Mr Venkat Viswanathan
2024 Awardees
Venkat Viswanathan is a first-generation entrepreneur with over three decades of experience in data analytics, AI, technology, and management consulting. As the Founder and Chairperson, Venkat is the visionary behind Latent View Analytics and served as the companys CEO from 2006 to 2014.
Under Venkats leadership, LatentView emerged as one of the fastest-growing data analytics firms globally. He has helped several Fortune 500 clients leverage an India-based knowledge services delivery model across industries, including financial services, hi-tech, consumer/retail, and industrials.
In 2014, Venkat transitioned into the role of Chairperson and hired a professional CEO to scale the business further. In November 2021, LatentView raised Rs. 600 crore in an IPO in India, garnering record subscription levels at 338 times. Today, the company is valued at over $1 billion, ranked among Indias Top 500 listed companies, and is included in both the Nifty 500 and Nifty Smallcap 250 indices. It has also created over 4,000 jobs across India and the US.
LatentViews 1500+ strong team across global delivery centres currently supports clients in the US, Europe, and Asia, delivering over 90% client satisfaction. Beyond his role at LatentView, Venkat is a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs and an active figure in the start-up ecosystem. He has earned numerous accolades, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Madras in 2017 and the Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2014 from CII.
When he is not thinking about AI and analytics, Venkat indulges in his passion for biohacking, value investing, and tech gadgets, measuring everything from his sleep, activity, cardiac health, metabolism, posture, and mindfulness.
Venkat holds a Bachelors degree from IIT, Madras, and an MBA from 91心頭利, Calcutta.
Under Venkats leadership, LatentView emerged as one of the fastest-growing data analytics firms globally. He has helped several Fortune 500 clients leverage an India-based knowledge services delivery model across industries, including financial services, hi-tech, consumer/retail, and industrials.
In 2014, Venkat transitioned into the role of Chairperson and hired a professional CEO to scale the business further. In November 2021, LatentView raised Rs. 600 crore in an IPO in India, garnering record subscription levels at 338 times. Today, the company is valued at over $1 billion, ranked among Indias Top 500 listed companies, and is included in both the Nifty 500 and Nifty Smallcap 250 indices. It has also created over 4,000 jobs across India and the US.
LatentViews 1500+ strong team across global delivery centres currently supports clients in the US, Europe, and Asia, delivering over 90% client satisfaction. Beyond his role at LatentView, Venkat is a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs and an active figure in the start-up ecosystem. He has earned numerous accolades, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Madras in 2017 and the Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2014 from CII.
When he is not thinking about AI and analytics, Venkat indulges in his passion for biohacking, value investing, and tech gadgets, measuring everything from his sleep, activity, cardiac health, metabolism, posture, and mindfulness.
Venkat holds a Bachelors degree from IIT, Madras, and an MBA from 91心頭利, Calcutta.