Vijaya Kumar Ivaturi

Vijaya Kumar Ivaturi, commonly known as IVK, is the Co-Founder and CTO of Crayon Data, a big data analytics product company based in Singapore with a development center in Chennai.12 He is a leading expert in innovation management and advanced technologies incubation in India.2

IVK has over three decades of experience in the Indian technology ecosystem.1 Before co-founding Crayon Data, he was part of the core team that set up the telecom business division for Wipro in the 90s and later served as its CTO.1

Background and Expertise

• Consults in business strategy and transformation through new-age technologies, including embedded systems, cloud services, big data analytics, and mobility23
• Active member of Indian Angel Network, investing in early-stage startups3
• Co-founder of India Innovation Labs, focusing on augmented reality and robotics for digital media and tourism sectors3

Crayon Data

At Crayon Data, IVK is responsible for:

• Handling technology, contracts, and business model aspects3
• Managing data privacy, security, and customer contract clauses3
• Developing graph-based behavioral science and cognitive-driven computing solutions for outbound marketing analytics in experiential sectors1

IVK's approach to investing is unique, as he focuses more on mentoring and adding value to tech-driven ventures rather than following a portfolio model.3