Developing, Building, Investing, Funding Inspires Us!
Team Behind The Vision
We are a collaborative bunch of entrepreneurs, always looking to challenge, seek change where ever we see outdated, inefficient processes & systems. Blockchain technology has powerful implications for so many industries, especially Finance & Real Estate
Being presented with an opportunity to collaborate with leading Technology, Finance & Real Estate companies is an exciting challenge…..Rayaan Arif
Rayaan Arif
Rayaan is the Founder of FundingTree.com. He is a serial Entrepreneur with a passion for tackling difficult problems. This passion has to lead him to find better ways to deliver Capital and Deal Flow using technology, marketing, and relationships he has cultivated over several decades.
Rayaan has a Management Degree and a 20+ year career with Kodak, he has invested & launched several companies from Data Digital Marketing to Real Estate & Finance companies. One of his most notable investments is Topgolf, a global brand.
Steven Monaco
Financial markets investment professional with over 25 years of Wall Street institutional capital markets trading, sales, business development, marketing and advisory experience.
Successful track record of initiating, managing and executing large, innovative and complex capital markets transactions for and with some of the world’s leading financial institutions.
Leadership and managerial roles included development of institutional sales and distribution alliances for leading issuers of mortgage-backed securities (ABS, RMBS and CMBS), mortgage derivatives and structured debt products.
HARISH MAMTANI
Harish is a Capital Markets & Private Equity professional with over 20 years experience of advisory to high net worth clients and family office across various investments. He is an active investor and also advises on investments in equities, hedge funds (direct and fund of funds), private equity, real estate (domestic and international) and have managed direct investments in the technology, healthcare, and real estate sectors.
His passion for education has led him to building high quality low-cost private school chain in Hyderabad, India.
HARNISH GAJJAR
Harnish is the Executive Director and Principal at NRI Startup India, EDGE196 and its portfolio companies. He is a senior professional with more than 15 years of experience gained within UK and India and which includes a mélange of activities conducted and spearheaded with the sole objective of optimally catalysing the expertise in Multi-Family Office Advisory, Commercial Banking, Investment Management, Business Strategy, Corporate Finance & Planning, Business Development, Marketing and Operations.
His corporate exposure includes global companies such as Marks & Spencer (UK), Barclays Bank (UK), Altamount Capital Management (India), Valuable Group (India) and Castle Media (India). His sector experience includes Financial Services (HNI Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Investment Management and Multi-Family Office), Technology, Media & Entertainment, Energy, Infrastructure, Education, Health-care, Hospitality and Retail.
Harnish has pursued the Senior Executive Programme from London Business School (London), MBA from University of East London (London) and BSc – Physics from University of Mumbai (Mumbai). He is an alumni of London Business School (London), University of East London (London), University of Mumbai (Mumbai) and a Fellow with the Chartered Management Institute (London).
Sead Muftic
Sead Muftic is working in the area of IT security for more than 40 years. He received his M.Sc. degree (1974) and Ph.D. degree (1976) at The Ohio State University, both in the area of IT security. Sead Muftic has been full professor at The Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) fro 25 years and also visiting professor at the George Washington University (Washington, DC, USA) for several years. Dr. Muftic is registered as an International Expert for security of blockchain technologies and virtual currencies by the European Commission (Brussels, Belgium). He has been collaborating with the EC for more than 25 years as an expert, consultant, or project manager. Dr. Muftic is the founder and CEO of two IT security companies: SETECS, Inc. and BIX System Corporation.
Dr. Muftic is the author of four U.S. patents, more than 50 research papers, expert reports and three books. He is the member of several Advisory Teams and Boards with companies working in the area of blockchain technologies.
EDGE 196
Edge 196 is a global initiative supporting startup ideas around the world reach the global market and help transition these entities into truly global companies.
Our team members are corporate managers, angel investors and graduates from world renowned universities dedicated to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit. Our mission is to support truly unicorn ideas which can transform lives of millions of people around the globe. Think Global . Go Global
NRI Startup India
NRI Startup India is formed by a group of successful and professional NRIs to bring together, inspire and empower a new generation of Leaders by creating a unique ecosystem of opportunities and helping them to grow in the international market. NRI Startup India provides a winning strategy for Indian entrepreneurship and innovation that mobilizes and spearheads to the forefront of India’s foremost talents and creative geniuses.
NRI Startup India and its global network is the trusted partner of every motivated innovator and entrepreneur in India and around the globe. We implement end-to-end support that formulates and delivers game changing ideas to market through thought leadership, role models, capital investment, mentoring, prototyping labs, expertise and know-how that succeeds on a global level.
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