Mr.Rajesh Jain,netCORE

Rajesh Jain did his B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1988, and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, New York in 1989. He worked at NYNEX Science and Technology for 2 years before returning to India in 1992.
 
Rajesh launched IndiaWorld in 1995. From its pioneering start, IndiaWorld has grown to be one of the largest collection of India-centric websites, comprising Samachar, Khel, Khoj and Bawarchi. IndiaWorld was acquired by Satyam Infoway in November 1999 for US$ 115 million in one of Asia's largest Internet deals.

Rajesh's current work and investments are focused on creating an ecosystem of companies, products and services to help build India's digital infrastructure under the "Emergic" banner. Emergic is about creating Emerging Enterprises which leverage Emerging Technologies to do good and well in Emerging Markets like India. Emergic Innovations will serve not just the emerging markets but will have a positive impact in the developed markets also. So, they are made in India, and made for the World.
 
Rajesh is Managing Director of NetCore Solutions Pvt Ltd, a mobile data services company, based in Mumbai, India. NetCore has 2 verticals: Mailing solutions for Enterprises, and Mobility services for Consumers and Enterprises. NetCore has 1,500+ enterprise customers, and also reaches 4 million subscribers through its MyToday SMS service. More on NetCore's vision: http://emergic.org/2008/08/07/what-netcore-does-2/
 
Rajesh's personal fund, Emergic Venture Capital, has also invested over $20 million in over a dozen early-stage companies over the past 4 years:

Netcore: Enterprise Mail + Security; Mobile Data
Novatium: Sub-$100 Network Computers
Rajshri Media: Bollywood-centric Broadband Video Portal
mChek: Mobile Payments
Midas: Wireless Communications Equipment
New Horizon Media: Language Publishing (Books)
ValueFirst: Enterprise Mobility Solutions
Yos: Personal Healthcare Records
Greynium: Local Internet Portals and Classifieds
Intelizon: Solar for Rural Electrification
MobiFusion: Consumer Mobile Apps
Pathfinder: Knowledge Publishing
Global Talent Track: Vocational Education
 
Rajesh writes a daily technology weblog at http://www.emergic.org.