Vin Murria

Vinodka "Vin" Murria OBE (born 1962) is a British businesswoman and founder of Advanced Computer Software plc where she served as CEO until it was acquired in 2015. She works as an investor with HgCapital.

In 2018, Murria received an OBE for services to the British digital economy, as well as for advancing women in the software sector.

Murria was born in Punjab, India, and moved to the United Kingdom at the age of three. She received a first class BSc in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of London.She also holds an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Edinburgh Napier University.

Murria began her career at Kewill Systems. When she left the company in 2001, she had risen to the role of group chief operating officer. Following her time at Kewill, she started her own company, Computer Software Group. The Group was sold to HG Capital for 150p a share, and ultimately merged with Iris software which was sold to Hellman & Friedman.

Murria has been a partner at Elderstreet Investments since 2002.

In 2008, Murria founded Advanced Computer Software Group. In 2015 she sold the business for £765 million to Vista Equity Partners.

Murria has also been appointed to sit on various boards, including the Softcat and Zoopla board in 2015, and the Sophos and TAINA boards in 2017. In 2017 she became deputy chairwoman of FinnCap.

In September 2018, Murria joined Pythagoras Communications as an advisor.

Murria was named Woman of the Year at the 2012 Cisco Everywoman in Technology Awards and Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2012AIM Awards. She was also named Aim Plc CEO of the Year in 2013, and UK Tech Awards 2013 Tech Personality of the Year (shared with David Braben, CEO of Frontier Developments). In 2014 Advanced was named Technology company of the Year.

Murria founded the PS Foundation in 2007 to help educate young women in India and the UK. The foundation is named after her mother.