Akshay G
About
Akshay G is from Singapore. Akshay is currently Co-founder and CEO at Kredivo Group, located in Singapore. In Akshay's previous role as a Kauffman Fellow -- Class 18 at Society of Kauffman Fellows, Akshay worked in San Francisco Bay Area until Jun 2015. Prior to joining Society of Kauffman Fellows, Akshay was a Co-founder at Komli Media (acquired by Axiata) and held the position of Co-founder at Singapore. Prior to that, Akshay was a Founder at Projects in China, based in Kunming, China and New Delhi, India from Jan 2005 to Jun 2006. Akshay started working as Research Analyst at International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva Area, Switzerland in Jun 2003. From Jan 2000 to Jan 2002, Akshay was Business Analyst at Deloitte Consulting, based in Greater Seattle Area.
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Akshay G's current jobs
Kredivo Group (formerly known as FinAccel) is Southeast Asia’s leading provider of digital financial services through its brands Kredivo, KrediFazz, and Krom. Our flagship product, Kredivo, is the leading digital credit platform in Indonesia and Vietnam that gives customers instant credit financing for ecommerce and offline purchases, and personal loans, based on real-time decisioning. Krom Bank Indonesia (formerly known as Bank Bisnis Internasional, IDX: BBSI) is the group’s bank entity and the operator of the neobank Krom. Kredivo Group aims to become the digital financial services platform of choice for tens of millions of consumers in Southeast Asia. We're backed by leading investors in the region: Mizuho Bank, Square Peg Capital, Naver Corp, Jungle Ventures and more. www.kredivocorp.com
Akshay G's past jobs
Class 18. Two year fellowship to develop a worldwide network of innovation investors. As part of this fellowship, I consulted with a couple of VC's to learn more about the industry, gave back to the startup community through pro-bono advisory and developed my own brand of angel investing under the Fsquare brand (For founders, By Founders). Probono advisory: Computerlogy (FB PMD Platform), acquired by Yello Mobile in Aug 2015 I am in angel investor (via the Fsquare brand) in: - Shuttl.in -- marketplace for last mile shared transport, raised a Series A from Sequoia and Lightspeed - FlipClass -- marketplace connecting tutors with parents - Squeakee -- SaaS platform enabling offline retailers to sell online - Ressy -- marketplace connecting restaurants with diners - Omni (helloomni.com) -- marketplace for local commerce - OnlineTyari -- civil services exams test prep over mobile - MoEngage -- the leading mobile engagement platform, raised a Series A from Helion Ventures - Wigzo -- SaaS platform for customer personalization - SportsCafe - Belong.co -- data based smart recruiting platform, raised a Series A from Matrix Partners and others I have a special interest in mobile-only marketplace and martech businesses and come in as 'first money'. I help founding teams get off the ground, think through product ideas, identify product market fit, the related business model and KPI's, growth strategy and user acquisition.
Komli was APAC's leading independent digital media and technology company. We pioneered RTB (Real-Time Bidding) in Asia. 300 employees, $70m+ venture capital raised from top tier investors (Norwest, DFJ, Nexus and Helion). BusinessWeek's top 50 startups to watch out for in 2009. Multiple Red Herring awards. Spun out PubMatic in 2008 and RevX in 2015 (acquired by Affle in 2019). I co-founded the company and held multiple roles over 8 years. In my last role, I ran our global corporate strategy and business development. Prior to that, I lead Komli's international expansion into the US, Canada, ANZ and SEA and was MD for SEA, our largest business unit. In the first couple of years when India was our core (and only) market, I was the GM for that business.
The Chinese Language Institute is the first and only language school in India exclusively dedicated to the study and teaching of Mandarin Chinese. CLI is the only school is India endorsed and recommended by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. Published Ye Yunnan, an english language lifestyle magazine focusing on Yunnan. The magazine was modeled on Time Out.
Principal research analyst for studies on the monetary value of forced labour worldwide. - 'Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: Estimating the Profits,' published in 2005 - 'ILO Minimum Estimate of Forced Labour in the World,' published in 2005
Business Analyst with DC's strategy consulting arm. Variety of assignments including business transformation, change management and strategy across the healthcare and telecoms industry.