Mr.Murugavel Janakiraman

Founder and CEO, Matrimony.com

In 1997, Murugavel Janakiraman pioneered the concept of online matchmaking that changed the way Indians marry. His flagship brand is BharatMatrimony, the No. 1 and most trusted matrimony service. The company is powered by 3000+ employees across 120+ branches in 20 major cities in India. Matrimony.com is India's first pure play Consumer Internet Company to be publicly listed.


Twice he was nominated by The Economic Times for the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award. He has been featured among Top Technology Leaders 2020 by Exchange4Media's Impact Magazine, recognised as a "Disruptor" in the Technology domain by Your Story besides awarded Digital Entrepreneur of the Year by WAT. He was also Chairman of the IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India).


He's a speaker at major summits including those hosted by Harvard School of Business, India Today, Business World, IAMAI, CII, TiE, Stanford India and FICCI.