Infosys to mentor Britain's emerging digital entrepreneurs

Will provide each company with a UK based mentor to support them, drive business opportunities in India

Bangalore-based Infosys Limited announced its support of 16 of the United Kingdom's emerging digital, wireless and mobile software  technology companies during the inaugural Web Mission 2013 to India. Britain's most promising technology companies are on entrepreneur-led trade mission to Bangalore and New Delhi this week with the aim of developing new relationships and opening up their business to the Indian market.

Infosys hosted the first session in Bangalore and will provide each company with a UK-based mentor to support them and drive business opportunities in the sub-continent.

“We built our business to become a global company in the three decades, so I hope to bring some lessons about entrepreneurship in India to these companies. We are supporting them both in India and after they return to the UK, helping and advising them on how to capitalize on the opportunities for emerging technology companies in India market,” Infosys Executive Co-Chairman S Gopalakrishnan said.

The mission is supported by Technology Strategy Board and UK Trade and Investment alongside other private sponsors and organised by The Long Run Venture and the Co-sponsorship Agency. The eight in a series of missions organised by the public, private partnership  each is designed to help successful early stage business accelerate their growth potential overseas.