Power of pen: Founders of tech companies sign petition urging PM Modi to ensure net neutrality

On Monday, founders of some of India’s largest new-age technology companies signed a petition urging PM Narendra Modi to ensure net neutrality in India. The total number of signatories crossed the 2,000-mark by Wednesday evening. The letter, dated January 25, 2016, began circulating on Monday morning and gained traction quickly and is addressed to Modi, offering extensive reasoning on why discriminatory treatment of content on the Internet would be a deterrent to the growth of India’s startup ecosystem. The effort has been put together by the SaveTheInternet campaigners.

Ten Prominent Signatories 1. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder, Paytm

2. Sharad Sharma, cofounder, iSPIRT

3. Mahesh Murthy, cofounder, Seedfund

4. Vishal Gondal, founder, GOQii

5. Deepinder Goyal, founder, Zomato

6. Krishna Kumar Mehra, cofounder, Capillary Technologies

7. Sanjay Swamy, partner,Prime Venture Partners

8. Pankaj Jain, partner, 500 Startups

9. Sahil Barua, cofounder, Delhivery

10. Vishal Gupta, MD, Bessemer Venture Partners

Top Five Segments across Founders, Startup Management & Startup Employees 1. Ecommerce

2. Technology

3. Software

4. Enterprise Software

5. Business Services