Mitul Sudra — Founder

I thrive on working with bold founders, CEOs and boards who are driven to innovate, break into new markets and tackle complex challenges - building purposeful, high-impact businesses that can scale and adapt in fast-moving or highly regulated environments. Partnering with CEOs and founders at all stages of growth, I lay the foundations for building world-class technology functions by bridging the gap between strategic vision and technical execution. I stay closely connected to what excellence looks like in technology teams from early-stage ventures to global scale-ups and have a distinctive background in leading mission-driven projects under pressure where timescales are critical, but quality cannot be compromised. I take a hands-on approach across the entire tech stack and am passionate about building technology and fostering a fast-moving, high-performing culture that are both ambitious and rewarding. I operate at the intersection of technology, product, and growth, with deep expertise in: • ✨ Agentic AI – developing practical strategies to embed AI into workflows, products, and core business models • ☁️ Cloud Infrastructure – AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI – scalable, secure architecture at global scale • 🔐 Cybersecurity & Compliance – ISO27001, SOC2, PCI DSS, CE+; full-stack risk and resilience • 🪢 Engineering Leadership – building and scaling high-performance remote and hybrid teams • 📲 Product Development – hands-on from architecture and design through to launch • 🏛 Governance & Regulatory Tech – navigating complex compliance landscapes • 🔗 M&A, Fundraising & Due Diligence – bridging technology and investment strategy I’m excited to apply this expertise to new domains where strong technical foundations are essential to innovation. Regardless of the industry, I believe that solving people and team dynamics before technology leads to the best outcomes. I'm always keen to meet founders, CEOs and industry leaders that are pushing boundaries and innovating in new ways - if that's you, let's talk! 🚀

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on Cloud Computing and regulatory compliance.

Experience: 16 yrs 8 mos

Skills

Fintech
Cloud Computing
Investments
Product Development

Career Highlights

Expert in building high-performance tech teams.
Proven track record in FinTech and Cloud Computing.
Strong background in regulatory compliance and M&A.

Work Experience

Nozomio

Advisor (9 mos)

Nila

Advisor (9 mos)

Spring Studios

Advisor (1 yr 10 mos)

Tarabut

CTO (4 yrs 1 mo)

Blenheim Chalcot

Portfolio CTO (interim) - FinTech (5 mos)

OpenWrks

Co-Founder & CTO (6 yrs)

Open Banking

Member - Fintech Working Group (2 yrs 3 mos)

Raising IT

CTO (2 yrs 1 mo)

Head of Product Development (2 yrs 1 mo)

Solutions Architect & Technical Lead (1 yr 7 mos)

F7 & Partners

Founder & CTO (13 yrs 2 mos)

Mitul Sudra

Founder

United Kingdom16 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in building high-performance tech teams.
Proven track record in FinTech and Cloud Computing.
Strong background in regulatory compliance and M&A.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on Cloud Computing and regulatory compliance.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechCloud ComputingInvestmentsProduct Development

Other Skills

Compliance (GRC)Due DiligenceFundraisingGovernanceHealthTechHigh Performance TeamsInformation SecurityMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Regulatory ComplianceRisk ManagementSaaSSeed CapitalStart-up VenturesStart-upsVenture Capital

About

Experience

Nozomio

Advisor

Jun 2025 – Present · 9 mos

Applied AI lab building AI engineers to harmonise software development. Backed by YC and LocalGlobe.

Nila

Advisor

Jun 2025 – Present · 9 mos

Building the next thing in cross-border eldercare.

Spring studios

Advisor

Jun 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

Advising MENA’s first fintech-focused venture studio, launched by global investment firm Salica Investments.
Working closely with founders across the portfolio, providing strategic guidance across innovation, product development and technology. Key member of the investment committee, actively shaping portfolio strategy, evaluating opportunities, and driving investment decisions.

InvestmentsVenture CapitalStart-up VenturesSeed CapitalFinTech

Tarabut

CTO

May 2021 – Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo · London, Dubai, Riyadh, Manama · Hybrid

Tarabut is the first and largest regulated Open Banking platform in the MENA. Tarabut connects a network of banks and fintechs via a universal API - enabling the next generation of financial services in MENA.
Built and scaled regional technology hubs across London, Dubai, Riyadh, and Manama, leading a distributed, remote-first organisation across four markets. Architected and launched a market-leading universal API platform delivering Open Banking data, payments, BaaS, and lending infrastructure, now powering hundreds of banks and fintechs across the MENA region. Spearheaded technical due diligence across multiple M&A workstreams, driving inorganic growth and seamless integration of diverse technology stacks.
Played a key role in securing regulatory licenses in three complex jurisdictions — the UAE (CBUAE), Bahrain (CBB), and Saudi Arabia (SAMA). Additionally, led technical diligence for a $32M Series A funding round, backed by VISA and major regional banks and telcos.

Start-upsFinTechCloud ComputingProduct DevelopmentInformation SecurityDue Diligence+7

Blenheim chalcot

Portfolio CTO (interim) - FinTech

Apr 2018 – Sep 2018 · 5 mos · London

Interim group CTO partnering with CEOs and Founders across a portfolio of over 40 businesses at all stages of growth.

Start-upsFinTechMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Cloud ComputingProduct DevelopmentInformation Security+5

Openwrks

Co-Founder & CTO

May 2015 – May 2021 · 6 yrs · London, Nottingham

Co-founder of OpenWrks, which was the UK’s first and largest FCA regulated AIS Open Banking platform. In 2020 the OpenWrks platform was acquired by Tink.

Start-upsFinTechMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Cloud ComputingProduct DevelopmentInformation Security+8

Open banking

Member - Fintech Working Group

May 2015 – Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Established at the request of the UK Government to create a framework for implementing open API standards in banking, and to assess the impact of Open Banking on consumers, regulators, and the wider industry. Member representing third partv providers (TPPs).