BOARD OF MEMBERS
Board of Members
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Mohit (Moe) Kirpalani a prolific entrepreneur has built multiple companies with revenues exceeding 100 million each. He is currently a GP at The Group Ventures while active in a technology business which he recently started. Apart from this, he is actively engaged in multiple startups and has just bought into a data science company out of India. Moe's wife of 28 years, Madhavi, and Son, Akash, complete the family unit.
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Vijay is the Founder & CEO of Tangentia, an agile digital transformation company, headquartered in Toronto, with operations globally, primarily Canada, India and USA. Vijay founded Tangentia Ventures Limited in 2017 to invest in early stage companies in global technology services, 'make local' manufacturing and niche ecommerce services in Canada and India. Vijay is active in multiple local and global business organisations and is the Vice President of the Indo Canadian Chamber of Commerce where he started the popular Thursday Talks webinar series, President of the Hullmark Corporate Centre and member of the steering committee of the proposed Willowdale BIA. He grew up in Goa, India and then lived in Chennai, Boston, Montreal and now calls Toronto home for the last 15+ years.
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Kanchan is co-founder & CEO of Remitware Payments Inc, a Canadian cross-border payments company recognized by Canadian government as one of the top Fintech startups in the country. Kanchan is serial entrepreneur and a techie. Kanchan brings his strengths as strong global network and team building capabilities to TiE Toronto Team. Kanchan has been volunteering for various chapters of TiE worldwide for over a decade. Kanchan is very active in startup ecosystem in Toronto, Mumbai & Dubai. Kanchan started his career as a programmer in 1990 with a software product startup building Accounting, Contact management and payroll products. Remitware is his 3rd venture focused on replacing Int'l wire transfers with more efficient and cost effective system for global payments. Kanchan can be found on twitter (@kanchakumar) or on various airport terminals of Toronto, Dubai, Mumbai, NYC & San Francisco
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Akash heads the Global Sales Development Team at SOTI and has strong Sales, Business Development, Strategic Partner/Relationship Management, GTM Strategy, Operation & Process and P&L Management experience by working at leading Global Tech Companies such as SOTI, BlackBerry, Amdocs & Compaq. Akash has an MBA (Major in marketing) from University of New England, Sydney, Australia
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Mahendra is a Chartered Professional Accountant with extensive experience with entrepreneurs in mining, financial technologies and investment industries. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. Mahendra Naik is currently the President of FirstAngel Capital, a private investment and advisory company focusing on early stage technology companies and investments. Mahendra is one of the founding Directors of IAMGOLD Corporation, a $ 3.0 billion TSX and NYSE listed gold mining company. In addition, Mahendra is the Chairman of Fortune Minerals Limited, a TSX listed new energy and eco mining company. Mr. Naik is also a Director and early investor in Goldmoney Inc., a financial service company traded on the TSX and is a global leader in precious metal investment services and the world's largest precious metals payment network. Safeguarding $1.9 billion in assets for clients located in more than 150 countries.
