Every enduring business begins with an idea bold enough to challenge convention and a leader determined enough to see it through. Across India’s fast-evolving entrepreneurial landscape, a new generation of founders and business leaders is proving that vision, when backed by discipline, adaptability and purpose, can create organisations that last. In this feature, we spotlight leaders working across digital trust, strategic communication, cybersecurity, digital marketing, hospitality, jewellery and quick service restaurants. Their journeys differ in scale and sector, yet each reflects a shared commitment to building businesses that create value for customers, communities and the wider ecosystem.

Viswanath Vadde | Co-founder, Score10 | Beatroot Finserv Pvt. Ltd.

Viswanath Vadde is a Chartered Accountant, finance strategist, and entrepreneur with over two decades of leadership experience across corporate finance and diverse industries, including distilleries, power generation, automobiles, engineering, and electric vehicles. Having completed an executive programme at IIM Lucknow, he combines financial acumen with strategic execution and entrepreneurial vision.

As Co-founder of Score10, the flagship platform of Beatroot Finserv, Viswanath is helping build India's digital trust infrastructure through AI-driven identity verification and background screening. Score10 serves use cases across employee background verification, tenant screening, gig-worker verification, hospitality, matrimonial services, and other high-trust interactions. His focus is on building scalable business models that make verification faster, more reliable, consent-based, and privacy-conscious.

His leadership strengths span financial strategy, capital structuring, debt and equity fundraising, investment planning, working capital optimisation, risk management, and corporate governance. He brings a disciplined approach to capital allocation, business scalability, operational efficiency, and sustainable value creation.

With a strong entrepreneurial mindset, Viswanath focuses on translating business opportunities into commercially viable enterprises, forging strategic partnerships, and establishing robust financial foundations for long-term growth.

His vision is to scale Score10 into a trusted verification platform for India's digital economy, enabling businesses, institutions, and communities to make safer, smarter, and more informed decisions. He believes that trust is a fundamental driver of economic opportunity and that enduring........

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