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{{short description|Indian entrepreneur}}
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| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
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| occupation = Entrepreneur Investment professional
| yearsactive = Since 1988
| known for = Entrepreneurship [[Angel investment]]
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] [[Dataquest]] Lifetime Achievement Award [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur|IITK]] Distinguished Alumnus Award [[Prime Minister of India|PM's]] IT Industry Award
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'''Saurabh Srivastava''' is an Indian entrepreneur, investment professional, institution builder and a former chairman of [[NASSCOM]], a non-profit trade organization for the promotion of Indian IT industry.<ref name="Past Chairmen">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasscom.in/past-chairmen |title=Past Chairmen |date=2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |website=nasscom.in |publisher=NASSCOM |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820182327/http://www.nasscom.in/past-chairmen |archivedate=20 August 2016 }}</ref> A master's degree holder from [[Harvard University]], he founded ''Infinity Venture'', reportedly the first [[venture capital fund]] in India<ref name="IAN Co-Founder Saurabh Srivastava Honoured With Padma Shri">{{Cite news |url=https://news.nextbigwhat.com/saurabh-srivastava-ian-padma-shri-297/ |title=IAN Co-Founder Saurabh Srivastava Honoured With Padma Shri |date=31 January 2016 |work=Web news |access-date=11 August 2016 |via=Next Big What}}</ref> and is a recipient of [[Dataquest]] Lifetime Achievement Award, the IT Industry Award from the [[Prime Minister of India]] and Distinguished Alumnus Award from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]].<ref name="Saurabh Srivastava on AIF">{{Cite web |url=http://aif.org/about/people/saurabh-srivastava/ |title=Saurabh Srivastava on AIF |date=2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |publisher=America India Foundation}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2016, for his contributions to trade and industry.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf |title=Padma Awards |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf |archivedate=3 August 2017 }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Saurabh Srivastava, after graduating in engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]], continued to his studies at [[Harvard University]] and secured a master's degree in science from the university.<ref name="Executive Profile">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=727444&privcapId=262913 |title=Executive Profile |date=2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |website=Saurabh Srivastava |publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref> He started his career with [[IBM]] in the US and later worked at [[Tata Consultancy Services|Tata Unisys]] in India before embarking on his entrepreneurial career.<ref name="Individual Members">{{Cite web |url=http://indianangelnetwork.com/individual-members/saurabh_srivastava_zds |title=Individual Members |date=2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |publisher=Indian Angel Network}}</ref> In 1989, he founded IIS Infotech Limited, an IT company and served as its chairman till 2001, oversaw its merger with [[Xansa]], the British [[business process outsourcing|BPO]], in 2000<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://www.infinityventure.com/infinityI/aboutus_mt.htm# | title=About Us | publisher=Infinity Venture | date=2016 | accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> and served as the executive chairman of Xansa India till 2006.<ref name="Position: Chairman of CA India">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/siic/d/content/dr-saurabh-srivastava |title=Position: Chairman of CA India |date=2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |website=SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Centre |publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur}}</ref> He was one among the group of IT entrepreneurs who founded the ''National Association of Software Services Companies'' (later renamed as [[NASSCOM]]) in 1988 and served as its chairman from 1997 to 1999 after which he holds the position of the Chairman Emeritus.<ref name="Past Chairmen" /> Infinity Venture, a venture capital founded by him in 1999, was reportedly the first such initiative in India and he has been serving as its chairman since inception. TiE New Delhi NCR, a non profit community promoting entrepreneurship, is one another institution founded by him and he has served as its chairman; he continues his association with the institution as its Chairman Emeritus and a board member.<ref name="Board Members">{{cite web | url=http://delhi.tie.org/about-us/ | title=Board Members | publisher=TiE New Delhi NCR | date=2016 | accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref>

Srivastava is the chairman [[Spice Digital]],<ref name="Dr. Saurabh Srivastava, Chairman">{{Cite web |url=http://www.si2imobility.com/spicedigital/board-directors |title=Dr. Saurabh Srivastava, Chairman |date=2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |publisher=Spice Digital}}</ref> and has also chaired such associations as Electronics and Computer Software Promotion Council (ESC), Indian Venture Capital Association, Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and the Indus Entrepreneurs.<ref name="Executive Profile" /> He is one of the founders<ref name="Saurabh Srivastava-Lifetime Achievement Award">{{cite web | url=http://tie.org/saurabh-srivastava-lifetime-achievement-award/ | title=Saurabh Srivastava-Lifetime Achievement Award | publisher=TiE Global | date=2016 | accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> and an individual member of the Indian Angel Network, the largest [[angel investor]] forum in India<ref name="Indian Angel Network leads funding in Find My Stay">{{cite web | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/indian-angel-network-leads-funding-in-find-my-stay/articleshow/53175345.cms | title=Indian Angel Network leads funding in Find My Stay | publisher=Economic Times | date=13 July 2016 | accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> and one of the largest in the world.<ref name="Individual Members" /> He sits in the advisory boards of [[Imperial College Business School]], two Indian Institutes of Technology at [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|Delhi]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|Kanpur]] and two universities, Uttarakhand Technical University and [[Himachal Pradesh University]].<ref name="Chairman, India Operations">{{cite web | url=http://www.nasscom.in/sites/default/files/userfiles/file/saurabh_srivastava.pdf | title=Chairman, India Operations | publisher=NASSCOM | date=2016 | accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> He also serves as an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai]].<ref name="Saurabh Srivastava on AIF" />

==Awards and honors ==
[[Dataquest]], the Indian magazine for IT industry, chose him for their 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.<ref name="Modi's General Elections 2014 Digital Campaign Bags Dataquest Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/narendra-modi-general-elections-2014-digital-campaign-bags-dataquest-award-1564646.html | title=Modi's General Elections 2014 Digital Campaign Bags Dataquest Award | publisher=One India | date=22 May 2015 | accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> He has received a doctorate ([[honoris causa]]) from the [[University of Wolverhampton]] and is a recipient of the IT Excellence Award of the Prime Minister of India.<ref name="Chairman, India Operations" /> The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2016. He is also a recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.<ref name="Saurabh Srivastava on AIF" />

== See also ==
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* [[Angel investor]]
* [[Venture capital]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2zqOyNU7WA | title=Global Entrepreneurship | publisher=TiE SiliconValley | work=Keynote address at TiEcon 2015 | date=5 June 2015 | accessdate=12 August 2016 | author=Saurabh Srivastava}}

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