Aaditya Uthappa

Co-Founder of Accorian and GORICO, Aaditya Uthappa is a second-generation cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of experience. He began his career as a Security Engineer at Paladion (now part of Eviden) before co-founding Accorian in 2020/2021. The firm offers a full-service security portfolio encompassing strategy, consulting, testing, audit, and staffing, along with a SaaS GRC tool called GoRICO. Uthappa focuses specifically on AI-driven security, compliance, and risk management within the regulated gambling and iGaming vertical.

Under his leadership, Accorian has been recognized as a three-time Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company (2022–2024), featured in Forbes India Select 200 (2024), and named Economic Times Cybersecurity Startup of the Year (2025). Uthappa regularly contributes to discourse on AI-driven threats, compliance frameworks such as the EU AI Act, and the intersection of security with regulated gaming. He is frequently quoted in industry publications like SiGMA World, where he discusses how AI is driving a new wave of cyber threats in gaming and how compliance frameworks are shaping the future of the industry.