More about Akshat Birla
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Akshat is Founder and CEO of an innovative Fintech platform that is providing short term Supply Chain Financing (working capital) to MSME/SMEs, by creating a state of the art distribution network with even more advanced digital underwriting capabilities using alternate data.
Akshat has worked in Supply Chain (i2, India), Banking/Structured Credit (Credit Suisse, Singapore/London), Samsung (Corporate Strategy, New Business) for the chairman’s office in Korea HQ with last few yrs focusing predominantly on the Fintech and launching Samsung Pay in India, SE Asia before starting Finovate Capital in 2018.
Akshat is also an Angel Investor and runs the Insead Angels Chapter in Mumbai.
We are hiring for absolute go-getters on the product and marketing side. Reach out on apply @ bharatnxt.in
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Akshat is Founder and CEO of an innovative Fintech platform that is providing short term Supply Chain Financing (working capital) to MSME/SMEs, by creating a state of the art distribution network with even more advanced digital underwriting capabilities using alternate data.
Akshat has worked in Supply Chain (i2, India), Banking/Structured Credit (Credit Suisse, Singapore/London), Samsung (Corporate Strategy, New Business) for the chairman’s office in Korea HQ with last few yrs focusing predominantly on the Fintech and launching Samsung Pay in India, SE Asia before starting Finovate Capital in 2018.
Akshat is also an Angel Investor and runs the Insead Angels Chapter in Mumbai.
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