About Us – IIRA

IIRA – Business Advisory
And Consulting Firm

Born in Bengaluru.
Made for the world.

IIRA – Investment, Innovation & Research Alliance – facilitates and supports the research and innovation ecosystem through a holistic approach to investment, innovation systems and collaborative research.

At IIRA, we are uniquely positioned to deliver this promise by leveraging our experience, extensive networks and deep insights in the realm of research and investment. We are advisors to renowned organizations including Fraunhofer-Gesselschaft, the German Federal Ministry of Education & Research, and several leading players from industry.

For the Indian corporate sector, we bring two major strategic partnerships through Innovation Strategy, US and Induct Software, Norway.

Why IIRA

60+

Years Experience

100+

Strategic Partners

450+

Startups Served

3.7m

Dollars Investment

Our Team

Varadarajan Krishna

Managing Director

Varadarajan Krishna (Varad) is a global serial techpreneur and angel investor with over 30 years of experience in building and scaling technology ventures across various domains, such as embedded software, BPM, telecom, and cleantech.

Anandi Iyer

Director Fraunhofer Office India

Anandi Iyer is the Director & Head of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, India Office. She was for several years also Special Advisor to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Govt. of Germany (BMBF).