Srini Koppolu, the former Corporate Vice President and Managing Director of Microsoft India Development Center, has been appointed as a Chairman of a Hyderabad-based company, SETU Software Systems. Incubated in IIIT-Hyderabad, SETU is a technology company primarily focused in the areas of search and information access technologies using text and natural language processing. SETU Software was started in 2008 by Prasad Pingali and Vasudeva Varma, professors at IIIT, Hyderabad.

Dr Prasad Pingali, CEO of SETU said, “Our team is very excited to have Srini on board. His experience in building world-class teams and products will be an invaluable addition to the team and will take us a long way.”

After a 21 year stint with Microsoft, Koppolu had left the company last year to pursue his dream of contributing to the startup ecosystem and education in India. Koppolu said, “There is a clear alignment between my passion and SETU’s vision. The company’s strong technology foundation can lead us to many unique business opportunities and enable us to create solutions for education and social empowerment. I am absolutely positive that SETU will reach greater heights and inspire many other startups in India.”