19th May 2020 | 05:00PM IST
A serial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in Technology Leadership, Narayan Mahadevan is the Founder of IP driven Incubation Lab, BridgeLabz. An AWS recognised company, BridgeLabz focuses on increasing employability and nurturing ideas as well as talents in the Emerging technologies domain. Narayan oversees the overall operations and functions at the company.
Having completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Narayan went on to pursue his graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering and Software Engineering from Kansas State University. There, as a Graduate Research Assistant, he developed numerical models for Structural Analysis of 3D Braided Composites along with Finite Element and Graphic Modelling software in C++.
Through his career, Narayan has been able to explore his passion for technology in various spheres and has utilised his skills to develop robust and diversified technology-based products and solutions. He worked with Sprint and Verizon, as a Software Engineer and Architect/Principle Engineer respectively. He served as CTO at Hurix Systems, a Digital Content Solution provider based in Mumbai. At Hurix, he was responsible for defining Product Roadmaps, Architecture, Technology and Cloud Infrastructure for Kitaboo Suite of Products. He also served as CTO, Mauj Mobile, a global media company with one of the largest independent app marketplaces in the world. He was a Creator at XPressOn Technologies, developing an extensive photo editing mobile app, XpressOn, with over 5000 monthly users in 115 countries. Narayan served as Director of EFI, building Print Applications from scratch for the company in India. He took this specialisation in professional Print Applications forward, and founded ZESTA Technology Group, where he served as CTO as well. Here, he developed P3 (Print, Promotion and Personalisation) B2B SAAS services, to benefit both print buyers and suppliers.
With the inception of BridgeLabz in 2016, Narayan’s main aim has been to use his and the team’s technological expertise to bridge the employability and skills gap in the emerging tech space. Narayan envisions BridgeLabz to be synonymous with employability within the next 5 years. By 2025, he would like BridgeLabz to have impacted more than 1 million jobs in India.
Narayan is a problem solver and a hard core techie at heart. He enjoys the freedom to explore and, hence, prefers the entrepreneurial route. Outside of BridgeLabz, Narayan’s life revolves around his family. He lives with his parents, wife and their two children in Mumbai. He enjoys playing chess, cricket and badminton with his kids. He is also an avid news reader and wakes up early in the morning to begin his days with meditation.