Support for research and entrepreneurship in India Through Axilor Ventures, Kris has invested in innumerable startups and venture funds. He has used some of his wealth - as of May 30, 2023, according to Forbes, estimated at $2.9 billion, towards causes such as health research, specifically brain science as well as technology-driven innovation that has a direct impact on society. Kris is supporting and guiding several India-focused initiatives, through his leadership roles in various Government committees/bodies and philanthropic initiatives, in the following areas:
Brain science and computer science Kris has contributed
crores to develop a Centre for Brain Research at the
Indian Institute of Science in
Bangalore. He is the donor of the largest philanthropic gift ever received by the 105-year-old institute from an individual. He has contributed an additional crores to set up distinguished visiting chairs in Neurocomputing and Data Science at the IISc Bengaluru and
Indian Institute of Technology Madras of
Chennai. Another project Gopalakrishnan has funded at IIT Madras is the "Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre", which he says is the first of its kind in the world. The centre is undertaking the cellular-level image mapping of the brain. Kris is chairing the governing board of India's crore National Mission on Cyber-Physical System Technologies which is overseeing the establishment of 25 hubs related to CPS and allied technologies.
Healthcare Kris has furthered ageing research in India through the Srinivasapura Aging Neuro Senescence and Cognition Study, and GenomeIndia, a pan-India initiative focused on Whole Genome Sequencing of 10,000 individuals from representative populations across India. He is also supporting the Accelerator Program for Discovery in Brain Disorders using Stem Cells at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, Karnataka. He is on the Board of Swasth Digital Health Foundation, a not-for-profit consortium charting an innovative healthcare model in India. ==Other activities==