Sashi Reddi
Sashi Parvatha Reddi is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and a philanthropist. Sashi Reddi was the CEO and founder of AppLabs. Born in Madras, Sashi Reddi is now a US citizen. He grew up in Guntur but attended boarding school at Lawrence School, Lovedale. He is a recipient of the Louis Braille Award from the Pennsylvania Council for the Blind, for the year 2017.
Early life and education
Sashi secured a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering in 1987 from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He did his MS in Computer Science from Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He obtained a PhD in Operations and Information Management from University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton SchoolEntrepreneur
He established a web content management company, EZPower Systems, in 1994. This was acquired in 1998 by DocuCorp which is now a part of Oracle. Sashi also founded AppLabs, a software testing company based out of Philadelphia, the US, which was acquired by Computer Sciences Corporation in September 2011. He was the CEO of AppLabs. Post acquisition, Reddi took over the leadership of the Independent Testing Services division within CSC and in September 2012 was elevated to lead CSC's big data and analytics business.Investments and Funding
SRI Capital is among the first few institutional investors in various technology and media start-ups in India and United States, with over 20 investments.Awards and recognitions
Year | Award category | Result |
2012 | TalentSprint Special Recognition Award |
Year | Award category | Result |
2017 | Honorary Chair 57th Annual Louis Braille Awards |