Team - Tsecond

Breakthroughs move
the world forward.

Today, data is the catalyst for breakthroughs.

Advance

Intentional Innovation

We are focused on technology innovations that accelerate breakthroughs.

Solve

Improving Lives

Our team works to create technologies that improve the lives of people.

Inspire

Positive Impact

We are committed to growing a global team and positive impact.

Invest

Reimagining the Future

We are reimagining how technology can illuminate what’s possible.

Sahil Chawla

Co-founder and CEO

Born in a village near Nagpur, Sahil Chawla pursued his Bachelor’s in Engineering and Computer Science from a renowned college in Nagpur (India) and began his career in an IT firm in Pune (India). Before long, he quit that job to start his own tech innovation company called Tsecond in …

Manavalan Krishnan

Co-founder and CTO

With over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Manavalan Krishnan has built a career working in startups, including Airepace, which was later acquired by Cisco, and Schooner Information Technology, which was acquired by Sandisk. At Sandisk he architected and led a scale-out, high-performance all-flash storage system Infiniflash IF500…

Ramesh Singh

Co-Founder and Board Member

Ramesh Singh is the Co-founder and Board Member at Tsecond. He is an experienced investor, advisor, board member, and serial entrepreneur with over 40 years in the IT and technology industry. Starting his career as an engineer and eventually building his own companies, he has significant industry experience understanding product…

Jay Chopde

Chief Growth Officer

Jay Chopde has over 30 years of IT And Management experience and currently serves as the CEO of Emergys LLC, an SAP Gold Partner with offices in India, Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. Jay spent a decade in consulting with Fortune 500 companies before pivoting to entrepreneurship and investing. Over…

Michael Lohnert

Partner, AEI HorizonX

HorizonX was formed as the corporate venture capital arm of Boeing in 2017 and is now managed by AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power generation, and specialty industrial markets. Prior to AEI HorizonX, Michael Lohnert was a founding member of…

Pranav Joshi

Director, Finance & Strategy

Pranav Joshi is Director of Finance & Business at Tsecond Inc., a portfolio company of AEI HorizonX, strategic venture capital fund anchored by Boeing. A committed chartered accountant and management graduate with expertise in stakeholder management, project management and structured problem-solving. He has worked with varied entities ranging from blue-chip…