No. 002 · Anand Deshpande
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2026-07-18
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- Raised: $21,000 start-up stake from his savings and borrowings from his father and friends (per Forbes); listed 2010 (BSE, NSE) Bootstrapped ($21K founding stake); listed 2010 (BSE, NSE)
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2026-07-17
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- Founder: Anand Deshpande
- Company: Persistent Systems
- Founded: 1990 · Pune
- Raised: $21,000 start-up stake from his savings and borrowings from his father and friends (per Forbes); listed 2010 (BSE, NSE)
- Strap: He founded Persistent Systems, a Pune software company, in 1990 with $21,000, listed it in 2010, and remains its Chairman and Managing Director.
- Moves: 1990 · Founded Persistent Systems in Pune as a database venture, pooling $21,000 from his savings and borrowings from his father and friends, and secured a spot in Pune's new software tech park; 2010 · Listed the company (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT); 2019 · Stepped down as CEO while remaining Chairman and Managing Director; 2025 · Reported FY25 revenue of $1,409.1M in the company's audited results
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