Anju Patwardhan
Executive Director and Vice Treasurer at AWARE
Singapore
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director, Singapore
2020 - Current
Global FinTech Fund with AUM of ~USD 1 billion
Managing Director, San Francisco Bay Area
2016 - 2020
CE Fintech VC Fund of USD 500 million. Invested in ~50 FinTech companies in US/UK since 2016 at CreditEase Fintech VC Fund of US$500 million, with top decile performance. These include Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ); Circle, Dave (NASDAQ: DAVE), Taulia (acquired by SAP), Pico, Upgrade, Figure, WeFox, Addepar, Monzo, Trumid, FundBox, Array, Pipe, Cross River, H2O.ai, Varo, Acorns, Curve, NAV, Plastiq, Branch, BioCatch, EmpInfo, Ladder Life, True Accord, Aspire, Sila Money, Arta Finance.
Independent Non-Executive Board Director, Xapo VASP
2023
Xapo is a fully regulated bank based in Gibraltar that offers accounts in USD and BTC. It is a digital private bank for the mass affluent, focused on wealth preservation for its members by offering international bank accounts in a safe jurisdiction. Xapo Bank members earn interest on their deposits and receive a global debit card for ATM and merchant transactions.
Independent Non-Executive Board Director; Chair of Board Audit Committee
2023
Xapo is a fully regulated bank based in Gibraltar that offers accounts in USD and BTC. It is a digital private bank for the mass affluent, focused on wealth preservation for its members by offering international bank accounts in a safe jurisdiction. Xapo Bank members earn interest on their deposits and receive a global debit card for ATM and merchant transactions.
Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of Board Risk Committee and Board Innovation Committee
2019
Board Director and Member of Board Executive Committee, Board Risk Committee, and Board Innovation Committee.
Member of the Global Advisory Council, DCI, Stanford University
2021
Independent Non-Executive Board Director, Member of Board Audit & Risk Committee
2018
Board Director and Member of Board Audit & Risk Committee. Upgrade is licensed in over thirty states in the US and offers a new banking experience through access to credit cards and installment loans.
Nominee of Public Investment Fund on Board of GIB
2019
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world and has a diversified portfolio through investments at domestic (Saudi Arabia) and international level.
Impact Circles: Artificial Intelligence; Digital Transformation of Industries
2023
Steering Committee Member, Disruptive Innovation in Financial Services
2015
Inaugural Member, Global Future Council on Blockchain/DLT
2016 - 2018
Non Executive Director and Vice Treasurer
2024
SUSS Fellow (FinTech and Blockchain)
2016
Co-Founder, Financial Inclusion Institute (www.a100YearLife.org)
2016
Designing For A 100-Year LIfe: Think tank focused on financial inclusion and financial well-being.