VR Govindarajan is Co-Founder and Director at Perfios, a global B2B SaaS fintech company serving 1000+ financial institutions across 18 countries. Perfios became India's second unicorn of 2024 with a valuation exceeding $1 billion.

VR holds an MS in Computer Science from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a BE in Electrical and Electronics from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He co-founded Aztecsoft, a pioneer in offshore product development that went public in Indian markets and was later acquired by MindTree in 2008.

As CTO of Aztecsoft from 1996 to 2007, VR led the company's technical growth to over 2,100 employees across India, US, and Europe. He has extensive experience in database technology, having worked at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and IBM earlier in his career.

Perfios has raised over $441 million in total funding from investors including Warburg Pincus, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kedaara Capital, and Teachers' Venture Growth. The company turned profitable in FY23 and achieved 37% revenue growth in FY24, reaching Rs 558 crore.

Perfios delivers 8.2 billion data points annually to banks and financial institutions, processes 1.7 billion transactions yearly with $36 billion in AUM, and offers 75+ products and 500+ APIs. The company is planning a $500 million IPO on Indian bourses.