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Greycaps India | 2005
Giri 'Pickbrain' Balasubramaniam | Bangalore | Knowledge Transfer & Education Tools
Nominated on Oct 23 2008 2:06AM | by Sowmya BK
Greycaps India - Snapshot
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Company Name Greycaps India
Founded in 2005
Headquartered in Bangalore
Company website/URL www.greycaps.com
Industry Knowledge Transfer & Education Tools
Stage of the company Scaling up
Source of idea
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Previous Nominations:

- Global Innovator Award 06-07 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA for successful implementation of program...Read more..

Partnerships & Tie-ups

We are proud to have a partnership for the last four years with over 25,000 school children across India, (12 cities), who are part of our unique G...Read more..

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Competitors Times of India (NIE - Program) and Derek O Brien & Associates
How different is your product or service? It has... Substitutes that differ in function
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The company works on multiple verticals from publishing books to quiz shows, on-campus programs to web based tools - while each of these verticals ...Read more..

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  2006 2007
No. of employees 6-15 16-25
No. of locations 2-5 6-15
No. of customers 6-15 16-50
Turnover 51 lacs- 1 crore 1-5 crore
Primary source of initial funding Personal savings
Primary source of additional funding Family & friends
Raised institutional capital? No
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Entrepreneur's Details
Name Giri 'Pickbrain' Balasubramaniam
Age 37
Hometown Bangalore
Family background First gen entrepreneur
More than 1 company? Yes (1)
Education Masters
Graduated from Times School of Marketing
Former employer Indiainfo.com
Former designation Vice President
Area of responsibility Strategy
Favorite book/movie The New Age of Innovation (CK Prahalad, MS Krishnan)
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