Former Bollywood actress Mayoori Kango, who is best remembered for the 1996 film “Papa Kehte Hain” has joined Google India as its head of industry, reports the NDTV. Her official LinkedIn profile mentions that she joined Google India as its Head of Industry - Agency Partnership in March 2019, the Indian online portal reports. A lot of shame is attached to not being able to have a successful career, such life stories are a proof that we all have another chance if we want to ⁦@GoogleIndia⁩ #Mayurikango https://t.co/JhvpY7AbV8 — Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) ৪ এপ্রিল, ২০১৯ "I am super excited to be part of Google and lead partnerships with DAN and Publicis. I am looking forward to applying my experience of over a decade in the industry in the agency realm to grow these partnerships further. It is a wonderful opportunity to be part of this incredible team and I am looking forward to the next phase of my professional life," NDTV reports quoting IANS report. After she quit from Bollywood movies, she worked as the Managing Director of Performics, a performance marketing agency. She also worked with Digitas as Associate Director, Media; and Zenith as Chief Digital Officer. Mayoori was inclined towards the IT sector initially. However, at the age of 15, she chose to act in Bollywood movies instead of getting enrolled in IIT Kanpur, reports India Today. She made her acting debut with Naseem in 1995. The film which was based on the Babri Masjid demolition won National award for best direction and screenplay. After her debut, while the actress was waiting for her Board exam results, she was offered by Mahesh Bhatt for “Papa Kahte Hain”, which also starred Jugal Hansraj. One of the songs of the movie "Ghar se nikal te hi" was an instant hit taking her to the peak of fame.<doc-sep>The face of Google India for the past eight years is moving on. On April 02, Rajan Anadan said he is quitting the internet search major to join venture capital firm Sequoia India as an investment advisor and mentor. “I’ve always believed that to grow as an individual and a business leader, one needs to challenge themselves in new ways. There are two things that excite me more than anything else: the power of technology, and the power of ambitious entrepreneurs, to solve for humanity’s big problems,” the Google India managing director said in a letter to employees. “In this next phase of my life, I want to focus full-time on the latter—investing in promising early-stage technology startups across India and southeast Asia.” The Surge programme that Anandan is set to head will focus on early-stage startups across India and southeast Asia. Vikas Agnihotri, country director for sales, will take on Anandan’s role at Google while the company looks for a permanent replacement. Even as he was headlining Google’s India business, Anandan was deeply involved with young entrepreneurs, having invested in over 80 startups over the years, according to data from startup tracker Tracxn. So for those who know him, this move is no surprise. “Knowing Rajan’s deep commitment to supporting young tech startups, this seems like a perfect union. Sequoia and entrepreneurs in their network will find immense value,” said Geetika Dayal, executive director at The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Delhi National Capital Region. The time at Google Anandan came to Google in 2010 after having worked as managing director of Microsoft India for two years. In his earlier roles, he had worked as a vice-president at Dell India and McKinsey & Co in Chicago. Under his leadership, the internet search giant went from strength to strength, scaling up India operations to over $1 billion (over Rs6,800 crore) in revenues. The California-based company also entered new and lucrative segments where it has dug its heels deep by now. For instance, launched by Anandan in August 2017, digital wallet Google Payments comprised over half of all unified payment interface (UPI) transactions within months of its launch. A Sri Lankan Tamil, Anandan’s understanding of the region helped Google launch several India-focused initiatives that have not only helped the company financially but also boosted its goodwill. For example, last June, Google completed one of the world’s largest railway wifi projects in the world, offering high speed wifi at 400 stations across India. Anandan also spearheaded initiatives to tap the next billion internet users in India through initiatives like Internet Saathi, which creates a chain effect of women teaching women digital literacy in rural areas, and a pared-down version of its video streaming platform YouTube to overcome the slow internet speeds. However, the move to become a full-time investor was a long time coming, say those who have observed Anandan over the years. The angel A prolific angel investor, Anandan has bet his money on a multitude of technologies, including big data, cloud computing, digital media, online healthcare, mobile commerce, and social games. Some of his portfolio firms are personal concierge app Dunzo—also Google’s first direct investment in India—co-working spaces company Innov8, and an online women’s community platform SHEROES. “Rajan’s deep understanding of technology, significant operating expertise, and track record of growing tech businesses across the region will help Surge founders scale and build the transformational businesses of tomorrow,” Shailendra J Singh, managing director at Sequoia Capital, said in a statement. In his personal capacity, the most funded company Anandan has invested in is cloud platform Druva, which received $200 million over various rounds. For Anandan, these are not mere monetary investments. He’s actively trying to build up a robust ecosystem. “It’s not all just a party conversation for him. He follows up,” Zishaan Hayath, an angel investor and serial entrepreneur, told Quartz referring to meetings with Anandan. “He doesn’t have to go out of the way to make introductions to other investors and entrepreneurs but he genuinely does it.” Santosh Panda, who met Anandan at one of his famed “pub meet-ups” in Bengaluru back in 2012, holds a similar opinion. An investor in Panda’s events and activities marketplace Explara.com today, Anandan connected him to, besides other investors, Ravi Gururaj and Raj Chinai, the co-founders of Harvard Business School (HBS) Angels. Besides, constant mentoring is a big plus of having him onboard. “People put money in and forget about it, but every now and then, Anandan checked in without me reaching out. The eagerness to work with entrepreneurs and hear our stories is something you don’t find in an angel ecosystem,” Panda said. “And he knows your numbers, your partnership. He has such beautiful insights that you won’t get otherwise.” Unlike Silicon Valley, India doesn’t have many startup founders who have led by example, nor does it have a plethora of seasoned, risk-taking, well-versed investors. Anandan’s full-time move to the investment side could boost the confidence of this sector, experts say. His passion towards Indian startups is not just encouraging for founders but a signal for other angels to take a bigger plunge as well. “It tells angels we can be part of company building and take on various roles,” said Panda. “There are enough smart people that Google could hire but we needed Rajan on this side.”<doc-sep>Remember the doe-eyed beauty who was the muse of the serenade Ghar Se Nikalte Hi? She’s Mayoori Kango — actor of the yesteryear and currently boss lady at Google, India. You heard that right! Former actor who did films like Papa Kehte Hain and shows like Kaahin Kissii Roz is now Head of Industry at Google, India. According to a report by Exchange4Media, Kango was the former Managing Director at Performix.Resultrix — Publicis Groupe and she just joined Google India at the coveted position. Kango has been instrumental in engaging and retaining accounts such as Uber, Airtel and Nestle. At the age of 15, Mayoori gave up the opportunity to be a part of IIT Kanpur to pursue her dream of becoming a film star. And her film career came to fruition when she made her debut in National Award-winning film Naseem (1995). She had a brief stint in the film industry with stalwarts like Anupam Kher, Arshad Warsi, Ajay Devgn, and so on. And she later went on to pursue her MBA — her first steps into the breaking the corporate glass ceiling like a boss. After taking up top positions in prominent companies, Mayoori has cemented herself as a force to reckon with. And she’s proved she hasn’t merely ‘disappeared’ from the limelight like many would like to believe. More power to you, boss!<doc-sep>Today Google’s head of India and South-East Asia has left the company. Rajan Anandan announced that after 8 years, he would be departing his role at Google to be filled by the company’s president of Asia Pacific. Anandan joined Google 8 years ago to fill the role of VP of India and South-East Asia, in that time bringing Google’s services to hundreds of millions of users. Scott Beaumont, Google’s President of Asia Pacific, will be taking over Rajan’s role. Before Beaumont takes over the role, Vikas Agnihotri will take over as interim chief. As for Anandan himself, he is apparently shifting his focus to investing in “promising early-stage technology startups” in India and SEA. Google says regarding his departure: We are grateful to Rajan for his huge contribution to Google over the past 8 years. His entrepreneurial zeal & leadership has helped grow the overall internet ecosystem in India & SE Asia. We wish him all the best in his new adventures 8 amazing years. 850million internet users across India and SEA. Many billions of revenue and fastest growing region in the world. Incredible team that thinks big and executes superbly. Thank you @GoogleIndia #GoogleSEA. Loved every minute. — Rajan Anandan (@RajanAnandan) April 2, 2019 More on Google: FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:<doc-sep>
Yes, the major public clouds offer a lot. But what you may not know are the limitations, and how open clouds make the difference. Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Rajan Anandan, the Vice President of Google’s Southeast Asia and India operations, is leaving the company after more than eight years with the firm, the company said on Tuesday. Google added that it is looking for a replacement for Anandan’s position, and Vikas Agnihotri, country director of sales, will take on the responsibility in the interim for Google India. Anandan will stay at Google till the end of April, a person familiar with the matter said. Anandan’s departure comes just a few months after Karim Temsamani, head of Asia Pacific (APAC) at Google, also left the company. In a separate announcement, news emerged that Anandan is joining venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital India, according to Shailendra J. Singh, a managing director at Sequoia Capital. Anandan will be the seventh managing director at the renowned VC company’s Indian arm. Sequoia Capital India closed a $695 million funding round late last year. Anandan will focus on developing Surge, an accelerator program Sequoia India launched early this year to focus on identifying and funding early-stage startups, “into the world’s top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor to the program’s founders,” Singh said. Even as Asian markets, in general, do not make a significant contribution to Google’s bottom line, the company has grown increasingly focused on developing products and services that aim to solve local problems to remove some of the barriers that are hindering growth in these markets. As a result, Google has courted hundreds of millions of users in India and other Asian markets. 8 amazing years. 850million internet users across India and SEA. Many billions of revenue and fastest growing region in the world. Incredible team that thinks big and executes superbly. Thank you @GoogleIndia #GoogleSEA. Loved every minute. — Rajan Anandan (@RajanAnandan) April 2, 2019 In a statement, Scott Beaumont, President of Google Asia Pacific, said, “We are grateful to Rajan for his huge contribution to Google over the past eight years. His entrepreneurial zeal and leadership has helped grow the overall internet ecosystem in India and Southeast Asia, and we wish him all the best in his new adventures.” Investor A veteran figure in the industry, Anandan has also become a major figure in Asia’s startup ecosystem, having made investments in dozens of companies in his personal capacity in recent years. Anandan said at an event last year that his investments are focused largely on early-stage startups. He has also said that he does not mind taking major risks, as long as a startup has assembled a good team and is hoping to solve a major problem. Some of his investments include cybersecurity firm Lucideus, fintech startup Monsoon CreditTech, healthcare startup PregBuddy, education start-up Stoodnt, IoT startup Zenatix, and matchmaking app Inclov. In 2016, he also joined BOV Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund for Sri Lankan startups. Prior to joining Google in 2011, Sri Lankan born Anandan served as a managing director of Microsoft India for two years, and as a vice president and country manager of Dell India. Anandan is also currently the chairman of IAMAI, an industry body in India, and is a member of Indian Angel Network, a group of investors who focus on early-stage startups. “The addition of Rajan, who is one of the top Internet leaders in the region, underscores our commitment to the early-stage ecosystem across the region,” Singh said.