Wadhwani Foundation is a not-for-profit with the primary mission of accelerating economic development in emerging economies by driving job creation in India and other emerging economies through large-scale initiatives in entrepreneurship, small business growth, innovation, and skilling. Founded in 2000 by Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Dr Romesh Wadhwani, today the Foundation is scaling impact in 20 countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Our Initiative
Wadhwani Advantage
Partners with small businesses with an employee strength ranging from 50-250.
- Establish a 2x to10x hyper-growth path
- Advisory, strategic and execution support services through AI-enabled network of coaches, consultants, customers, and capital providers
Our Initiative
Wadhwani Entrepreneur
Inspires, educates, and enables startup entrepreneurs.
- Wadhwani Venture Fastrack (VFT) Program, which maximizes success rates of early-stage startups
- Wadhwani NEN (NEN) Program, which empowers students with knowledge and skills to create high-potential startups
- Wadhwani Inspire, which aims at establishing a nationwide culture of entrepreneurship
Our Initiative
Wadhwani Entrepreneur
Inspires, educates, and enables startup entrepreneurs.
- Wadhwani Venture Fastrack (VFT) Program, which maximizes success rates of early-stage startups
- Wadhwani NEN (NEN) Program, which empowers students with knowledge and skills to create high-potential startups
- Wadhwani Inspire, which aims at establishing a nationwide culture of entrepreneurship
Our Initiative
Wadhwani Opportunity
Provides 21st century employability skills to job-seeking students.
- Empowers students to acquire, sustain and progress in family-supporting jobs
- Mobile & video-centric multilingual global content on cloud with on-demand, AI-enabled access
Our Initiative
Wadhwani Innovate
Accelerates large-scale innovation in academia and industry.
- Innovation grants in partnership with governments and other organizations
- Wadhwani Innovate Research Centers
Our Initiative
Wadhwani Innovate
Accelerates large-scale innovation in academia and industry.
- Innovation grants in partnership with governments and other organizations
- Wadhwani Innovate Research Centers
Changing Lives
A Wadhwani Blog

Govt. of India announced on 25.01.2020 that Romesh Wadhwani, Founder and Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Symphony AI is being conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri…

Dr. Wadhwani addressed the Diamond Jubilee convocation of IIT Bombay after receiving the Doctor of Science degree (Honoris Causa) in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra…