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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.

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