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Kanwal Rekhi was born on 29 August, 1945 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan, Pakistan), is an Indian-American businessperson (born 1945). Discover Kanwal Rekhi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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Managing director at Inventus Capital Partners |
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78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
29 August, 1945 |
| Birthday |
29 August |
| Birthplace |
Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan, Pakistan) |
| Nationality |
Pakistan
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Kanwal Rekhi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 78 years old, Kanwal Rekhi height not available right now. We will update Kanwal Rekhi's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Kanwal Rekhi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kanwal Rekhi worth at the age of 78 years old? Kanwal Rekhi’s income source is mostly from being a successful director. He is from Pakistan. We have estimated Kanwal Rekhi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
director |
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Timeline
Kanwal Singh Rekhi (born August 29, 1945) (Punjabi : ਕੰਵਲ ਰੇਖੀ) is an Indian-American businessperson.
He was the first Indian-American founder and CEO to take a venture-backed company public on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Rekhi had worked as an engineer, systems analyst, and manager before venturing into entrepreneurship.
At the age of 36, he moved to San Jose, California and co-founded Excelan in 1982, a manufacturer of smart Ethernet components, and was named president and CEO in 1985.
The company went public on the Nasdaq in 1987, and merged with Novell in 1989.
He remained at Novell as an executive vice-president and the -chief technology officer of the company, later joining the board of directors.
He was also awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1987 by Arthur Young and Venture magazine.
In 1994, Rekhi became a full-time angel investor, investing in more than 50 startups, of which he led the initial financing and was a member of the board of directors for 23 companies.
His venture financings have resulted in 21 exits including six IPOs to date.
Also active in Indian public policy related to venture, Rekhi advised India government policy makers in reforming venture regulations.
This encouraged fund formation in India, and Rekhi was the founding limited partner behind Infinity Capital-India a successful early-stage India venture fund.
Rekhi retired from Novell in 1995.
In 1995, he co-founded TiE, The Indus Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit support network to provide advice, contacts, and funding to Indian Americans hoping to start businesses.
He also acted as an expert in advising the Prime Minister of India and his government for laying the foundation for the country's Information technology expansion.
Rekhi has served as a trustee on the global board of TiE.
He is also a former chairman of the Centre for Civil Society.
After leaving Novell, he was the CEO at CyberMedia from January 1998 until its merger with Network Associates (now McAfee) in September 1998.
Rekhi contributed $5 million to Michigan Tech in 2000.
In 2003 Rekhi was awarded the Bina Chaudhuri Award for Distinguished Service from the California Institute of Integral Studies.
To help set up a new school of Information Technology, he donated $3 million to IIT Bombay which named one of its schools after him as the "Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology (KReSIT)"(which was merged in 2006 with the department of computer science and engineering).
In 2007, Rekhi co-founded Inventus Capital Partners, and currently serves as managing director.
During his time at Inventus, he has invested in companies including GENWI, Salorix, Poshmark, and Sierra Atlantic (acquired by Hitachi Consulting).
