The Sungrace name is a family name. Sorta. Actually, it's a name Makarand Nalgirkar knows almost as intimately as his own.
His
father started the first Sungrace company (an engineering firm) in
India several years ago. Nalgirkar and his brother started another
Sungrace firm in India in 1997. Three years ago Nalgirkar and his brother started Sungrace Software in Ann Arbor.
Today
the company has grown its employee base to four people. It expects to
add another six people within the next six months as it capitalizes on
some impressive quarterly growth statistics.
"The first quarter of this year was the best quarter we ever had," Nalgirkar says.
That’s
after the firm's revenue grew 200 percent in its first year and 60
percent the following year.
Sungrace Software has been able to accomplish this by
focusing on the quality of its product. It develops engineering
software for everything but planes, trains and automobiles -- some of
the most competitive areas for engineering firms. Sungrace’s software
focuses on areas like architecture and the energy industry.
Nalgirkar
expects his firm to firm up its gains within the next year and build on
them. In his eyes the company’s focus will be on continuing what it
does best.
Source: Makarand Nalgirkar, president and CEO of Sungrace Software
Writer: Jon Zemke
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