Infogain
Infogain Corporation is an IT Consulting and services company[3], headquartered in Silicon Valley, founded in 1990.[4][5] The company is focused on software platform engineering.[6][7] It provides front-end, customer-facing technologies, processes and applications management services and has a customer portfolio in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific and India.[4]
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Industry | IT Consulting, Information Technology, IT Infrastructure |
Founded | 1990 |
Founder | Kapil Nanda |
Headquarters | San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley |
Area served | United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and India |
Key people | Sunil Bhatia (CEO)[1] Ayan Mukerji (President & COO)[2] |
Number of employees | 4,000 (2019) |
Website | www |
History
Infogain was founded in 1990 by Kapil Nanda[5], a former Intel senior executive.[8] The company opened its first delivery centre in Noida, Uttar Pradesh in 1996.[5][9][10][11] In August 2015, the company received $63 million from equity firm ChrysCapital.[4][8]
Acquisitions
In September 2015, Infogain acquired the IT business of Blue Star Infotech, for ₹181 crore (US$25 million).[7][12] It acquired cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services firm Silicus Technologies for an undisclosed sum in October 2019.[13] The company also acquired Revel Consulting, a Seattle-based digital consultancy firm for an undisclosed sum in October 2019.[14]
Year | Company | Business | Country | Ref. |
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2015 | Blue Star Infotech | Technology consulting & services company | ![]() | [13] |
2019 | Silicus Technologies | Cloud and IoT services firm | ![]() | [7] |
2019 | Revel Consulting | Digital consultancy firm | ![]() | [14] |
Recognition
- Infogain was positioned as a Major Contender in Everest Group's 2020 Next-generation Quality Assurance (QA) Services PEAK Matrix Assessment.[15]
- The company was positioned as a 'Major Contender' in Everest Group's 2019 Software Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix Assessment.[16]
- Infogain was recognized as an 'Established and Niche Player' in the R&D segment in 2017[17], 2018[18] and 2019[19] by Zinnov Zones. As part of the 2019 study, Infogain ranked as an 'Established and Niche Player' in Platform Engineering, Quality Assurance, and User Experience.[19]
- In 2017, the company ranked 52nd in The Dream Companies to Work For, 2017 by the World HRD Congress.[20][21]
- An Infogain software engineer named Yogesh Tantak received a prize of ₹10 lakh (US$14,000) in Facebook's Bug Bounty program in September 2016.[22]
- In 2009, Infogain was rated among the Top 20 Best IT Employers in India by a survey conducted by Dataquest & International Data Corporation.[23][24]
References
- "Infogain announces Sunil Bhatia as new CEO". Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh): Business Standard. July 12, 2016.
- Albanese Jr., Giovanni (June 2, 2018). "Infogain Names as Ayan Mukerji President and COO". India West.
- "Infogain partners with Google for Cloud and Education Partner". Daily News and Analysis. February 14, 2018.
- Gupta, Bhawan (August 12, 2015). "ChrysCapital invests $63M in US-headquartered IT firm Infogain". VCCircle.
- Bhattacharya, Poonam (April 1, 2009). "Infogain Servicing Through Relationships". Siliconindia.com.
- "Infogain Announces Launch of New Corporate Brand". SiliconIndia. August 27, 2018.
- "Blue Star Infotech plunges 20% as co sells IT biz to Infogain for Rs 181 crore". The Economic Times. September 30, 2015.
- Kurian, Boby (August 11, 2015). "ChrysCap acquires IT co Infogain". The Times of India.
- "Infogain to Invest $ 5m in India, to Enter BPO". Voicendata.com. March 17, 2003.
- Schneider, Martin (November 1, 2002). "Infogain Completes Global Technologies Acquisition". CRM Magazine. Destinationcrm.com.
- "Infogain buys two BPO firms". The Hindu. December 11, 2003.
- Phadnis, Shilpa (September 29, 2015). "Infogain to acquire Bluestar Infotech for Rs 180 crore". The Times of India.
- "ChrysCapital-backed Infogain acquires Silicus Technologies". The Economic Times. October 1, 2019.
- Kurup, Rajesh (October 24, 2019). "Infogain acquires Seattle-based Revel Consulting for undisclosed sum". The Hindu Business Line.
- Joshi, Yugal; K, Uthra; Srinath, Tanya; Krishan, Nisha; Gupta, Ankit; Mundra, Abhishek (November 29, 2019). "Next-generation Quality Assurance (QA) Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2020". Everestgrp.com.
- Nisha (September 26, 2019). "Infogain a 'Major Contender' in Everest Group's 2019 Software Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix Assessment". IT Voice.
- "Infogain in "leadership zone" for consumer software, "execution zone" for enterprise software". The Hans India. December 20, 2017.
- "Zinnov Zones 2018 for Engineering R&D Services". Zinnov.com. December 12, 2018. p. 14.
- "Zinnov Zones 2019" (PDF). Zinnov.com. 2019.
- "Dream Companies to Work For 2017". dreamcompaniestoworkfor.com. February 23, 2017.
- "Infogain Ranked Among "Dream Companies to Work For 2017" at World HRD Congress". ContactCenterWorld. February 2017.
- "Infogain Software Engineer Winner Of Facebook Bug Bounty Program". IT Voice. September 30, 2016.
- "आईटी कंपनियों में एचसीएल सबसे बेहतर नियोक्ता" (in Hindi). OneIndia. September 13, 2009.
- "India's 20 best IT employers". Rediff.com. September 18, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Infogain Enhancing customer experience at Siliconindia