Chiratae Ventures honours Narayana Murthy with the Patrick J. McGovern Award
The Hindu
Chiratae Ventures announces Patrick J. McGovern Awards 2024 honoring Narayana Murthy, Shantanu Narayen, and Abhinav Asthana.
The 18-year-old global technology venture capital fund, Chiratae Ventures, announced the Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern Awards for 2024.
Narayana Murthy, Founder of Infosys Limited, was awarded the India Lifetime Achievement Award, while Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO at Adobe, won the Global Lifetime Achievement Award. Abhinav Asthana, CEO and Founder at Postman received the Exceptional Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.
Chiratae Ventures is one of India’s largest homegrown VC funds.
Established in 2016, the awards commemorate Patrick J. McGovern, anchor investor of Chiratae’s first fund and the founder of International Data Group (IDG).
“The influence of Patrick J. McGovern cannot be overstated; he was not only the anchor investor for this venture firm but also a pivotal figure in India’s technology ecosystem,” said Sudhir Sethi, Founder and Chairman of Chiratae Ventures.
“We are honoured to recognize the extraordinary contributions of Narayana Murthy, Shantanu, and Abhinav with the Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern awards. These leaders exemplify a unique combination of technology vision, business acumen, world-class engineering, ethical stewardship, and entrepreneurial talent.”
The India Lifetime Achievement Award honours leaders in India who have built and scaled organizations that have had a substantial impact on their respective industries.
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