Vijay Ijju

About Vijay Ijju

Seasoned entrepreneur, technologist, and enterprise builder with a two-decade track record of scaling transformative businesses at the intersection of digital innovation, platform architecture, and long-term client value.Founder and CEO of Gradera.AI—we are building the future of enterprise technology services as \"Software Orchestrated Services\". Co-founded PK Global - a digital transformation services firm in 2004, bootstrapped from the ground up, and scaled it into a global enterprise. Played a pivotal role in guiding the company through its strategic evolution—from a digital engineering firm to a customer experience and design-led business—culminating in a successful $1.6B exit.Combines deep technical insight with commercial instincts and a relationship-first mindset, earning trust across executive teams, engineering leaders, and enterprise clients alike. Known for bridging the gap between vision and execution—whether architecting scalable platforms, repositioning brands, or driving sustained business growth.As the Co-Founder of Falcon 5 Capital, leads early-stage investments in AI-native platforms, enterprise SaaS, and digital infrastructure. Brings a founder’s discipline to angel investing, with a focus on operational clarity, long-term alignment, and backing entrepreneurs building intelligent, durable ventures.Areas of focus:• Entrepreneurship and zero-to-scale execution• CX design and digital product engineering• Platform architecture and orchestration systems• Strategic growth, repositioning, and brand evolution• Relationship-based enterprise development and investingContinues to collaborate with teams and organizations committed to reshaping how value is created in the enterprise—through intelligence, adaptability, and purposeful design.

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Gradera

   Apr 2025 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Co-founded a successful digital services business, PK Global, and scaled it to $500M in revenue- Launching the next era of enterprise transformation services - Gradera Gradera is defining the next era of enterprise transformation through Software-Orchestrated Services™ (SOS™)—a new model in which software governs how work flows across humans, digital workers, and enterprise systems to deliver measurable, governed outcomes at scale.Our approach unites advisory, platforms, and solution suites into one orchestrated system of intelligence that continuously learns, evolves, and compounds value across the enterprise.Rooted in governance, adaptability, and human amplification, Gradera helps organizations move beyond labor-only service models into systems of continuous, software-led evolution

Education

• National Institute of Technology Karnataka

  CSC, Computer Science

  1986 — 1990

• Wharton Executive Education

  Advanced Finance Program, Finance, General