▁than ▁$ 7 5 ▁billion . ▁ ▁History ▁Ti E ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁the ▁tri o ▁of ▁an ▁Indian - American ▁business man ▁and ▁ang el ▁invest or , ▁Kan wal ▁Re k hi ; ▁an ▁M IT ▁professor ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Cir rus ▁Log ic , ▁ ▁Su has ▁Pat il ; ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Gate way ▁Design ▁Autom ation , ▁P rab hu ▁Go el . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁Ti E ▁has ▁ 6 0 ▁chap ters ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁countries . ▁It ▁holds ▁several ▁events ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁promote ▁networking ▁and ▁raise ▁capital ▁for ▁start - ups . ▁Ti E ▁Global ▁Sum mit ▁II ▁and ▁Ti E ▁Inf lect ▁in ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁are ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁flags hip ▁events . ▁Besides ▁the ▁flags hip ▁events , ▁the ▁organization ▁connect s ▁with ▁its ▁members ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁annual ▁gather ings , ▁such ▁as ▁Ti E CON . ▁ ▁Ti E CON ▁Ti E CON ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁Ti E ▁event . ▁The ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Ti E CON ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Moh ali . ▁It ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Ch and ig ar h ▁Chapter ▁President , ▁Alo k ▁R ams is aria , ▁and ▁Executive ▁Director , ▁Har pre et ▁Min has , ▁at ▁the ▁Indian ▁School ▁of ▁Business . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 4 0 ▁start - ups ▁participated ▁and ▁a ▁cum ulative ▁fund ing ▁of ▁ ₹ 3 6 ▁million ▁( US