Dhruv Arora

Founder

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore16 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of Asia's leading investment platform.
Successfully acquired ASX-listed Selfwealth.
Achieved profitability for Syfe in Q4 2025.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with extensive experience in investment management and strategic growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Portfolio ManagementLeadershipBusiness StrategyFinancial ManagementPortfolio TradingRisk ManagementProduct ManagementProject Management

Other Skills

EquitiesInvestmentsTeam ManagementInvestment ManagementStrategic PlanningETF'sGlobal Equity FinanceMarket StrategySocio-economic AnalysisIndex FundsDelta OneETFsChina QFIISynthetic EquitiesPrivate Equity

About

After a career spanning across Asia in Investment Banking and Consumer Tech, Syfe is my way and mission to bring the best of both worlds together. Syfe is Asia Pacific’s leading saving and investment platform, empowering people to build their wealth for a better future. Managing well over US $10 billion in assets and built on the pillars of access, advice and affordability, the platform caters to the different wealth needs of individuals with diversified proprietary portfolios, cash management solutions and brokerage. In Singapore alone, over 8% of adult citizens are using the platform to achieve their financial goals. Licensed and operational in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia (through the 100% acquisition of ASX-listed Selfwealth), Syfe has customers from 60+ countries. The company has raised over US $130 million to date and is backed by leading global investors, including Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Unbound and partners from DST. Syfe builds proprietary products for individual investors as well as partners with industry leaders such as BlackRock and PIMCO. https://www.syfe.com/

Experience

16 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Syfe

Founder & CEO

Jul 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 9 mos · Singapore

Syfe is a mission to empower individuals to build wealth for a better future. Managing well over US$10B in client assets, we are a team of academics, banking professionals and technology specialists and are licensed/operational in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
In 2025 alone:
1) Syfe acquired and privatised 100% of ASX-listed Selfwealth, which became Selfwealth by Syfe.
2) Turned group-wide profitable in Q4.
We are backed by leading global investors, including Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, Unbound Capital, DST Partners and have raised over US$130 m to date.
https://www.syfe.com

EquitiesPortfolio ManagementInvestmentsRisk ManagementBusiness StrategyLeadership+1

Blinkit

VP - Product & Growth ( exited to Zomato for $570m)

May 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Exited to Zomato for $570m

Headed the Product, Growth, Design and Digital Marketing teams at Blinkit/Grofers. Exited to Zomato for US$570m. Focus on acquiring, interacting and retaining customers across our app and web platforms. With 5 million+ users in 17 cities, Grofers is India's leading start-up for e-groceries and is backed by Softbank, Tiger Global, DST and Sequoia.

Ubs investment bank - hong kong

Director - ETF's, Portfolio Trading, Global Equity Finance

Jun 2008 – May 2015 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Hong Kong · On-site

Ranked 'Outstanding Performer', reserved for top 5% employees firm-wide for 6 years running.
Launched ETF distribution desk for UBS in the region.
Part of 5 member Equity Finance/Delta-one team offering the global suite of equity access products such as Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's), custom baskets and stock lending to institutional clients and hedge funds alongside managing the bank's client China Access 'QFII' book (>$US 1 billion)
Nominated as ‘APAC ETF Champion’, single handedly promoted UBS's ETF capabilities within and outside the firm, led to 4x increase in ETF client revenues
Chosen for the elite 'ASCENT' Program, an intensive 12 month by invitation program for individuals identified as high potential future leaders. Only about 2% of all directors are placed on the program.
Portfolio trading (June'08 - April'13)
Traded institutional equity portfolios ($US 50m-$US 1bil+) across APAC as well as exporting Asian client business globally.
Promoted to Director at 27 - one of the youngest directors at UBS.
Promoted Index research and related trading ideas, top trader & contributor to desk revenue in 2012.

ETF'sPortfolio TradingGlobal Equity FinanceRisk Management

International institute for energy conservation (iiec)

Project Associate

Oct 2007 – Feb 2008 · 4 mos

Analyzed various socio-economic aspects to provide legal and safe electricity connections to slum dwellers in Mumbai
Project findings enabled a leading electricity company to secure a $1.6m grant from World Bank.