# Subramanian (Subbu) Viswanathan

> Subramanian (Subbu) Viswanathan is the Dubai-based co-founder and CEO of Disprz, an enterprise learning and workforce skilling company. His career includes manufacturing software startup Fruition Morgensoft, McKinsey in London, and classroom technology venture Harness. He and Kuljit Chadha started the business that became Disprz in 2015, redirecting their work from schools to employees.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Disprz
- **Organizations:** Disprz, Harness Handitouch, Fruition Morgensoft, McKinsey & Company
- **Education:** B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, MBA, Finance and Operations, Indian School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Disprz and led it through its 2023 $30 million Series C., Disprz reported nearly 350 client organizations and 2.8 million users at the August 2023 financing., Disprz won the learning category of the 2020 Aatmanirbhar app challenge, as recalled in his Onething interview.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Started manufacturing ERP venture Fruition Morgensoft, according to his 2022 CXOtoday biography.
- **2007** — Fruition Morgensoft was acquired by 3i Infotech for a reported $1 million.
- **2007-2011** — Worked at McKinsey in London; returned in August 2011 to start an education technology venture.
- **2011** — Started Harness with Kuljit Chadha, developing collaborative tablet technology for classrooms.
- **2015** — Co-founded Learntron, the enterprise learning business that became Disprz.
- **2017** — Learntron became Disprz, as he recounted in the Onething interview.
- **2023** — Disprz announced a $30 million Series C led by Lumos Capital Group and 360 ONE Asset.
- **2024** — Published an essay describing four founder archetypes and his evolving motivations.
- **2026** — Publicly reported Disprz winning the Talent track of the Accenture Tech Next Challenge.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Disprz and led it through its 2023 $30 million Series C.
- Disprz reported nearly 350 client organizations and 2.8 million users at the August 2023 financing.
- Disprz won the learning category of the 2020 Aatmanirbhar app challenge, as recalled in his Onething interview.
- His 2022 CXOtoday biography describes him as an Indian School of Business gold medallist.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Disprz and Viswanathan publicly reported winning the Talent track at Accenture Tech Next Challenge 2026; the official event site scheduled the finale for August 12.
- **2025-07** — Appeared in the Humanly Speaking episode Leadership Lessons From Tennis Part - 2 with Akbar Khan, published July 15.
- **2024-09** — Published Founder’s Archetypes: Understanding Your Entrepreneurial Drive on September 3.

## Links

- Website: https://disprz.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subbu-viswanathan/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15