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Anand Chhatpar 30 Shikha Chhatpar 27 FOUNDERS of multiple Internet-based companies, Bangalore
The need to “touch the lives of millions together and not just a handful” got this entrepreneur couple back to India from the US in 2010. Anand, a computer engineering graduate from University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Shikha, a biomedical engineer from the same university, have mastered the art of launching Internet-based companies. If Indiarentalagreement.com allows people to get a legal lease agreement at the click of a mouse, Phunwa.com, a project in the works, is a comprehensive telephone directory that will list phone numbers from even the remotest of villages. “The initial investment has been predominantly time and knowledge. Our mission is to build projects that will improve the lives of people in India,” says Anand.
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Anand floated his first company, Brainreactions, in 2004. It taps young minds and pitches their innovative ideas to corporate leaders.
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The duo is setting up a team for Fame Express LLC in Bangalore whose Facebook applications in the dating and games category have been used by over 20 million people worldwide.
They are great examples of the potential of young India to lead the world in innovation.”
David wittenberg, CEO, Thei nnovation workgroup, which offers innovation consultation to corporates