[6][7] In 2008, he started Exterro Inc., headquartered in Portland, United States, with a vision of helping organisations manage the risks associated with their data.
[8] He started executing his vision by launching products in the E-Discovery domain and became one of the first organizations in terms of offering an end-to-end platform for the enterprises to manage their end-to-end E-Discovery workflows starting from Legal Hold, In Place Preservation, Workflow Management, ECA/Collection, Review, and Production all in house.
[14][15] Bobby Balachandran was named to Portland's prestigious "40 Under 40" list, celebrating the region's top young professionals.
[20] Balachandran ventured into film production as a producer under the BTG Universal banner[21][22] with Demonte Colony 2, directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu.
[23] His upcoming projects include Chennai City Gangsters, directed by Vikram Rajeshwar and Arun Keshav, and Retta Thala, directed by Kris Thirukumaran starring Arun Vijay, Siddhi Idnani, and Tanya Ravichandran[24] along with 2 untitled projects with Jayam Ravi.