Tel Ganesan

Tel Ganesan is the Founder and Managing Director of Kyyba Xcelerator, an accelerator fund that focuses on connected cars and disruptive technologies. He is also Founder and Managing Partner of Kyyba Ventures, a venture firm for Healthcare Services, Medical Devices and Digital Health technologies. Tel is Founder, Chairman of Kyyba, and former Chief Executive Officer (2005-2016), a Michigan headquartered global IT, Engineering and Professional staff augmentation company with Customized Project Solutions and Business Consulting Services.

Tel is on the Advisory Committee for the National Veteran Business Development Council, Board of Directors for Global Detroit and also is a member and Board of Advisors of Ann Arbor-SPARK, Astia (to propel women’s full participation in fueling innovation and driving economic growth and where women innovators succeed). Tel is currently the President of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Detroit chapter for the second term and previously the president of the chapter for two consecutive years (2009-2010). He served as the Chairman of TiECon and led the development of TiE’s flagship conference on Entrepreneurship in Detroit during turbulent times. Tel is the Founder & President of the Kyyba Kidz Foundation to assist orphaned children and underprivileged individuals by providing job training for job placement resulting in gainful long term career. He served as the past VP of American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI).

Tel has appeared on several TV and radio interviews such as FOX 2 News, Detroit Public TV, NPR, WWJ News Radio and Indian TV Channels. In addition, Tel has been featured in numerous digital and print media such as Financial Times, Detroit News, Oakland Press, Dbusiness Magazine, and Corp Magazine. Tel has received several awards of excellence & honor such as Diversity Business Leader, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year finalist - 2014, 2013, 2012, Outstanding Young Asian American of Michigan, and Special Tribute for Excellence - Michigan State Senate, Outstanding Service & Contribution Award, and Leader & Innovator Award. In addition, Tel is a public speaker and has spoken at several conferences and seminars.