Ecosystem Builder
Varun has been passionate about building and nurturing communities in Asia to support startups and innovation ecosystem.
Current Initiatives
Grassroot Talent Initiative to annually recognize and nurture Singapore talent across diverse categories like artificial intelligence, investment, Web3, risk, compliance, etc.
Accelerator program of Singlife develops embedded finance solutions collaborating with fintech and insuretech startups to serve unmet and unserved needs of society.
The Financial Freedom Index captures the extent to which individuals feel financially free, reflecting their emotions and sentiments toward their financial situation.
Investor Initiatives
Singapore Fintech Festival 2023
Singapore Fintech Festival 2018
Singapore Fintech Festival 2017
Non-Profit Initiatives
Grassroots non-profit trade association serves as a platform designed to facilitate collaboration between all market participants and stakeholders in the FinTech ecosystem with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Community of Fintech Associations across ASEAN, developed under the aegis of Singapore Fintech Association to develop collaboration and engagement across Fintech startups, regulators and investors across ASEAN.