The Hive India is a new early stage startup funding and launch entity focused on analytics, applications, and services for Big Data. Based in Mumbai and Bangalore, it was co-founded by Amit and Arihant Patni to fund and launch Indian Big Data startups. The Hive India leverages the expertise of The Hive Silicon Valley team of proven company builders and successful entrepreneurs who have experience investing in and launching multi-billion dollar companies. It aims to engage with Indian entrepreneurs developing data-driven solutions and provide them with capital, partnerships, business design guidance, and access to clients and the Silicon Valley ecosystem to accelerate the development and success of their Big Data companies.

1. The Hive India
September, 2013
Fund & Launch Big Data Startups

2. What is THE HIVE INDIA?
• New early stage startup funding and launch entity
• Based in Mumbai/Bangalore
• Focused on analytics, applications and services
for Big Data
• Co-founded by Amit and Arihant Patni (ex-Patni
Computers)
Big Data
Technology
Guidance
Partnerships
US Go-To-
MarketBusiness Design Funding
Team of Proven
Company Builders

3. The Opportunity with Big Data
2.5 Exabytes of
data created
TODAY
• Data is proliferating from multiple sources, at high rates and in
massive volumes.
• Unstructured, business process and machine data are being
used to drive decision making.
• Every industry will be radically transformed in the next 5-10
years with the use of data.
• Big Data market is expected to grow to $55B by 2017. (McKinsey)

4. Combination of Two FORCES
Patni Family
• Leveraged key inflection point in Indian IT
industry in the 70’s and 80’s.
• Post exit of Patni Computers in 2011, investing
in new waves of technology innovation.
• Nirvana Venture Advisors to bet on internet in
India.
• The Hive to bet on Big Data.

5. Combination of Two FORCES
The Hive Silicon Valley
• Co-creating data-driven businesses along
with the who's who of the tech industry
• Team of proven company builders to launch
companies
• Successful serial entrepreneurs
• Investment team behind $B’s of exits
• In-house Big Data technology team
• Strong Big Data Brand and Ecosystem

6. Acquired by Jive
Software
Acquired by CA
Acquired by Iron
Mountain
THE HIVE Silicon Valley Team
Sample Big Data Investments Founders
TechnologyInvestments
$650M early stage fund invested in
PayPal, Overture, Internet Brands
Acquired by VMware Acquired by VMware

7. Team
T. M. Ravi (Founder) - Founder & CEO of Mimosa, Peakstone,
Media Blitz. Operating Roles; Iron Mountain, CA, Cheyenne, HP.
Sumant Mandal (Founder) - Managing Director Clearstone
($650 M early stage fund). Co-created companies Rubicon,
Cetas, Mimosa, Ankeena, Kazeon.
Lance Riedel (CTO) - Jive Software, Proximal Labs, Yahoo,
Verity. Involved with Hadoop when team was less than 5 people.
Large Scale System Expert.
Jim Armstrong (Investment) - Founder & MD, Clearstone.
Investments: Integrien (acquired by VMware), PayPal, United
Online, Internet Brands.
Craig Roah (Co-Creator) - Founder Rubicon Project. VP of
Product L90 (sold to DoubleClick). Media & Advertising Expert.
Pashu Christensen (Marketing) - Orange, RebellionLab,
Conseils-Plus.
Arihant Patni - Managing Director, The Hive India
Patni Financial Advisors, Co-Founder Nirvana Venture Advisros,
ex-Patni Computers.

8. The Hive India –Investment Thesis
• Engage with entrepreneurs/young companies
who have
• Deep domain experience
• Desire to develop data-driven solutions
• Strong management teams
• B2B or B2B2C play
• US target market
• Product/Services

9. The Hive India – Value Proposition
Capital
Initial capital and access to sources of future capital
Partner Ecosystem
Access to strategic partners
Business Design
Enhance management bandwidth & help with market validation and
business plan
Clients
Access to clients through our network of partners
Access to Silicon Valley
Technology stack to accelerate product development. Engagement with
thought leaders in the Big Data community.
Unique structure to fund and launch Big Data companies in India

10. The Hive India
September, 2013
Fund & Launch Big Data Startups