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Sudarsan Rao

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Co-Founder & CEO at Socxo
📍 Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Sudarsan Rao is a founder, technologist, and investor with over three decades of experience building and scaling global startups like Socxo. He specializes in product strategy, digital transformation, and fundraising. People with recommendations describe him as having strong business acumen and impressive client interaction skills.

He has a Bachelors Degree from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology and has worn many hats, including founder, technologist, advisor, and investor throughout his career.

Early in his career, he made a conscious decision to stay and build businesses in India rather than move abroad, a choice that has defined his professional journey.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

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Employee Advocacy
As the Co-Founder & CEO of Socxo, an advocacy marketing platform, he frequently posts about transforming employees into powerful and authentic brand advocates.
Startup Mentorship
Having co-founded multiple ventures, he now advises startups on strategy, structure, and funding through his role as a Partner at Iyara Venture Advisors.
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Career

Work history

1-2017
Co-Founder & CEO
Socxo
9-2014
Partner
Iyara Venture Advisors
1-2004 - 1-2014
Co-Founder & CEO
Vaakya Technologies
1-2001 - 1-2004
VP
Young Soft
3-1998 - 9-2000
Dealer - Securities
SMIFS Securities
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Brand advocates are key to driving value for brands: Sudarsan Rao .... Featured in Exchange4Media
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Advocacy marketing brings authentic, qualitative traffic to brands .... Featured in Indian Television
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Education
1988 - 1991
Bachelor's Degree
Coimbatore Institute of Technology
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