Infosys is celebrating its 25th anniversary - a long journey from their beginnings with 250 dollars and a single room. To mark the occasion, they rang the NASDAQ opening bell on Monday, becoming the first company to do so from India. As Infosys CEO - and Acumen Fund partner - Nandan Nilekani says, “This event is yet another example of how the world is becoming flat.”
Nandan, along with the founding CEO and a small group of others, started Infosys with the idea of creating a world-class company in a time when India was too often associated only with poverty.
Today, that company is a billion dollar enterprise with over 45,000 employees, receiving tens of thousands of applications each month from aspiring young programmers. I often use Inofsys as an example of what is needed not only in India, but also in Africa and other places where examples of success create direct impact but also inspire tremendous hope - life’s greatest currency. The whole Acumen Fund team extends their warmest congratulations to Infosys.
Infosys has recently launched their blog - we encourage you to visit it.
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