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Sucharita is passionate about access to financial services for all, she believes in “finance for freedom”. She is the co-founder and CEO of Kaleidofin, a fintech platform that provides intuitive and tailored financial solutions to underbanked customers. Prior to this, she co-founded the IFMR group and most recently was the group CEO of IFMR Holdings. She conceptualized and founded IFMR Capital, building capital markets access for financial inclusion and IFMR Investments, an alternatives fund management platform focused on informal sector finance. Sucharita was recently chosen as a young global leader by the World Economic Forum. She was chosen as one of the “top 40 under forty” business leaders by Economic Times in 2016 and named amongst India’s top 20 fintech change makers in 2017. She received the IIM Ahmedabad, Young Alumni Achievers Award in 2017. She graduated with an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and has an undergraduate degree in economics from LSR, Delhi University

Puneet is a Co-Founder at kaleidofin, dedicated to delivering financial services at scale. He believes that the power of technology can be harnessed to amplify the role financial services can play in the lives of customers. Prior to setting up kaleidofin, Puneet co-founded Dvara Trust and Northern Arc Capital. Puneet also serves as the Director on the Investment Committee at the Incubation Cell at IIT Madras. Puneet began his career at ICICI Bank, where he spent seven years in various roles, including coordinating the microfinance practice and working in the CSR group focused on investments in education and microfinance. He has significant experience of working closely with NGO, academicians, State Governments and donor agencies. Puneet also has experience in running and managing his family business for 4 years. He is a commerce graduate with a Master’s degree in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management.

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Natasha has a deep background in technology and product management. She started her journey with a robust academic foundation, having graduated from Stanford University with degrees in Computer Science and Economics. She went on to work deeply on scalable platforms at Microsoft in Seattle, contributing significantly to the development of the .Net Web Services and Workflow Foundation stacks. Subsequently, Natasha made her mark at Google Inc in New York, leading a team dedicated to crafting video content monetization tools for large B2B publishers and successfully presenting the Beta product to the Google founders. Keen to move back to India, Natasha joined fintech BankBazaar to head their Engineering teams where she played a pivotal role in shaping the mobile app, website, and analytics products. Along this journey, Natasha got inspired by the challenge to bring formal financial solutions to the much larger and deeply underserved Indian customer segment - this led her to Kaleidofin. She leads the Product Management, Technology and Data Science teams at Kaleidofin, committed to addressing customer challenges and delivering tailored financial solutions for all.

Grounded in the core belief that every customer problem deserves a unique and empathetic solution, Vipul has a proven track record of leadership in various roles. As a founding member of Allianz AG operations in eastern and southern India, he played a pivotal role in the establishment and growth of the business. Vipul led new business initiatives at IFMR Holdings, showcasing his strategic acumen. His extensive experience includes managing health insurance revenues exceeding INR 2.5 billion annually for Munich Health and driving digital strategies, including digital adoption for field agents. With a background in B. Comm (Hons) from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Vipul combines academic expertise with a wealth of practical experience in setting up and managing successful business operations in India.

• Director of Voltas Limited

• Has served as an independent director of Larsen & Tourbo

• He has served on several Governmental and regulatory committees

• Previously CEO, State Bank of Mauritius

• Has served as Country Head- Rural, Agri and Micro Banking, ICICI Bank

• Has also held the position of Director, Commercial Banking at Barclays Bank

• Previously with PwC-Corporate Finance Group

• Has served as Chairperson of Impact Investors Council (April 2017- April 2019)

• Nominated as India’s 30 Most Powerful Women in Impact by Business Today- 2017

• A successful investment professional and a keen social entrepreneur

• He was the CEO and Country Head of Morgan Stanley- India

• He was the joint Chairperson at RBL Bank  

• Has played an instrumental role in India Stack effort

• Has several years of experience in product management in top tech companies like Google

• B Tech from IIT Bombay and MS in Computer Science from UCLA Anderson

• Has over 25 years of relevant award-winning experience leading investments

• Specialisation in fixed income, structured products, valuation and portfolio risk management

• Has won the title of India’s Most Astute Bond Investor (2007) and Business Standard Fund Manager of The Year- Debut (2011)

• Mathematics graduate from St. Stephens

• PG Diploma in Finance and Corporate Strategy-IMI Delhi