Narayan Murthy sells Infosys stake, turns venture capitalist!

Indian entrepreneurs will be delighted to know this. Infosys chief mentor & co-founder, Mr. N.R. Murthy has sold 800,000 shares, or 0.13% of the company. Total value of the shares is $38.7 million! πŸ˜€

Its being reported that Mr. Murthy will invest in startups that operate in healthcare, education and nutrition domains.

What do you think?

Replies

  • Mahesh Dahale
    Mahesh Dahale
    This is great news.
    I am sure he will make a difference in startup culture here.it as a considerable fund.
    Well he is the most respected man😎 in Indian IT industry
  • Mayur Pathak
    Mayur Pathak
    Whoa! This is 'some' news. Wonder how did I miss it.

    I think it is not a bad idea. He has built Infy from scratch. Now he will leverage on his business skills and create a dozen of them. Good idea.

    Mr. Murthy, why not hire me as a consultant to promote your startups? 😎
  • Aashish Joshi
    Aashish Joshi
    yeah, this is some news..how come there was no hoopla over it like there usually is in things relating to a man of his stature!! after all, his selling the shares is not a small thing!!
  • sookie
    sookie
    Superb news ! He is really an awesome man. 😁
  • Saandeep Sreerambatla
    Saandeep Sreerambatla
    This is great news !!!

    This should grow as big as techcrunch50
  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    I wish to know if he's already promoting any startup?

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