2. The Soul of
Infosys
Completed BTech in electrical
engineering at Mysore and
MTech from Kanpur
Started Softronics but it failed
after 1.5 years
Started Infosys in 1981 with just
Rs.10000
3. History
Narayana Murthy along with his
Six software engineers
registered the company on 2nd
July 1981
Initial capital was only $250
It was then known as Infosys
Consultants Pvt Ltd
4. 1989: The Crisis
before Infosys
Began to Grow
• 1989-collapse of joint venture
with Kurt salmon associate
• Position of Ashok Arora and
other partners
• Liberalization of Indian
economy in 90's
5. The Journey So Far
1987: First international office in
Boston, US
1996: Infosys Foundation was
established
1999:
• Touched revenue of US $ 100
million
• Listed on NASDAQ
• Became 21st company in the
world to achieve level 5 CMM
certificate
6. The Journey So Far
2001: Rated as Best Employer by
Business World
2002: Nandan Nilekani Became
the CEO
2004: Revenues reached to US $
1 billion
2009: Employee strength grew to
over 125000
7. The Journey So Far
2012:
• Listed on NYSE market
• Forbes ranked it among
world’s most innovative
companies
2014: Vishal Sikka took over as
the CEO & MD
2015: Announced US $ 250
million “Innovate in India”
2018: Completed 25 years of
listing on Indian Stock Exchange
9. Path to Success
• Narayana very well knew that
image was everything and
hence, he smartly worked on
creating an image for Infosys as
well
• He invested heavily on creating
huge and world class campuses.
10. Path to Success
• Infosys was literally bigger
than any other companies
headquartered in India.
• Infosys helped them show
their global customers feel
like they were in a global
office.
