Karan Puri

Active Investor

Principal Investor at niwi

New Delhi, Delhi

Karan Puri, Principal Investor at niwi is an active investor based in New Delhi, Delhi. This profile covers what Karan Puri backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Karan Puri is an Angel Investor. Mr. Puri served as Chief Executive Officer at Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I. Mr. Puri co-founded Axiscades (formerly called IT&T), India's leading IT infrastructure management services company, in 1990, and took it public at the age of 37 before selling a part of the business in 2003 to iGate, now part of Cap Gemini. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Puri was also instrumental in setting up several new businesses like India's first computerized cross-location ticketing network as a joint venture with Tickets.com UK. He also set up a technology incubation center in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Mr. Puri has more than 30 years of experience in global executive and leadership positions in IT and technology enabled services sectors across India, Europe and the United States. He has consistently managed shareholders and analysts for global IT players bringing credibility and experience in raising funds in the capital markets, both in India and the United States. Mr. Puri, was a senior leader with DXC Technology (formed through the merger of CSC and HP Services),where he was Executive Vice President and General Manager managing the Americas geography with approximately US$10 billion in revenue for the year ended March 31, 2019 and approximately 70,000 employees as of March 31, 2019, across operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil and India. Prior to DXC, he was a Senior Corporate Officer at HCL Technologies (one of the leading India based IT services companies with revenue in excess of US$10 billion for the year ended March 31, 2021 and market capitalization of approximately US$34.5 billion as of May 21, 2021), managing the business in the United States, with revenue in excess of US$3 billion for the year ended March 31, 2017, and earlier in Europe as well, across several industry verticals. He has an MBA in Marketing and Economics and a Bachelor's degree in science from Punjab University, India.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechFoodTech & AgricultureMedia & Content
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 4

Notable investments

Vahanna Techedge Acquisition I Corp.Indus Global Techventures LLPWhat's Up LifeAxis IT&T Limited

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