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Azim Premji

Azim Premji is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist. He was the Chairman of Indian IT major Wipro until his son Rishad Premji took over in July 2019. As of June 26, 2020, Premji’s networth was $6.5 billion. More

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  • Akasa Air brings growth capital from Azim Premji, Ranjan Pai, 360 ONE Asset; Jhunjhunwala family deploys fresh funds

    Akasa Air brings growth capital from Azim Premji, Ranjan Pai, 360 ONE Asset; Jhunjhunwala family deploys fresh funds

    The consortium of investors includes the investment arm of Azim Premji, Claypond Capital – the investment office of Dr Ranjan Pai, as well as funds managed by 360 ONE Asset.

  • Premji Invest may pump in $50 million in Paris-based AI coding startup Poolside

    Premji Invest may pump in $50 million in Paris-based AI coding startup Poolside

    Premji Invest is stepping up bets in global tech startups, as it looks to capitalise on the generative AI boom. It recently invested in Hippocratic AI and Canva

  • Azim Premji urges businesses to integrate ESG, calls for impactful CSR at CII Annual Business Summit

    Azim Premji urges businesses to integrate ESG, calls for impactful CSR at CII Annual Business Summit

    Premji urged companies to re-evaluate their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending, ensuring funds address critical social needs rather than simply functioning as charitable donations.

  • New generation entrepreneurs conscious about philanthropy, says Wipro’s Azim Premji

    New generation entrepreneurs conscious about philanthropy, says Wipro’s Azim Premji

    Premji also said that India Inc today is far more ethical than the one operating 20 years back.

  • Live: Session on building trust with Azim Premji, Founder Chairman, Wipro | CII Business Summit

    Live: Session on building trust with Azim Premji, Founder Chairman, Wipro | CII Business Summit

    Session on Building Trust with Azim Premji, Founder Chairman, Wipro Limited

  • Premji Invest looking to acquire majority stake in BoB's Nainital Bank

    Premji Invest looking to acquire majority stake in BoB's Nainital Bank

    Premji Invest owns non-banking finance company TVS Credit and if the Nanital Bank deal goes through, it will be the first banking play for the family office of the Wipro founder

  • Tech tycoon’s family office bets on AI to prop $10 billion fund

    Tech tycoon’s family office bets on AI to prop $10 billion fund

    Investment firms worldwide, including BlackRock Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp, are relying on AI to analyze data streams in real-time to glean market intelligence and are looking to invest further in the sector.

  • Azim Premji and son Rishad re-appointed on the board of Wipro for five years

    Azim Premji and son Rishad re-appointed on the board of Wipro for five years

    Azim Premji has been re-appointed as the Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director, while Rishad will be the Executive Chairman till July 2029.

  • Premji Invest eyes $50-$70 million investment in Canva

    Premji Invest eyes $50-$70 million investment in Canva

    Premji Invest is stepping up bets in US tech firms, as it looks to capitalise on the generative AI boom. It recently invested in AI firm Hippocratic AI.

  • Premji Invest divests 1% stake in PB Fintech for Rs 457 crore

    Premji Invest divests 1% stake in PB Fintech for Rs 457 crore

    Premji Invest through its affiliate PI Opportunities Fund II offloaded the shares of PB Fintech on the BSE.

  • Wipro founder Azim Premji gifts shares worth Rs 500 crore to sons Rishad, Tariq

    Wipro founder Azim Premji gifts shares worth Rs 500 crore to sons Rishad, Tariq

    The total number of shares gifted accounts for 0.2 percent of the share capital of the IT services firm

  • NR Narayana Murthy: 'Azim Premji told me that one of the biggest mistakes he made was not to hire me'

    NR Narayana Murthy: 'Azim Premji told me that one of the biggest mistakes he made was not to hire me'

    NR Narayana Murthy recently revealed that Wipro's Azim Premji told him that not hiring him was one of the biggest mistakes he made.

  • GIFT City gives first nod to Premji’s family office to invest abroad

    GIFT City gives first nod to Premji’s family office to invest abroad

    The approval raises hope for the nation’s wealthy as they wait for clarifications from regulators to make similar moves.

  • India's richest woman outgrows software tycoon Azim Premji in net worth

    India's richest woman outgrows software tycoon Azim Premji in net worth

    Azim Premji, who was the third richest person in the country till about two years ago, has seen a massive erosion in his net worth since January 2022.

  • Bengaluru is home to the third largest number of philanthropists on Hurun’s 2023 list

    Bengaluru is home to the third largest number of philanthropists on Hurun’s 2023 list

    About 13 philanthropists featured in the Hurun list are based in Bengaluru.

  • Hurun Philanthropy List: HCLTech's Shiv Nadar is India's most generous, four Infosys co-founders emerge as biggest philanthropists

    Hurun Philanthropy List: HCLTech's Shiv Nadar is India's most generous, four Infosys co-founders emerge as biggest philanthropists

    Wipro’s Azim Premji donated an additional Rs 1,290 crore in FY23, his total donations stood at Rs 1,774 crore

  • Azim Premji's investment arm favourites to secure $150-million stake in TVS Credit: report

    Azim Premji's investment arm favourites to secure $150-million stake in TVS Credit: report

    The talks, which also involve private equity firm Carlyle, are for a 20-percent stake in the NBFC unit, which is being valued at $612 million

  • PE firms increasing focus on revenue and profitability in funding evaluations: KreditBee’s Madhusudan Ekambaram

    PE firms increasing focus on revenue and profitability in funding evaluations: KreditBee’s Madhusudan Ekambaram

    In a candid interview with Moneycontrol, KreditBee co-founder and CEO Madhusudan Ekambaram said that he intends to take the company public in three years. He also shared the rationale behind raising funds and provided an overview of the company's revenue and profit numbers.

  • From Ambanis to Ratan Tata: Throwback photos of Indian tycoons

    From Ambanis to Ratan Tata: Throwback photos of Indian tycoons

    Tycoons like Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra and Azim Premji have cemented their names in the global markets. Here's a look at some of their 'throwback' moments before they created history.

  • Wipro's DNA doesn’t allow for moonlighting

    Wipro's DNA doesn’t allow for moonlighting

    Very early in his tenure, Azim Premji put down what he called the three Wipro Beliefs. Top of the list was integrity, along with respect for people and customer-centricity.

  • Wipro steps up investments in emerging areas of metaverse, web 3.0: Rishad Premji

    Wipro steps up investments in emerging areas of metaverse, web 3.0: Rishad Premji

    Rishad Premji stressed that despite the world undergoing a period of uncertainty, he remains optimistic as he believes "that great upheavals carry within them seeds of great possibilities”.

  • Litigant issues public apology to Azim Premji after SC order, withdraws all cases

    Litigant issues public apology to Azim Premji after SC order, withdraws all cases

    Subramanian and the Indian Awake for Transparency, the NGO supported by him, ran into a legal wrangle with Premji over alleged illegality in the transfer of assets from three companies to a private trust and a newly-formed company.

  • ‘Where the Wipro story began’: See Rishad Premji’s blast from the past

    ‘Where the Wipro story began’: See Rishad Premji’s blast from the past

    Wipro chairman Rishad Premji has shared a throwback photo taken at the place where the “Wipro story all began”.

  • Supreme Court winds up criminal cases launched against Azim Premji by an NGO

    Supreme Court winds up criminal cases launched against Azim Premji by an NGO

    The Supreme Court had earlier pulled up the NGO for instituting a maze of frivolous litigation against Premji.

  • Take a look at how Azim Premji remembers the promises he makes

    Take a look at how Azim Premji remembers the promises he makes

    Sharad Sharma, co-founder of policy think tank iSPIRT foundation, follows a system inspired by Wipro founder Azim Premji.

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