Sachin Pagare — CTO
Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience driving innovation, scaling startups, and delivering high-impact solutions across fintech and enterprise software domains. Proven success in building and leading high-performing teams, managing end-to-end product development, and consistently exceeding goals in quality, scope, and timelines. Currently serving as CTO & Co-founder at Virtuebyte Technologies, where I lead the Salesforce practice, cloud-native development, and GenAI-driven solutions. I’m passionate about enabling digital transformation through platforms that are scalable, secure, and intelligent. My career spans leadership roles at ElectraCard, MasterCard, IZealiant, and Razorpay, where I developed enterprise-grade payment products for top banks and financial institutions. I led key delivery initiatives that resulted in 30%+ revenue growth and significant customer expansion, while also managing P&L and budgeting responsibilities to ensure alignment with growth and profitability goals. I also played a pivotal role in IZealiant’s acquisition and successful integration, contributing to strategic transformation and business scalability. Core Strengths: - Visionary Thinking: Identify emerging trends and transform them into impactful products. - Strategic Execution: Lead startup scaling, P&L ownership, and complex M&A integrations. - Tech Leadership: Deep expertise in Salesforce, AI/ML, GenAI, and cloud-native architecture. - Team Empowerment: Foster high-performance, agile engineering cultures. Key Highlights - Co-founder at Virtuebyte Technologies, delivering AI/ML, Salesforce, and cloud solutions globally. - Early adopter of EMVCo 3DS 2.0; launched secure authentication products for banks & aggregators. - Built next-gen fintech solutions leveraging GenAI and machine learning. - Led cross-functional teams through full product lifecycle and high-stakes enterprise delivery.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong leadership in product development and digital transformation.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 21 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Tech Leadership
- Strategic Execution
Career Highlights
- 20+ years driving innovation in fintech and software.
- Led key initiatives resulting in 30%+ revenue growth.
- Pivotal role in strategic acquisition and integration.
Work Experience
Virtuebyte
CTO & Co-Founder (9 mos)
Razorpay
Director of Product Development (1 yr 9 mos)
IZealiant Technologies - Head Delivery (7 yrs 2 mos)
MasterCard
Project Leader - Software Engineering Processing Services (1 yr 10 mos)
Electracard - Manager Development (3 yrs 7 mos)
Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd
Team Lead (2 yrs 7 mos)
Opus Consulting
Technical Consultant - Development (3 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & Sydney
Master in Computer Science at Savitribai Phule Pune University