We are a team of entrepreneurs and dreamers, who all struggled with securing a global education for ourselves. We learned the hard way – there is a huge gap between being academically ready and financially ready to obtain the education of our dreams.
We sat down together and dreamed up EduFund as a solution to help parents secure their child’s future. It is a roadmap for parents to plan their child’s education journey, by considering the true costs of education. EduFund was designed with our clients, not just for them. We worked with over 500 parents, and their kids to create an app that fits the needs of every parent, and their child.
Education is one of the greatest gifts you can receive. It should be challenging - it should be inspirational - but it shouldn’t be hard to access.
Our purpose is simple - enable Indian parents and empower Indian students. Whether that is studying abroad or finding the right college here in India, we are here to help.
The people who make magic happen for your child’s future!
Eela is a purpose-driven individual who leads with empathy. Eela embodies versatility – a stellar Humanities graduate who went on to work at a Hedge Fund and gained solid experience in the financial industry. She has been a Merit Scholar awardee while pursuing Politics and French at the New York University (NYU). To her credit, Eela was one of the youngest Masters student in her cohort at SIPA at the prestigious Columbia University.
Arindam is a live wire driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. He has worked extensively in finance, gaining exposure to the Indian mutual fund market as well as Wall Street. He loves building businesses, crafting financial strategies and playing with his 5 dogs! A Math graduate from the U.S, Arindam is on a mission to help Indian parents plan their finances so their children receive the best education.
Amit Lodha has over 20 years of experience in investment management. A former fund manager with Fidelity International, Amit has extensive knowledge of global financial markets and portfolio construction. An astute financier, he has a unique investment toolkit built on studying company financials and their management teams.
Akshay is the Co-Founder and CTO at DeltaX which is a product-focused startup in the advertising technology space. DeltaX is bootstrapped over the last 8 years, and has clients across the globe. Akshay is an experienced technical leader having over 14 years of experience with high-tech startups. He has a strong background as a hands-on developer and then a technical architect with deep expertise in cloud computing, building web-scale distributed systems, and productizing machine learning models.
Ramanan Venkateswaran is a well-respected senior professional with over 37 years of experience in Fund Management and Investment Banking. In his career, Ramanan has held senior leadership positions such as the Senior Vice President and Head of Research at Reliance Mutual Fund. Additionally, Ramanan was also a Partner in Premji Invest. He is passionate about building Research teams from the scratch and has covered a wide range of sectors from Technology to Industrials.
Dr. Soumitra Dutta is currently a Professor of Management and the former Founding Dean of the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, New York. He has co-founded two firms, including Fisheye Analytics, which was acquired by the WPP group. He pursued his PhD in computer science from the University of California at Berkely. In 2017, Dr. Soumitra received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater IIT Delhi. He was the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Innovation Ecosystems. At present, Dr Soumitra is also the Chief Academic Advisor to the Artificial Intelligence Forum of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Vineet Bhatnagar is the MD and CEO of Phillip Capital (India and UAE). With over 25 years of experience in Banking, Financial service and Technology, Vineet is a sought-after market expert who frequently appears on national TV to share his insights and opinions. In 1999, he was a key member who set up the operations for REFCO in India which played a significant role in making local derivatives popular. He has been associated with several reputed committees in India like Derivatives Executive Committee of NSE and the MCX (Gold) Advisory Committee. Vineet is a PGDBM graduate from the Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad (IIM-A).
The people who make magic happen for your child’s future!