-rajasthan-2015-a-galaxy-of-top-speakers-to-address/|website=changingtomorrow.in|publisher=Changing Tomorrow|access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://changingtomorrow.in/rajasthan-hub-for-start-ups/|title=Changing Tomorrow website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New policy to give startups a fillip in state, says CM Vasundhara Raje|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/New-policy-to-give-startups-a-fillip-in-state-says-CM-Vasundhara-Raje/articleshow/48229311.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://rajasthan.tie.org/}}

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