From techie to taking over German firm, Keralite Jijimon taps global boom in auto software
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With an impressive academic background and immense professional experience, he could have remained in the tech field and found his way upward the corporate ladder without much trouble.
Instead, Jijimon Chandran, who has completed an executive management programme at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, California, chose to tread the entrepreneurial path, riding high on his confidence. He is among the techpreneurs who knew it would be naive not to catch up on the global boom in automotive software outsourcing.
As the CEO and founder of Acsia Technologies, a global Automotive ECU software solution and research company headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Jijimon’s journey from a salaried IT professional to a first-generation entrepreneur showcase his innate leadership abilities and entrepreneurial spirit.
Jijimon started Acsia Technologies in 2014, driven by a passion to revolutionise the automotive industry through cutting-edge software solutions. The company that started with 10 members has now expanded its home office to an 85,000-sq ft facility and even taken over a German company, Arctictern. The company also has offices in Infopark in Kochi and Bangalore. Recently, the company expanded its reach in Europe and North America.
Over the years, Jijimon has successfully scaled Acsia’s capabilities in advanced automotive technologies in areas like Analytics, Cloud, Cybersecurity, IoT, AI, Machine Learning, and Industry 4.0.
Today Acsia has strategic alliances with a good number of leading automotive brands guiding their R&D efforts in the above areas. Acsia is also the software solutions developer for some of the world's leading automobile manufacturers, including BMW.
His other professional association includes holding the esteemed position of Chair at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Thiruvananthapuram Zone for the term 2024-25 outside the boardroom, Jijimon Chandran is an avid sports enthusiast, particularly passionate about marathons and golf.
An alumnus of Stanford University and Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Jijimon had his beginnings in technology development as a software engineer with Hitachi Corporation of Japan in 2000 where he held a pivotal role in software development and management.
Later, he headed the Software Development for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in the Automotive Tier 1 division, where he managed a team of over 300 software professionals across offices in Europe, Japan, and India.
Jijimon will be speaking at a panel discussion on AI in Everyday Life: How Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the businesses we interact with?’ at the Manorama Online Techspectations 2025.
Techspectations digital summit
The Techspectation Digital Summit, organised by Manorama Online, is set to spark a wave of innovation and ideas by delving into the latest opportunities in the digital world. The event, regarded as Kerala's largest digital summit, will take place in Kochi on February 7.
Now in its sixth edition, the summit this time will focus on the theme Transforming Future: AI for Everyday Life. Jain University Kochi and Google India are the sponsors. For registration, reservations, and additional details, visit the official website.
The event, this time, will feature discussions on the latest opportunities in the rapidly evolving digital world, significant advancements in Artificial Intelligence, the potential of AI in the news industry, the fascinating realm of data analytics, and the startup revolution in India and Kerala, which is paving the way for major brands. Special debates will focus on Kerala’s technological potential and the state’s progress in the digital segment.
The aim of Techspectations is to create a platform for discussions by embracing the new digital era and paving the way for future advancements. The digital summit, launched in 2016, has been held under various themes in the years 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2023.
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Technical Officers (CTOs), and Chief Experience Officers (CXOs) of major companies, along with vice presidents, senior managers, directors, board members, managers, IT engineers, developers, entrepreneurs, business investors, digital marketing professionals, professors, researchers, students, government officials, business consultants and business executives, will all be part of Techspectations this time.