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Visualr - Simplifying Data Visualization

CHAYANIKA GOSWAMI (/AUTHOR/CHAYANIKA/) SEPTEMBER 04, 2019

Data is the new oil but it's worth only when you can squeeze useful information from it.
While every other person talks about data, very few know how to analyse and use it. No
organization can exist without data; a company needs to make data-driven decisions to
be successful. There are hundreds of business intelligence tools and dashboards in the
market to help companies segregate and analyze the data received from various sources.
Unfortunately, only a small number of them are easy to comprehend and utilize,
especially from a layman point of view.

‘Visualr Software’ began with the vision of making data visualization easy for all, big or
small, so that no business is robbed of the plethora of insights hidden under datasets.
StartupTalky interviewed Visualr Software founder Mr. Kunal Chaturvedi to learn more
about the idea behind the company, its existing challenges, growth trajectory, future
plans, and more.

Visualr Software - Highlights

Startup Name Visualr Software

Headquarter Gurugram (https://startuptalky.com/gurgaon-startups/)

Founder Name Kunal Chaturvedi

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Visualr Software - Name and Logo.

Visualr Software - Customer Acquisition
Visualr Software - Challenges
Visualr Software – Funding
Visualr Software - Advisors and Mentors
Visualr Software - Awards
Visualr Software - Founder's Productivity Hacks
Visualr Software - Founder's Advice
Visualr  Software - Future Plans

About Visualr Software

Visualr is a data visualization solution that makes data more meaningful and
comprehensible for businesses. Visualr enables businesses to connect with multiple data
sources. With Visualr, businesses can connect with MS Excel, My SQL, MS SQL, Oracle, or
even Flat File databases easily and quickly—generating useful business intelligence and
stats. Visualr can also fetch data from Twitter and Google Analytics through exposed
APIs. By using Visualr, data can be presented creatively through graphics and can be
seamlessly shared with others.

Our eyes are more responsive to lines, graphs, and colors instead when compared to
tabular data. Visualr dashboard takes advantage of this and is designed in such a way
that users can understand the trends and patterns in seconds, allowing them to take
rational decisions quickly and derive conclusions. The user-friendly data analytics
platform is available in two versions: on-cloud and on-premise.

Visualr comes with the following bene ts:

It is a self-service data analytics platform bundled with built-in SQL and NO-SQL
database connectors.
Time for Installation and setting up Visualr is under than 2 minutes.
Visualr does not have any "data engine", rendering the hardware requirements to a
minimum. It is a browser-based tool independent of the type of machine used to
access it.
Visualr is easy to use. An hour's training su ces for a newbie.
It has a subscription based model permitting organization to adopt it with no large
upfront cost.

Currently, Visualr is being incubated by Huddle, a sector-agnostic incubator and co-

working space based in Gurugram.
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expected to reach a value of USD 7.76 billion by 2023 at a CAGR of 9.47% over the
forecast period (2018-2023). North America is the largest market for business intelligence
in the world. The United States is the major shareholder in the North American region. In
Canada, which was relatively stable during the recessionary period, the gains are more
visible.

Visualr Software - Founder

Visualr Software founder Kunal Chaturvedi is a passionate entrepreneur who quit his
plush 9-5 job to follow his dreams and explore avenues. Coming from a humble setup in
Agra, Kunal Chaturvedi is an electrical engineer by quali cation.

He earned accolades and awards for his short stint in the automobile Industry where he
worked on various projects for companies like Nissan UK, Tata Motors India, Mahindra &
Mahindra India to name a few. Taking challenges head-on, he has contributed in
milestone projects like Tata Nano, Mahindra Xylo (both are rsts in their respective
segment) in the past.

Kunal is an avid voracious reader and likes to read books on philosophy and
autobiographies of people who inspire him.

Read More: Indian Startup Founder Inspiring Quotes (https://startuptalky.com/indian-

startup-founder-quotes/)

Visualr Software - The Idea and Starting Up

Organizations generate data with each passing second and considering the complexity
and economics of the available BI solutions, these institutions aren't able to leverage the
their data to the fullest. Visualr was the bridge to this “GAP”.

Kunal understood from the market that people needed to see the trends and patterns
from their own data, let alone third party data. Suggestions and other insights expected
from a BI solution are secondary in nature. They decided to serve the topmost
requirement of a business when it comes to data, an appealing and comprehensible
Dashboard.

The feedback received from the rst few users of Visualr prototype motivated the team
to go ahead with the idea and make it a full edged BI Solution.

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The Visualr team worked hard to convince rst 2-3 clients to use their product and and
gradually gained traction through word of mouth publicity from these initial users.
Through an edi ce of these success stories, the company was able to penetrate deeper
into the market.

The Visualr team is bullish about its mission of creating a solid consumer base resting on
positive customer experiences as evident by its existing clientele.

Visualr sees itself  more as a customer problem-centric organization than a technology-

centric organization. The company strives to solve business problems by all means, be it
technology or through a simple hack in the work ow.

In terms of competition, we are always keen to learn new development in the Data world so we study
a lot of data analytics startup as well as big giants - Says Kunal

Read More: 8 Ways to Toggle SaaS Customer Retention (https://startuptalky.com/saas-

customer-retention/)

Visualr Software - Challenges

The most challenging thing is keeping the entire team motivated during the low phase, when you
need maximum support to keep yourself motivated for a new day. Keep on ghting for one more
time. Also, it was tough to get rejection every other day from the prospects. There were doubts and
down times but Kept sailing. - Kunal said

Read More: Propstory - Data-Driven Platform for Real Estate Buyers and Investors
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Visualr Software - Funding

The company is bootstrapped and looking to raise funds soon.

Visualr Software - Advisors and Mentors

Mr. Subinder Khurrana (https://www.linkedin.com/in/subinder/) is serving as advisor as
well as mentor of Visualr. Subinder has more than 20 years startup experience and
founded NASSCOM DeepTech Club. He is also among the Board Members of TiE Delhi.

Visualr Software - Awards

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Discipline is the only way you can manage things. Discipline should be your lifestyle. Your daily
routine, your work ethics and your interaction with the outer world.

Kunal also believes in the power of follow up. According to him, follow up is the biggest
tool one can use e ectively to complete a task. This includes introspection as well.  

Visualr Software - Founder's Advice

Focus on the business problem. Learn business rst. Technology is just a tool to solve a business
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Visualr Software - Future Plans

The company spent the last 15-18 months in understanding the BI adoption behavior in
the market. The primary focus now is on revenue and pro tability.  In 2019, the company
has decided on a customer acquisition target for the rst time. It is focusing on $1M ARR
before the end of 2022.  Strategic Markets are India (home), North America, and SEA.

The Visualr team envisages Visualr as a global company bridging the gaps in the industry,
solving speci c business problems through data analytics with minimal dependency on IT
skills.

Website: Visualr Software (https://visualrsoftware.com/)

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