Wipro pumps in funds to grow in-house startups

Wipro pumps in funds to grow in-house startups

BANGALORE: Even as Rishad Premji spearheads Wipro's $100-million corporate venture arm that invests in startups, the central strategy office under him also functions like an in-house venture capitalist that funds ideas from within the company.

The strategy office runs what it calls the H2H3 (Horizon 2, Horizon 3) Investment Program to nurture ideas coming from various business units that have the potential to scale up over a two- or three-year timeframe and generate substantial revenues.

The move is an encouragement for employees who think up such ideas, as also potentially a booster for the company given the need to differentiate itself from rivals.