C. Balagopal, Chairman, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) – who is the Founder President of TiE Kerala and former Chairman of Federal Bank – received The Lifetime Achievement Award at the TiE Kerala Awards 2025 organized in conjunction with the 14th TiEcon Kerala, which concluded here on Sunday.
The awards were presented at a function where Industry Minister P. Rajeeve was the chief guest. In his speech, Mr. Rajeeve highlighted how the government’s ‘Jobs from Kerala’ concept has gained tremendous momentum and transformed the state into a preferred hub for professionals and start-ups seeking quality of life alongside global opportunities.
He said the Right to Service Act has strengthened transparency and efficiency, while the new ease of doing business laws have simplified processes for entrepreneurs. He also highlighted the strength of Kerala’s new industrial policy launched by the government under the slogan ‘Nature, People, Industry’.
Mr. Rajeeve also highlighted the encouraging trend of return migration where skilled professionals are returning to Kerala to build careers, businesses and innovation-based businesses.
Razin Rahman CP (Surcash Filters Pvt. Ltd.) won the ‘Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year’ award, Devan Chandrasekharan (Fuselage Innovations Pvt. Ltd.) was named ‘Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year’, Sreeraj Gopi (Molecules Biolabs the Year) Ambika’Innovop Pvt. Ltd. (CEO, KSUM) was awarded ‘Ecosystem Enabler of the Year’, Vinod Manjila (Manjila Group) was named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ and Anju Mirium Alex (Baby Memorial Hospital) was selected as ‘Next Gen Entrepreneur’.
Vivek Krishna Govind, President, TiE Kerala; Dr. Geemon Korah, Vice President, TiE Kerala; Vinay James Kynadi, Chairman, TiE Kerala Awards; Managing Director Divya Thalakkalatt, Jos Dominic, Co-Founder of CGH Earth; and Cicily Thomas, former president of Burger King India, spoke at the awards.
Published – 22 Nov 2025 20:01 IST
