Romesh Wadhwani,
Padma Shri 2020
awardee

 

Creating Jobs. Changing Lives

 

Wadhwani Foundation

High-value job creation through entrepreneurship,
innovation and skills development

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Wadhwani Advantage

Accelerating small business growth 2x to 10x, globally,
through AI-enabled digital consulting model

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Wadhwani Entrepreneur

Nurturing high-value entrepreneurship through
city-based entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies

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Wadhwani Opportunity

Empowering youth with 21st-century employability
and vocational skills to command family-supporting wages

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Global footprint across Asia, Africa and Latin America

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“Dr. Wadhwani has devoted his life to connecting technology with social welfare needs. Through Wadhwani Foundation, he has empowered the youth of India by facilitating employment generation and creating a culture of innovation and enterprise. It is a matter of pride for IIT Bombay that it has many alumni like Dr. Romesh Wadhwani who are actively contributing to nation building”

Shri Narendra Modi
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
at The Golden Jubilee Convocation of IIT Bombay

Our Initiative

Wadhwani Advantage

Partners with small businesses in the range of $1-$50M revenue to:

  • Establish a 2x to 10x hyper-growth path
  • Provide advisory, strategic and execution support services through in-house and on-demand AI-enabled network of coaches, consultants, customers, and capital providers

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Our Initiative

Wadhwani Entrepreneur

Inspires, educates and supports early-stage entrepreneurs through:

  • Wadhwani Venture Fastrack (WVFT) Program, which maximizes success rates of early-stage startups
  • Wadhwani NEN (WNEN) Program, which empowers global students with skills leading to better jobs, intrapreneurship and long-term entrepreneurship
  • Wadhwani Inspire (WI) which aims at establishing a nationwide culture of entrepreneurship

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Our Initiative

Wadhwani Entrepreneur

Inspires, educates and supports early-stage entrepreneurs through:

  • Wadhwani Venture Fastrack (WVFT) Program, which maximizes success rates of early-stage startups
  • Wadhwani NEN (WNEN) Program, which empowers global students with skills leading to better jobs, intrapreneurship and long-term entrepreneurship
  • Wadhwani Inspire (WI) which aims at establishing a nationwide culture of entrepreneurship

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Our Initiative

Wadhwani Opportunity

Helps students with 21st-century employability and vocational skills enabling:

  • Superior placements, retention, and progression leading to family-supporting wages
  • On-demand, AI-enabled digital access to counselling, training, placement and post-placement support

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Our Initiative

Wadhwani Innovate

Accelerating world-class innovation in emerging economies by:

  • Creating innovative global organizations through their local scientists and entrepreneurs

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Our Initiative

Wadhwani Innovate

Accelerating world-class innovation in emerging economies by:

  • Creating innovative global organizations through their local scientists and entrepreneurs

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Leader Speak

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Dr. Romesh Wadhwani on the mission of Wadhwani Foundation
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Dr. Ajay Kela on Wadhwani focus areas & impact

Changing Lives

A Wadhwani Blog

Dr Romesh Wadhwani
Wadhwani Foundation

Prestigious Padma Shri award for Romesh Wadhwani

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…
True generosity is about changing the lives of others I chose to create a Foundation focused on accelerating job creation Dr Romesh Wadhwani
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True generosity is about changing the lives of others. I chose to create a Foundation focused on accelerating job creation – Dr. Romesh Wadhwani

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…
Dr Wadhwani has devoted his life to connecting technology with social welfare needs Honble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
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Dr. Wadhwani has devoted his life to connecting technology with social welfare needs – Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister was speaking on the occasion of IIT Bombay’s 56th convocation (Diamond Jubilee Year) on 11.08.2018 where Dr. Wadhwani was conferred the prestigious degree of Doctor of Science…
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