Sachin Tendulkar, the iconic Indian Cricketer has thrown his hat into the IoT space and invested in Smartron India Private Limited. Smartron is an indian player focused on retail and enterprise grade IoT devices. They have a slew of devices lined up for release in the coming days
Smartron India Private Limited, India’s global technology OEM Company, announced a new innings with the Cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar. Besides being the brand ambassador of Smartron, Sachin is also a strategic shareholder in the company. Smartron has been operating in stealth mode since August 2014 and is set to launch a slew of smart devices and Internet of Things (IoT) products for consumer and enterprise markets in the first quarter of FY 2016-17.
Smartron is headed by Founder & Chairman Mahesh Lingareddy who is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Soft Machines Inc., a US-based semiconductor company with operations in US, India, and Russia. Smartron is riding on the back of the IoT wave by innovating in the areas of smart, sensor, robotics, artificial intelligence, cloud and big data technologies to bring next generation smart devices, services and care targeting consumer, enterprise, industrial and infrastructure markets.
Commenting on the association, Sachin said, “I have always been fascinated by technology. Smartron’s founding vision for the need for a robust product ecosystem in the country to grow is very impressive. We need to support brands that are “designed and engineered in India” by our Entrepreneurs and Engineers that ably compete in the global markets. I look forward to being part of the growth journey of Smartron buoyed by tremendous growth opportunities offered by IoT worldwide.”
Commenting on Sachin’s association with the company, Mahesh said, “We are very excited and privileged to have Sachin join us in our journey. He is one of the greatest Indian stories of our times, a true global icon and brand that disrupted the game of cricket, and inspired generations. We at Smartron aim to achieve the same in the technology space by building a global product brand from India, disrupting the IoT market with innovative products and inspiring generations of engineers and entrepreneurs.”
This association looks like it will definitely bring in a lot of innovation and very pronounced changes into the IoT space in India. Sachin’s entry signals the fact that IoT is where the future is and one way or the other, it is here to touch our lives here in India. The future will be interesting
About Smartron
Led by very experienced management and passionate engineering teams and funded by investors from US, India, Middle East and others, Smartron started as a global organization from day one with R&D centers in Hyderabad and Bengaluru and supporting teams around the globe to enable global technology sourcing, marketing and sales. Smartron has been working closely with vendors, partners and customers to co-create and collaborate in building a strong product ecosystem.
