Subsequent Billion Customers head Caesar Sengupta is leaving Google – TechCrunch
Caesar Sengupta, the long-time head of Google’s Subsequent Billion Customers initiative, is leaving the corporate subsequent month, he stated Monday. Sengupta, who moreover additionally led the corporate’s funds enterprise up to now three years, is leaving the agency after practically 15 years.
An everyday fixture at Google’s occasions in India, Brazil, and Indonesia, Sengupta (pictured above) is finest recognized exterior the corporate for main the corporate’s Subsequent Billion Customers unit, an initiative to make web and providers extra accessible to customers in growing markets.
As a part of Subsequent Billion Customers initiative, Google introduced web connectivity to a whole bunch of railway stations and different public locations in India and different markets (then shut down Station), launched Google Pay in India (which not like Google Pay within the U.S., wasn’t developed atop bank cards) and constructed a number of merchandise reminiscent of Android Go, Datally, Kormo Jobs and the Information apps.
Previous to Subsequent Billion Customers unit, Sengupta served as VP and Product Lead at ChromeOS, the corporate’s desktop working system that powers Chromebooks.
“After 15 years with Google, Caesar Sengupta has made a private choice to go away the corporate and begin one thing entrepreneurial exterior of Google. By his time at Google, Caesar has performed a key position in beginning, constructing and main initiatives reminiscent of ChromeOS, Subsequent Billion Customers and Google Pay. We’re excited to see what he builds subsequent and want him the very best in his new journey,” stated a Google spokesperson in a press release. Sengupta’s present place on the agency is VP and GM of Subsequent Billion Customers and Funds.
“To the various, many Googlers working in Africa, APAC, LATAM and MENA, it has been inspiring to listen to your voices take extra weight within the merchandise Google builds. I do know there may be a lot extra work to do,” Sengupta wrote in an e mail to his colleagues, which he additionally shared publicly.
“However we’re mild years forward of the place we have been simply a short while in the past. You’ve helped digitize your economies, made Google really feel native and pushed Google’s funding into your nations to unprecedented ranges,” wrote the Asia-based government. Sengupta didn’t share what he plans to do subsequent.
Underneath Sengupta’s watch, Google additionally made a number of investments in startups in Asia. A few of these investments embrace Bangalore-based supply startup Dunzo, Android lockscreen developer Look, and widespread information and leisure app Dailyhunt.
