Narayana Murthy and T.V. Mohandas Pai Discuss India’s Growth Story, Corporate Governance & Entrepreneurship in 3one4 Capital’s New Video Series ‘The Record’

The inaugural episodes of the video series, in association with Catamaran, aim to inspire change through ideas and life journeys of India’s veteran industry leaders

3one4 Capital, Bengaluru-based early-stage venture capital firm, announces the official launch of 'The Record,' its latest video series. This insightful series is positioned to provide exceptional insights into the spheres of entrepreneurship and leadership. Notably, the inaugural episodes of 'The Record,' in collaboration with Catamaran, feature Narayana Murthy and T.V. Mohandas Pai, underscoring the series' significance within the corporate landscape, offering a platform for inspiring dialogues and meaningful ideas.

'The Record' by 3one4 Capital aims to highlight the transformational journeys of India's industry leaders and to explore the strategies through which they navigated challenges on their paths to large outcomes. This series offers a distinctive opportunity for audiences to immerse themselves in the fundamental elements of thriving entrepreneurship in India, the dynamics of effective leadership, the complexities of corporate governance, principles for positive-sum market expansion, the forces guiding India's growth trajectory, and much more.

The collaboration with Catamaran, the esteemed family office of Narayana Murthy, adds a significant dimension to the inaugural episodes of 'The Record.' Catamaran is widely known in the industry and has played a pivotal role in fostering successful ventures. This collaboration underscores the commitment of both organizations to empower the entrepreneurial and leadership ecosystem in India.

Commenting at the launch of The Record, Narayana Murthy said, “Catamaran is happy to partner with 3one4 Capital on this inaugural episode. History has a lot to teach us, and candid dialogue on platforms like this will help reveal the intricate journey of entrepreneurship and leadership.”

T.V. Mohandas Pai said, “The Record is an intentional initiative by 3one4 Capital to support a dialogue on governance, startup growth, managing the path to building large institutions, and many other matters related to the transformational journey of entrepreneurship. The inaugural episodes of The Record with Narayana Murthy on corporate governance, building a constructive board, building great teams, and ensuring that corporates are run with the highest standards of governance and ethics will go a long way in helping entrepreneurs across the ecosystem. What Narayana Murthy brings to the dialogue is very rich experience and standard setting, steps that he's taken in building a legacy at Infosys. It's important for us to learn from the best entrepreneurs India has produced over time, and I look forward to more such dialogues soon.”

Pranav Pai, the Founding Partner of 3one4 Capital, introduced the launch of 'The Record, "We have designed ‘The Record’ to support young Indians and the wider startup and corporate ecosystem in their search for focused insights from industry leaders who have successfully built some of India's most distinguished enterprises. We aspire for this video series to serve as a compass for the country's entrepreneurs and operators as they build towards sustainable and inclusive technological and socio-economic advancement."

As 'The Record' continues its episodic releases, 3one4 Capital remains committed to hosting similar conversations with a diverse group of industry leaders from across the nation. These discussions will delve into their unique journeys, sharing experiences, challenges, and achievements as valuable learning opportunities. Each upcoming episode will grant access to the strategic frameworks and transformative ideas that have driven these individuals to success. The collaboration with Catamaran in the inaugural episodes reflects 3one4 Capital's dedication to offering viewers an exceptional opportunity to tap into the collective wisdom of these industry experts in the future.

The first episode was released on October 26, 2023, on 3one4 Capital and Catamaran's website and social channels.

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Episode 1

About 3one4 Capital

3one4 Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Bangalore, India.

The firm works in select market categories and in the intersection of adjacencies that are large, growing, and ready for unique products and services. The themes pursued are SaaS, Enterprise & SMB Digitization, Fintech, Consumer Internet, and Digital Health, with a focus on areas such as machine-driven actionable intelligence services, climate tech, ambient intelligence technologies, logistics and distribution, IP-led deep tech, and full stack engineering solutions.

3one4’s investments are biased towards companies exploiting technology to create, grow, or dominate large markets in India. The firm also invests a portion of its capital in global-GTM companies that have feedforward effects into the themes being pursued in India. With a focus on margins and on delivering uncompromised end-user experiences, the firm aims to detect new growth opportunities, manage risk, and return rewarding outcomes to all the stakeholders involved.

3one4 Capital has specialized in utilizing its deep access to strategic corporations and investors in building grounds-up theses that preempt the mainstream while exploiting macro trends. The firm has developed a proprietary sourcing engine to discover the next set of generational companies from the early stage. Once invested, the firm works through a deep involvement strategy with founding teams and subject-matter experts to prioritize and strategize for product-market fit, and then optimize for defensibility and growth in revenue and impact. The firm’s in-house Governance & Business Integrity, Growth & Capital Development, Finance, Research, and Platform teams act as strategic partners to the founders over multiple vectors to amplify the execution, growth, and reach of the portfolio companies.

At 3one4, the team has intentionally built a long-term commitment to responsible investing and to support the evolution of an ecosystem conducive to RI. This active commitment has helped the firm secure the signatory status to the UN PRI, making 3one4 Capital the first Venture Capital signatory from India and the fifth overall asset management firm approved from the country.

3one4 Capital has been ranked by Preqin, a global reference database for asset management, as India’s top performer for two of its funds in its Alternative Assets report. The seed and early-stage funds managed by the firm have been recognized for their performance amongst the India-focused venture capital funds in this Asia Pacific-focused report published in 2021. With industry-leading Net IRRs, 3one4 Capital’s Rising I & Fund II are the top two amongst the best performing India-focused VC funds between the vintage years, 2010-2018.

The firm manages INR 4,100 Cr (USD 510M) of committed capital and a combined portfolio of over 100 investments.

About Catamaran

Catamaran is the family office of Narayana Murthy and is a catalyst for creating innovative enterprises in India. It manages over $1 billion across asset classes. It invests in innovative ideas from passionate and value-based entrepreneurs to help them build successful enterprises. The company partners with respected global corporations to create enduring enterprises in India. Catamaran invests in listed companies catering to large markets, with high standards of corporate governance and the ability to stay resilient across economic cycles.

PwC India and Workiva Announce Strategic Alliance to Help Indian Enterprises for Automating Risk and Compliance Functions

PwC India today announced a strategic partnership with Workiva (NYSE:WK), a leading cloud platform for assured integrated reporting to meet increasing demands in India for accurate and transparent disclosures and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC).

Enhancing customer experience is at the heart of this alliance. Combining PwC India’s subject matter knowledge and experience in reporting as well as GRC with Workiva’s fit-for-purpose solution, can help Indian enterprises enhance stakeholder confidence through greater consistency, accuracy, timeliness and ownership over their reports and operations covering financials, ESG, audit, risk, controls, policy and other local regulatory compliances. This will be achieved by connecting people, processes, and data within Workiva’s unified SaaS platform for reduced risk, increased control, enhanced collaboration, and ultimately giving time back to the teams for more rewarding work.

Sivarama Krishnan, Partner & Leader - Risk Consulting, PwC India said, “A strong GRC strategy can be a strategic asset that drives business performance. By embedding management mechanisms that proactively identify, measure, prioritise and manage risk, leaders can gain valuable insights they need to make informed decisions. Workiva’s technology solutions will complement our full range of integrated control, compliance and certification capabilities across all sectors.”

Erik Saito, SVP & General Manager, EMEA & APAC of Workiva said, "Our strong partnership with PwC goes a long way. Our expanded alliance with PwC India brings great synergy into the India market as we help organisations navigate reporting challenges and implement best practices for an optimised and sustainable result. Technology can help financial reporting, ESG and GRC teams work together more efficiently to produce assured integrated reports on the timelines that stakeholders are demanding. Rather than choosing software that addresses only financial reporting, ESG or GRC, Workiva is a platform that all three teams can use. Through PwC India, we bring this integrated ecosystem to life."

Speaking on the partnership, Vivek Belgavi, Partner & Leader - Alliances & Ecosystems, PwC India said, “Workiva is a great addition to PwC India’s expanding alliance ecosystem to help empower businesses in their decision making process by delivering complete control over data across outputs with a visibility into the entire GRC process, from early risk identification to final reports.”

About Workiva

Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) is on a mission to power transparent reporting for a better world. We build and deliver the world’s leading cloud platform for assured integrated reporting to meet stakeholder demands for action, transparency, and disclosure of financial and non-financial data. Workiva offers the only unified SaaS platform that brings customers’ financial reporting, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) together in a controlled, secure, audit-ready platform. Our platform simplifies the most complex reporting and disclosure challenges by streamlining processes, connecting data and teams, and ensuring consistency. Learn more at https://www.workiva.com.