Rashida Adenwala the first woman to take over as President of TiE Hyderabad for the year 2023

By: WE Staff | Monday, 2 January 2023

TiE Hyderabad, the global entrepreneurial network, announced RashidaAdenwalaas new President, the first woman to occupy the chair for the year 2023. 

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley is a nonprofit organization devoted to entrepreneurs in all industries, at all stages, from incubation, throughout the entrepreneurial life cycle. With a global reach and a local focus, the heart of TiE efforts lies in its five foundational programs, – Mentoring, Networking, Education, Funding, and Incubation.

TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) is a go-to network of over 15,000 global entrepreneurs across 63 cities in 14 countries, and Hyderabad is one of the most vibrant and renowned chapters worldwide.

The new president, RashidaAdenwala has taken over reins today from Suresh Raju. RashidaAdenwala is the Founder Partner of R & A Associates, an integrated Corporate Secretarial & Legal Services Firm, offering a full range of corporate law services.

The new board comprises RashidaAdenwala, Founder Partner, R&A Associates as President, SriniChandupatla, Co-Founder, Manjeera Digital Systems as Vice President, Suresh Raju, Founder & Partner Jupiter Alternative Investments Fund as Immediate Past President TiE Hyderabad, The  other board members for 2023 includeVenkateswara Rao Annapragada, Investor && Business Mentor.Dr. BalajiBhyravbhatla Managing Director, HyLasCo Bio-Technology (India) Pvt. Ltd. Ravi Chennupati Chairman and Managing Director Ezone Security Solutions,SharlinThayil Co-Founder & CEO, Business Director View360 Technologies, Carnegie Technologies, Raj Samala, Founder & CEO, Revalsys Technologies, RaveendraNalluri, Partner, Orpine, Inc, Dr. NanditaSethi, Founder & MD, The Entrepreneur Zone (TEZ), (A Unit of Zen SkillProcPvt Ltd), Bhanu Prakash Varla, Partner & Director, Graylogic Technologies Pvt. Ltd., JayeshSanghvi, Office Managing Partner, Hyderabad, Ernst & Young LLP, and Abhijit Banerjee, Managing Partner, Upwisery Capital Advisors LLP - Zauba Corp

Welcoming RashidaAdenwala as the new President of TiE Hyderabad, Suresh Raju, Founder and Partner of Jupiter Alternative Investments Fund said, “TiE Hyderabad recently hosted the TiE Global Summit which has witnessed many firsts to its credit, astounding success with global delegate participation crossing 3000+ registrations from 48 cities, 200+ speakers covering 69 Sessions, 9 Masterclasses, 32 Round tables, 3 Conclaves (SME Conclave, TiE Japan Conclave, TiE Africa Conclave), Expo stalls for 105 Companies, TiE Nurture Lounge enabling 1000s of Mentor-Mentee conversations, launch of TGS 100 as a new platform to identify top start-ups, Incubators Showcase, TiE Global Women Finals and University Pitchfest of over 40 teams from across the world -- all of this was spread across two and a half days.. The Chapter looks forward to Rashida’s contribution to further TiE’s mission in fostering entrepreneurship.”

Setting the agenda for TiE Hyderabad in 2023, RashidaAdenwala said, “The new leadership will continue the momentum with a focus on impact-based initiatives, cross-chapter collaboration and building corporate partnerships.” Commenting on how TiE Hyderabad plans to impact startups during her tenure as President, she said, “TiE will continue to nurture the startups through structured mentoring programs, help startup entrepreneurs connect with domestic as well global investors by collaborating with various investment platforms, provide market access through the TiE’s global network as well as focus on fostering entrepreneurship in the tier 2 cities of Telangana.”