Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Singapore, Singapore

• Fundraising: Secured $1.9M seed round in a bear market (Investmentors: 1kx, Tribe Capital, Superscypt, Iterative & PlugAndPlay).
• Product: Architected private testnet infrastructure reducing developer deployment time by 90%.
• Growth: Scaled from 0 to 1000+ Monthly Active Users with $0 ad spend via strategic technical thought leadership.
• Leadership: Hired and managed a distributed team of 17 engineers across 3 time zones.

Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · 5 mos · Remote

Jun 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Singapore

• UV Labs is a privately owned Singapore based entity through which Dipesh rendered his consultancy services.
• Previously Advised/Rendered services to:
• (a) Timeswap Labs
• (b) Xave.Finance
• (c) Enso Finance
• (d) Volmex Protocol
• (e) Agunity (https://www.agunity.com/)
• (f) InfuzeX Ventures
• (g) NFT Project in Stealth Mode

Mar 2020 – May 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Singapore, Singapore

• 1X is the first MAS-regulated private securities exchange in Singapore and widely regarded as the third board in the global financial city.
• Built on the blockchain, 1X is a “light-touch” and cost-effective private listing venue designed for family businesses, as well as growth and pre-IPO companies.
• At 1X, I am the blockchain lead, ensuring the maintenance and upgrading of the Smart Contracts that function through the entire application. I also assist in the project management for some of the other anchor blockchain projects that 1X executes alongside certain SG Government Agencies.

Oct 2019 – Feb 2020 · 4 mos

• Helped the ConsenSys Blockchain Developer Bootcamp Cohort in the development of smart contracts.

Sep 2019 – Aug 2020 · 11 mos

• Zapper was born out of merger of DeFiZap and DeFiSnap. At Zapper, I was responsible for coding and managing all Smart Contracts.
• DeFiZap was the winner of the Kyber's DeFi Global Hackathon in November 2019.

Mar 2017 – Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Singapore

• Co-Founded Indorse Pte Ltd, developed the product with the team, built the team, raised funds.

Jan 2015 – Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Singapore

Nov 2012 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Singapore

• Senior Manager, International Tax
• I work with the Director, Head of Tax Division at the Firm. I am the principle point of contact for all advisory assignments of the Firm.
• In summary, I have worked on the following types of assignments at the firm:
• (1) Analyzing the tax implications on cross border transactions, this would cover Singapore tax and other jurisdictions’ tax implications;
• (2) Assisting the client in implementing cross border transactions;
• (3) Advising on Singapore Goods and Services Tax matters;
• (4) Assisting clients in determining holding company jurisdictional study with specific focus on setting up Asia HQ operations;
• (5) Assisting clients on assessment matters before the Singapore Revenue Authority;
• (6) Preparing and filing tax computation and other miscellaneous compliance matters for Singapore Investment Holding Companies;
• (7) Structuring personal income components for tax efficiency;
• (8) Assisting family and individually head businesses in planning their business investment strategy and profit / investment extraction strategy
• (9) Assisted a client in preparing for a Mutual Assessment Procedure with the Singapore Revenue Authority;
• (10) Other matters:
• a. Assisting clients in establishing Singapore presence;
• b. Advising the clients on Singapore Stamp Duty matters

Apr 2006 – Nov 2012 · 6 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• More than six (6) years (including internship) of working experience with BMR & Associates - Tax and Regulatory consultants (formed by the leading partners of erstwhile Arthur Anderson: Mr Bobby Parikh, Mr Mukesh Butani and Mr Rajeev Dimri). BMR & Associates is one of India’s leading tax advisors; it has been rated as a Tier 1 firm according to International Tax Review, World Tax Guide 2012 for the fifth consecutive year.
• At BMR, I have been working with the direct taxes and regulatory team, focusing on assignments, inter alia, on entry strategy formulation, corporate entity restructuring, business strategy development, transaction advisory assistance. The assignments involved research and advisory consultancy on aspects covering direct taxes (including the Direct Taxes Code), regulatory and legal framework in the areas of Banking, Securities Control Regulations (SEBI), Foreign Exchange (FEMA) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Jun 2003 – May 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai

• Was assisting the Contingent Leader - in leading the Sydenham College participants' team in an inter-college festival.