About Taiyari

Pankaj Kumar is a fintech entrepreneur and industry leader with over 16 years of experience building, scaling, and transforming ventures globally. He holds an MBA from James Cook University, Singapore, and a B.Tech from the College of Engineering Roorkee.

He has founded and co-founded ventures including Mettawave, Stackintel, Mascons, Odinmo, and MSS Payments, and served as Director at F1Soft (Exited). As an active investor, he supports startups across fintech, AI, healthcare, retail, and emerging sectors, with investments in Beom, Connectify, PawsIQ, Sumry.AI, Desi Makkhan, Flycure, and SendEzy.

Pankaj's contributions have earned him global recognition, including being named among the Top 50 Most Influential Payment Professionals, the Red Herring Top 100 Asia, Startup of the Year 2018, and the IT Innovation Award from IIT Bombay.

Mr. Trivikram Annamalai is a visionary leader in design and AI. Design Manager at Google, leading UX for Google Store & Fi initiatives built out of India. Over the past decade, he has built his craft across Samsung, Atlassian, and Google, establishing himself as a prominent figure in the design industry.

Mr. Abhay Desai is a Start-up Founder & Edu-Tech Specialist. Founder & CEO of Connectify.global with a proven track record of building successful start-ups in the Edu-Tech space. He brings over 4 years of teaching experience and over 3 years of experience in product management, providing invaluable insights into the education technology landscape.