Professional Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Snef | December 2023 - Present | New York, United States
Leading the transformation of e-commerce into a personalized and social ecosystem for creators and consumers. Focus on creating an AI-driven creator commerce platform empowering content creators globally to grow their digital commerce seamlessly with intelligent automation and personalized engagement.
Managing Director
Gias VC | June 2019 - Present | Mumbai, India
At the forefront of investing in transformative AI-driven startups across Fintech, Consumer Tech, and Biotech sectors. Focus on visionary founders leveraging artificial intelligence to solve complex challenges. Geographic scope spans Southeast Asia, South Asia, US, UK, and France.
Director & Head of Engineering
GoTo Group | January 2021 - May 2024 | Jakarta, Indonesia
Director at Goto Financials' Indian Division and Head of Engineering & CTO for Gofin. Led Engineering, Product, and Data divisions overseeing core operations including consumer and merchant lending, insurance, and financial services platform. Managed diverse team across Indonesia, Singapore, India, and China.
Chief Technology Officer
Style Theory | January 2020 - January 2021 | Jakarta, Indonesia
Served as CTO at the largest circular fashion e-commerce company in Southeast Asia. Oversaw technology, product, and data departments, driving digital transformation and sustainable fashion initiatives.
Head of Engineering
OVO (PT Visionet Internasional) | December 2017 - January 2020 | Jakarta, Indonesia
Spearheaded technological advancement of core financial services including Lending, Insurance, Investment, Banking, KYC, Core Services, and Credit Scoring. Led team of 125 professionals across Singapore, Indonesia, India, and China.
Chief Technology Officer
Wally | January 2016 - January 2017 | New York, United States
Drove technological vision and execution of Wally 2.0. Pioneered integration of machine learning capabilities, developing Wally GPT, a cutting-edge personal financial management tool. Achieved top rankings on iOS and Android platforms in US and EU markets.
Engineering Lead
Housing.com | January 2015 - January 2016 | Mumbai, India
Architected and developed sophisticated recommendation engine, relevance system, and segmentation system. Led team of developers and data engineers to enhance user experience and streamline property searches.
Engineering Lead
BrowserStack | August 2013 - January 2015 | Mumbai, India
Researched, architected, and developed platforms vital to automation operations and mobile ventures. Ensured creation of robust, scalable, and high-performing systems that fortified BrowserStack's position as a global leader in web and app testing.
Founder
Stealth Startup | January 2012 - July 2013 | London, United Kingdom
Developed pioneering neural brain-machine interface tailored for gaming domain. Successfully secured funding from family and peers while navigating both business and technical realms.