Immigrant Founders, Investors, and Hard-Won Lessons: Inside ASAN’s Standing-Room-Only SF Tech Week Panel

by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Oct 11, 2026 | Pulse

Ritu Bhargava, Vish Rao Dumpeti, Rathnakumar Udyakumar, and Shomir Dutt shared perspectives on fundraising, founder readiness, entrepreneurship, and building enduring companies. What makes an entrepreneur fundable? How do founders know when they have identified the...

ASAN Brings 20 Investors Together to Shape Its Scale Program and Expand Access to Capital

by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Oct 11, 2026 | Pulse

Venture capital fund managers, limited partners, and family office investors gathered in San Francisco to help establish the foundation for ASAN Scale. Access to the right capital can determine whether a promising business grows, stalls, or never gets off the ground....

Akshit Kandi Is Turning Artificial Intelligence Into Measurable Business Results Through SkySync

by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Oct 10, 2026 | Pulse

Artificial intelligence has become one of the biggest priorities for businesses around the world, but implementing the technology and generating meaningful results are two very different challenges. Companies are investing in AI tools, launching pilot projects, and...

150+ Gather at ASAN’s South Asian Collective, Connecting Talent Across Industries and Continents

by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Oct 10, 2026 | Pulse

From Apple, Disney, and Google to healthcare, journalism, fashion, climate technology, and entrepreneurship, ASAN’s San Francisco gathering brought together an expansive professional community. More than 150 creators, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and...

Cisco appoints Indian American technology leader Girish Rishi to board

by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Oct 9, 2026 | Pulse

Indian American technology executive Girish Rishi has joined Cisco’s board of directors, bringing three decades of leadership experience across artificial intelligence, data platforms, software, hardware and supply-chain technology. The San Jose, California-based...