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Najam Kidwai

Founder of Crypto 1 ETF

Dubai

Overview 

Najam Kidwai is the President and CEO of C1 Fund and the Co-Founder of C1 30, with a notable role as Chairman at Crypto 1 (NASDAQ Listed). He has been instrumental in leading over 20 Unicorns, showcasing expertise in international finance, private equity, venture capital, mergers, and acquisitions. Najam's career highlights include founding Crypto 1 ETF and serving on the Board of Directors for companies like Chainge Finance, Klickl, and TransFi, demonstrating a strong track record in strategic leadership and corporate development.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Board Member

    2023 - Current

    $500M Digital Assets Secondaries Fund Investing Globally Learn more at www.C1Fund.com

  • Founder

    2023

    The first International Spot ETF for BTC .....launching 2024. Excited to be partnering with leading investors in Asia, $1B+ AUM

  • Board Member

    2023

    Decentralization unleashed. Fueling the DeFi Market with Unlimited Liquidity, learn more at https://chainge.finance/ Chainge is a protocol-level platform that allows users to buy any token on any chain in one place. https://coinpedia.org/press-release/coded-fi-ltd-acquires-chainge-finance-at-47-million-valuation/

  • Member Board of Directors

    2022

    Klickl is the MENA region’s 1st All-in One crypto super-app that provides ADGM regulated digital brokerage services as well as trusted custodian solutions to retail, corporates, and institutional investors in a simple, safe, and efficient matter. At the forefront of Web3 open finance in the Middle East and Africa, Klickl offers unparalleled banking and digital payment solutions from its base in Abu Dhabi. Supported by the UAE government and regulatory bodies, Klickl uniquely merges traditional finance with the digital economy within a compliant framework. As the world’s first to deploy a customer-focused risk model, it addresses the crypto industry's unbanked challenge, providing an all-encompassing platform for accounts, custody, payments, and trading. This initiative paves the way for the next billion users to enter Web3, underlining Klickl's commitment to seamlessly integrating the digital and traditional financial realms. Learn more www.klickl.com

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2022

    Web 3 Payments for Emerging Markets, learn more at www.transfi.com

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2022

    Garage is a distributed Web 3.0 community with a mission to acquire and operate a Formula 1 race team. Garage is en route to delivering the most influential car community to the world, run by engaged and distributed members to fund and manage the greatest automotive experiences in exchange for closer connections to our automotive heroes. We are a modern, distributed community for active automotive enthusiasts - built on the blockchain. Learn more at https://mygarage.xyz

  • Member Of The Board Of Advisors

    2021

    Asia Innovations Group (AIG), is a leading global mobile social entertainment group based in Singapore....learn more at https://www.asiainnovations.com.

  • Investor

    2020

    The Destiny Tech100 is an exchange-listed fund investing in venture-backed private tech companies – providing private market access with the protections and liquidity of the public market. This marks a historic moment for the everyday investor, and I hope you’ll be a part of it. (about tech100: d.xyz/tech100 | disclosure: d.xyz/terms)

Public Access to Private Tech

Raised $5,000,000.00 from Fred Ehrsam, Charlie Cheever, Siqi Chen, Rahul Vohra, Luca Ventures, Streamlined Ventures and Soma Capital.

  • Board Advisor

    2019

    Neurable’s vision is to create a world where people live without limitations. Our revolutionary brain-computer interface allows people to control software and devices using only their brain activity. Learn more at www.neurable.com

Neurable is a neurotechnology company focused on developing AI tools for brain signal translation and brain-computer interface technology.

Raised $22,756,543.00 from Pace Ventures, TRAC, Metaplanet, Ultratech Capital Partners and TRAC.

  • Board Advisor

    2018

    Fusion powers the next wave of DeFi innovation on the blockchain, learn more at www.fusion.org

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