Comat Technologies (Bangalore) provides access to essential information and e-governance services through 800 rural business centers distributed across Karnataka.

In its effort to unite underserved citizens with the rest of India, the company provides access to essential information and transformational services that have historically been unavailable. Named as one of the most innovative companies in India by Fast Company and awarded the Legatum FORTUNE Technology Award, Comat is dedicated to furthering its reach to rural citizens.

Sriram Raghavan

Sriram serves as the CEO of Comat and is responsible for driving revenue growth and interacting with key customers, partners and investors of the company. Earlier, he founded Comat Data Services in the US, which was subsequently sold in 2002. Sriram returned to Comat India in 2003, and since then has overseen the creation of one of the largest organizations providing access to essential government, education and financial services to the poor.

Under his leadership, Comat secured several prestigious awards, including the NASSCOM Innovation Award for its unique business model, and the Legatum FORTUNE Technology Prize for applying business and technology solutions that dramatically improve the lives of the poor. In recognition of his work.

Sriram was nominated for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the World Technology Network in 2005, and won the Super Achiever of the Year Award in 2006. Recently, he has also been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for 2010. Sriram is a serial Entrepreneur and holds a Bachelors degree in
Electronics Engineering.