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Biography
Satya Narayanan R. is an Indian entrepreneur, teacher, and founder of CL Educate, formerly Career Launcher. He is an investor in Threesixtyone Degree Minds Consulting Private Ltd (361dm) and Notesgen. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at YourNest Angel Fund and NuVeda Learning Pvt. Ltd. In 2009, Satya received the Karamveer Puraskar from iCONGO and most promising entrepreneur award at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards.
Education
Satya graduated from St. Stephen’s College, with a B. Sc. in Computer Science. He then joined Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, completing his MBA 1993.
Career
After graduating from IIM Bangalore, Satya joined Ranbaxy as a marketing executive. In 1996, Satya left Ranbaxy to start Career Launcher, now CL Educate. Started with a program to train IIM aspirants’ for group discussion and personal interview training, Satya has built a publicly listed company with products for test prep, vocational training, content development, as well as K-12 schools. CL Educate made its initial public offering on the Bombay Stock Exchange in March 2017. A first generation entrepreneur, Satya is also a teacher at CL Educate. In 2005, Satya was involved in establishing and starting the Indus World School in Hyderabad.
Awards and recognition
As an entrepreneur, Satya has won two awards:
- Karamveer Puraskar presented by iCongo in 2009
- Most promising entrepreneur by Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards in 2009
Poetry and publications
Satya has written two books of Urdu poetry. The second ‘Dhoondh Le Phir Se…” was published in 2015.
Other interests
Satya is a certified Crestcom and NTL trainer and conducts frequent sessions for corporations and the Delhi State Cricket team.