About Us

The Entertainment and Amusement industry is growing at a very fast pace, despite all the pressures on economy. Today, Family Entertainment Centers (FECs) and other similar entertainment zones are turning to technology to streamline operations, reduce costs and maximize revenues. Semnox solutions was formed with the vision to provide the latest, cost effective and quality technology solutions for the Entertainment and Amusement center operators.

Today, Semnox has emerged as one of the most trusted names providing the latest in technology solutions at the most competitive prices for the entertainment and amusement industry. Our products have been widely accepted in the market because:
  • they are complete solutions: feature packed, providing in-depth business insight
  • they are competitively priced and
  • they come bundled with fantastic service and support. (extended warranty and 24 X 7 Support)
Semnox is Head-Quartered in Mangalore, India and was founded by professionals who have held senior and middle management positions in leading global IT firms. The founders bring extensive experience (close to 100 person years) in delivering technology and business transformation solutions for various large global Fortune 100 companies. Here’s a quick bio of our management team:
Iqbal Mohammad Balaji Venugopal

Iqbal Mohammad

Claim to fame: 16+ years of IT experience, Creator of Parafait, Oracle Guru
Ideal conversation topics: Philosophy, Database, Parafait, Parafait, Parafait...
email him: iqbal [at] semnox [dot] com
linkedin profile: http://in.linkedin.com/pub/iqbal-mohammad/0/529/4421

Balaji Venugopal

Claim to fame: 13+ years of IT experience, anchored 'The Sparkling Minds' acquisition, Parafait core sales, Technology Consultant, Oracle DBA
Ideal conversation topics: Oracle, Cloud, Microsoft, Cricket
email him: balaji [at] semnox [dot] com
Sampath Menon Sudhir Albuquerque

Sampath Menon

Claim to fame: 13+ years of IT experience, Co-creator of ‘The Sparkling Minds’
Ideal conversation topics: Adobe, Sports, Blogging, Photography
email him: sampath [at] semnox [dot] com
linkedin profile: http://in.linkedin.com/in/sampathmk

Sudhir Albuquerque

Claim to fame: 18+ years of IT experience, ex VP – Infosys,
Co-creator of ‘The Sparkling Minds’
Ideal conversation topics: Anything Apple, Software Design, Database
email him: sudhir.albuquerque [at] semnox [dot] com
linkedin profile: http://in.linkedin.com/in/sudhiralbuquerque
Rajeev Gopalakrishnan Sampath Shetty

Rajeev Gopalakrishnan

Claim to fame: 12+ years of IT experience, Parafait Middle East
Ideal conversation topics: Oracle, Sports, Lateral thinking
email him: rajeevg [at] semnox [dot] com
linkedin profile: http://in.linkedin.com/pub/rajeev-gopalakrishnan/15/999/6b

Sampath Shetty

Claim to fame: 13+ years of IT experience, Parafait Operations
Ideal conversation topics: Finance, Sports
email him: sampathss [at] semnox [dot] com
linkedin profile: http://in.linkedin.com/pub/sampath-shetty/1/806/297
Kiran Karanki

Kiran Karanki

Claim to fame: 13+ years of IT experience, Parafait South East Asia
Ideal conversation topics: Business, Technology
email him: kiran [at] semnox [dot] com
linkedin profile: http://in.linkedin.com/pub/kiran-karanki/3/334/741

Our story so far:


In a short span of time, our products and solutions have been widely accepted by the market, and we have gained leadership positions in certain niche areas that we operate in. One of our edutainment products - a unique ‘learn thru fun’ portal for junior children: The Sparkling Minds (www.theSparklingMinds.com) - was recently acquired by a leading education services provider. Our Parafait suite of products have been chosen by more than 50 entertainment center operators already. Parafait also won the ‘Innovative product of the year’ award at the annual IAAPI conference in 2009. Having built a strong base, we are now on the growth path. With our new products strategy and entry into international markets, we are well positioned to achieve our goal of becoming the market leader for technology and creative solutions for the entertainment and amusement industry.

Our brands:


Parafait Logo Holy Crow Logo The Sparkling Minds Logo Sea Zero Logo
Complete business solution for FECs, theme parks, water parks and food courts. Creative digital content for digital signage, marketing and employee communication www.theSparklingMinds.com Edutainment portal for junior kids.
* Recently acquired by a leading educational services company
Our online HR and Payroll Management solution.