In early 2013, the world’s biggest technology company (HQ’d in Mountain View, California) set out a requirement for their biggest Telecom Research study. One of the world’s leading advisory firms (name starts with “McK” and ends with “insey”) put together a 40-member team to bag this project. Convergence Catalyst (CC), back then was a was a two-year old 4-member Research and Consulting firm.
CC Not only secured this project, but over the next six months delivered so well, that for over the next four years (post completion of the project), the client has been successfully implementing CC’s recommendations at the rate of one flagship project per year.
What worked in CC’s favor was the background of hardcore industry experience and a wide and deep network with access to industry executives, along with deep understanding of market behavior (based on experience of over 100 digital products’ launched), practical yet forward-looking approach, sharp instincts and a grounded approach. All these coupled with Business, Product, GTM, Investment Strategies and Planning experience.
These are the fundamental ethos on which Convergence Catalyst was founded, back in 2011. An unwavering adherence to these fundamentals is what helped the company thrive since. The name of the company – “Convergence Catalyst” – itself was based on the team’s innate passion and enthusiasm to play a ‘Catalytic’ role in the (then) upcoming Digital ‘Convergence’ (of technologies, businesses, products, behaviors and markets). We started as a Telecom, Media and Technology Research and Consulting firm in 2011, evolved into Emerging Deep Technologies and Digital Transformation advisory firm in 2016, and over the last few years have established a strong credibility, thought leadership, expertise and niche in Artificial Intelligence (AI). So much so that we are putting a stake in the ground and owning the AI domain expertise.
In short, “Clarity & Confidence” (also, CC :))! That is exactly what Convergence Catalyst provides! We help companies thrive… not just survive (for that the world has Big 4! :)).
Adopting the Taoistic “Scholar-Warrior” principles (amongst other things), while trying to stick to our existential tenet – “We cannot win, unless we help others win!”, we work on the basis of a strong connectivity tissue amongst snipers-like team members.
Convergence Catalyst’s clients include large global technology (Fortune 50) leaders, leading investment firms and mid-sized, forward-looking technology companies, startups, governments and industry associations from around the world. Had we proclaimed all of this back when we started in 2011, it would have amounted to a ‘Mission Statement’! But, now (in late 2024/early 2025) and with over 120 clients and growing, we can proudly call this “Our Journey… So Far!!”
(Managing Partner)
brings two decades of international industry experience with over 15 years in the telecom industry. His expertise lies in Product Management & Marketing – from Strategy to Positioning & Execution. He brings a keen insight on key Market Trends that can be converted into actionable plans.
Armed with firsthand knowledge of the India Telecom market & the Indian consumer, he has a deep understanding of the hygiene & requirements needed to succeed in the market, having launched upwards of 50 handsets from the very low tier to the high tier segments.
He witnessed & participated firsthand in the explosive hockeystick growth in the Indian Telecom market for the last 10 years and has developed a well rounded knowledge of the dynamics in the Operator, Handset, Infrastructure, Regulatory, Retail & Distribution areas in the India Telecom market – keeping a keen eye on advancements in the Wireless/Internet/Gadget/VAS/general technology areas globally.
Most recently, he headed Handset Marketing for MTS, a CDMA operator in India. Prior to that, he was Head, Product Marketing at Motorola Mobile Devices between 2003-08, responsible for all handset product launches & in reaching No.2 in India. He has also held Business & Product positions in Telecom Software, Cellular Infrastructure & Auto Navigation industries in USA and India.
(Partner)
brings over Sixteen years of experience in Technology, Product Marketing, Research and Strategy Consulting in the Telecom, Internet, Mobile and Emerging Technologies – AI/ML, Blockchain & IoT – domains. He is an advisor to the world’s leading technology firms, young & fast growing startups and the investor community. And, has held various roles with Telecom Carriers, Device Manufacturers and Management Consulting firms in the past.
Currently, as a Partner with Convergence Catalyst, Jayanth leverages his hands-on experience and domain expertise to advise various global and Indian technology companies to align themselves with the ever-changing trends, and evolve as leaders in the Digital Convergence space. He mentors a number of progressive and fast growing technology startups on Product & Service Offerings, Business Planning, Go-To-Market Strategies and Fund Raising. Jayanth is also an advisor to various PE & VC firms, Institutional Investors, Hedge Funds and FIIs on private equity transactions and public equity positions.
Jayanth is an oft-quoted industry leader whose viewpoints and analyst notes are regularly published in leading business publications including Mint, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune and Financial Times. He is a keynote speaker at various industry thought-leadership conclaves, and is also an empaneled judge for MIT’s ‘Emerging Technologies Young Innovators’ (EmTech) Awards’, 2017.
Prior to co-founding Convergence Catalyst, Jayanth has experience working with Analysys Mason, Nokia, Motorola, Kyocera Wireless and Tata Teleservices.
has over Twenty-Five years of substantial experience in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Analytics, and Machine Learning. He has founded and led cognitive-processing, help desk software company from startup to successful IPO (Molloy Group w/ ServiceWare).
Bruce has extensive experience in organization building and management. He is well regarded, and connected in the help desk community, conducts regular presentations at AI/ML conferences, connected into analyst community. He has invented and patented a “System and Method for Representing and Retrieving Knowledge in an Adaptive Cognitive Network”, U.S. Patent Serial No. 5,787,234, which was integral part of Molloy Group help desk solution.
He has also led machine-learning, web-mining software company Connotate, from zero revenues to market leadership in a field of 60 competitors. Bruce has marketed, negotiated and closed 6 and 7 figure deals with Bloomberg, Novartis, Rhone Poulenc Rorer, Dow Jones, Goldman Sachs, T-Mobile, Citadel, DOD, Toys R US, and others.
Bruce heads Convergence Catalyst’s US operations. He has a BA in Music and Physics from Columbia University
has over fourteen years of experience in the Wireless Telecom industry in RF & VAS domains. Working with leading organizations such as ITI Ltd, Tata Teleservices Ltd, Qualcomm and Aricent, she has experience in multiple roles including RF Planning & Optimization Manager, Mobile Chipsets Test Lead and SDP Platform Implementation Lead.
Implementing the GSM network of BSNL (in the West zone), setting up the RF test lab (for Tata Teleservices) and Mobile Handset testing lab (for Qualcomm), implementing India’s first VAS Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for Airtel, she has managed to garner crucial experience in vast and critical projects, thus covering the entire wireless telecom area.
At Convergence Catalyst, she leads the secondary research team. Monika holds an Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from REC, Hamirpur.
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