ganesh rengaswamy

Co-Founder

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore24 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Top 10 Fintech Voice in Singapore
  • Expert in emerging market investments
  • Co-founder of a leading VC firm
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in venture capital and financial inclusion.

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Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalBusiness Development

Other Skills

StrategyFundraisingPortfolio ManagementInvestmentsStrategic PartnershipsSalesStart-upsEntrepreneurshipNew Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategyManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness PlanningCRMGo-to-market Strategy

About

At Quona, we are driven by a mission to revolutionize financial and create impact for masses in emerging markets through fintech and digital models, and their adjacencies. Quona backs entrepreneurs who are catalysts for change, fostering innovation and accessibility of financial services across Asia, Latin America, Africa and GCC.

Experience

24 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs
Average Tenure
8 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Finmo

Member Board of Directors

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Singapore

  • Asia first global treasury management and B2B payments

Pave bank

Investor/Board Observer

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Asia · Remote

  • Pave is a leading digital asset bank bridging the on-chain and off-chain worlds

Majoo indonesia

Member Board of Directors

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

Bureau, inc.

Member Board Of Directors

Oct 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

  • Bureau is the one stop ID, authentication, Fraud, and cyber insurance solution for mobile commerce and fintech and Asia

Onsurity

Member Board Of Directors

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Onsurity is the leading full stack health insurtech, claims and value added benefits provider

Ula

Member Board Of Directors

Jan 2021Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Indonesia

  • Digitising retail in Indonesia

Singapore university of social sciences (suss)

Fintech Fellow

Sep 2020Present · 5 yrs 8 mos · Singapore · Remote

Sunday ins co., ltd.

Member Board Of Directors

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 4 mos · Indonesia and thaliand

  • Sunday is leading insurtech underwriter and distributor in Thailand/SE Asia

Julo

Member Board Of Directors

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 4 mos · Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Julo is a leading alternate consumer lender for productive purposes in Indonesia.

Zestmoney

Investor

Jan 2019Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Singapore, India

  • Erstwhile Digital consumer finance player in India

Koinworks - lunaria annua teknologi

Member Board Of Directors

Jan 2018Present · 8 yrs 4 mos · Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Koinworks is the leading licensed SME lending platform in Indonesia

Fisdom

Member Board Of Directors

Jan 2017Jan 2025 · 8 yrs · India

  • Fisdom is India's leading digital platform for distributing investment, savings and protection related financial products

Indiamart intermesh limited

Board Observer

Jan 2016Jan 2019 · 3 yrs · Noida Area, India

  • (IPO in India)
  • IndiaMart is the largest B2B commerce marketplace in India and building fintech solutions for SME commerce too

Coins.ph

Board Member

Jan 2016Jan 2019 · 3 yrs · Philippines, Singapore

  • (EXIT to GOJEK)
  • Coins is the leading mobile-first, branchless, digital payment platform in Philippines providing consumers with direct access to basic financial services such as remittances, bill payments, e-commerce, travel and mobile airtime

Neogrowth

Member Board Of Directors

Jan 2015Present · 11 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • NeoGrowth is a pioneer in electronics payments/card receivables financing for SMEs in India

Shubham housing development finance company

Investor & Board Director (Exited)

Jan 2015Jan 2018 · 3 yrs · New Delhi Area, India

  • (EXIT to Premji Invest)
  • Shubham pioneers housing finance for lower income informal segment in India

Unitus seed fund

Member, Investment committee

Jan 2015Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · India, California

  • Unitus seed fund is the leading seed stage impact seed fund for India. Also on the advisory panel of Capria, an accelerator for impact fund managers globally.

Quona capital

Managing Partner

Jan 2014Present · 12 yrs 4 mos · Singapore, Singapore

  • First global emerging markets only VC firm focused on fintech and adjacencies to finance. We back innovators enhancing the quality and availability of financial products and digital solutions for masses and underserved consumers and SMEs. Focus is on South Asia, SE Asia, Latin America, MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Asia portfolio companies included IndiaMart, Ula, Zest Money, Koinworks, Fisdom, Sunday, Julo, Bureau, Onsurity, Coins.ph, Arya, Rupifi, NeoGrowth, MoHash, Alami, Majoo, Bukuwarung, SME Corner and CreditMantri
Business DevelopmentStrategyFundraisingVenture CapitalPortfolio Management

Lok capital

Managing Director / Partner

Jan 2010Jan 2012 · 2 yrs · India

  • Lok is a leading Impact VC backing innovative companies in financial inclusion, education, and employability companies; Helped develop fund strategy and led entry into new sectors. Engaged in potential investment, co-investment, follow-on investment, and exit decisions and led/co-led several investments and follow-ons.

Rural shores

Board Director

Jan 2010Jan 2012 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Rural Shores was one of the largest global Rural BPO and skilling companies with marquee global clients and distributed rural delivery centers; Partial exit and follow-on by TCS

Unitus

Country Director, India & Asia

Mar 2009Oct 2010 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore, India

  • Unitus Inc. is investor and advisory firm for impact focused enterprises developing commercially sustainable financial inclusion solutions. Was part of Global management team and managed the Unitus Asia portfolio including Ujjivan, Equitas, SKS, Bandhan, and Grameen Koota.

Greylock partners

India Investments

Jan 2006Jan 2008 · 2 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area; Bangalore, India

  • Greylock is a top tier global VC firm based in Silicon Valley. Helped develop India entry strategy, identified investment themes, built investment platform and brand in India, developed pipeline; Invested in Techprocess and worked closely with portfolio on strategy, go-to-market and BD

Travelguru (acquired by travelocity)

Founder & Board member

Jan 2004Jan 2008 · 4 yrs · Mumbai and Boston

  • South Asia / India's leading hotels, vacation and travel packages aggregation player acquired by Travelocity

Infosys technologies

Program lead; Business development

Jan 1999Jan 2004 · 5 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area; Bangalore, India

  • Led end-to-end business change strategy, technology implementations and client acquisition teams for Fortune 1000 clients in financial services, Retail and Consumer Internet.

Education

Harvard Business School

MBA

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

PGDM

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

Kendriya vidyalaya kolkata

Primary and Secondary school

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