# Rajesh Padinjaremadam

> Rajesh Padinjaremadam is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Wizr AI and the former co-founder and CEO of RapidValue Solutions. He helped build RapidValue’s enterprise mobility and digital engineering business before Aspire Systems acquired a majority stake in 2020. His public reflections emphasize job creation, cash discipline and trusting employees with responsibility.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Wizr AI
- **Organizations:** Wizr AI, RapidValue Solutions, Deloitte Consulting, Infosys, TiE Kerala
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Engineering degree, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Post Graduate Diploma in Management (described as MBA in Wizr biography), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
- **Known for:** Co-founded RapidValue and served as CEO as it expanded into a global digital engineering firm., Helped lead RapidValue through its 2014 Helion financing and 2020 majority acquisition by Aspire Systems., Reported more than 1,500 jobs created over RapidValue’s journey in his 2022 farewell; this is a cumulative claim, not simultaneous headcount.

## Career timeline

- **Before RapidValue** — Worked at Infosys and Deloitte Consulting.
- **2008-2009** — RapidValue’s origins: early accounts date formation to 2008; funding coverage and his farewell describe the operating journey beginning in 2009. Co-founders were Sirish Kosaraju and Rinish Nalini.
- **2014** — RapidValue raised ₹25 crore from Helion; May coverage reported more than 200 employees, over 350 projects and more than 50 customers.
- **2020** — Aspire Systems acquired a majority stake in RapidValue, buying out Helion’s holding.
- **2020-12** — Became a charter member of TiE Kerala, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2022-03** — Published his farewell to RapidValue, reflecting on a personal ambition of 100 jobs and more than 1,500 jobs created over the journey.
- **2023** — Co-founded Wizr AI; serves as COO alongside CEO Sirish Kosaraju.

## Achievements

- Co-founded RapidValue and served as CEO as it expanded into a global digital engineering firm.
- Helped lead RapidValue through its 2014 Helion financing and 2020 majority acquisition by Aspire Systems.
- Reported more than 1,500 jobs created over RapidValue’s journey in his 2022 farewell; this is a cumulative claim, not simultaneous headcount.
- Co-founded enterprise AI company Wizr AI.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Publicly described carrying his team-ownership and hiring philosophy from RapidValue to Wizr AI.
- **2025-01** — Reviewed Wizr’s 2024 progress, including Cx Hub and its enterprise AI platform. Product performance figures in the post are company claims.

## Links

- Website: https://wizr.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshtp

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Last updated: 2026-10-25