Varath has extensive experience in creating new and impactful leaning initiatives. He has previously worked at Equitas Microfinance (now a Small Finance Bank) to head the New Initiatives team. In his 7 years there, he launched for-profit products and social initiatives in education, healthcare & retail. In 2016, he bootstrapped a startup to promote English fluency among young working professionals and scaled it up to more than 500,000 users. And in his last stint, he led the Chartered Accountancy vertical at Veranda Learning where he developed a comprehensive online learning product for Chartered Accountancy students.

Varath is a graduate of IIT Madras (Electrical Engineering) and did an MBA at IIM Bangalore.