{"id":3003,"date":"2026-05-25T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=3003"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:37:22","slug":"tie-ottawa-an-evening-with-kanwal-rekhi-legendary-entrepreneur-and-investor","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/event\/tie-ottawa-an-evening-with-kanwal-rekhi-legendary-entrepreneur-and-investor\/","title":{"rendered":"TiE Ottawa: An Evening with Kanwal Rekhi, Legendary Entrepreneur and Investor"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p>TiE Ottawa is proud to host an exclusive business gala evening moderated by Upasana Sharma , President of TiE Toronto and Trustee of TieGlobal Board, featuring Kanwal Rekhi, one of Silicon Valley\u2019s most influential pioneers and the first Indo-American entrepreneur to take a company public on NASDAQ, paving the way for generations of entrepreneurs to dream bigger and think globally.<br><br>An entrepreneur, investor, and mentor, Kanwal Rekhi has invested in more than 200 early-stage teams as an angel investor and venture capitalist, leading to multiple IPOs and more than 20 acquisitions, including Exodus Communications (IPO), Poshmark (IPO), redBus (acq. Ibibo Group), Sierra Atlantic (Hitachi), and NetMagic (NTT). Over the years, he has mentored more than 10,000 entrepreneurs worldwide and was famously described by Fortune Magazine as \u201cThe Godfather of the Silicon Valley Indian Mafia.\u201d He also co-founded TiE (The IndUS Entrepreneur), helping build it into the world\u2019s largest global network dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship.<br><br>Kanwal is the author of The Ground Breaker, a powerful reflection on entrepreneurship, resilience, leadership, and building bridges across borders. 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