Global talent investor

EF Alumni

Adam Boujida

CEO, Nanofy

Founded:

Cofounder:

Dr Mohammad Tavakkoli

Interests / background:

Nanotechnology, Travel and Hospitality

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Cohort:

Adam has corporate and startup experience in the US, Europe, and Asia. His career began in the US Fortune 500 sector practicing Risk Management in the aviation, F&B and manufacturing industries, before launching a fashiontech startup in Tokyo in 2018.

Company:

Nanofy

'Self-disinfection' coatings created by nanotechnology to kill viruses and bacteria continuously on any surface

Benjamin Tang Hao Zhe

Expert in AI and software engineering, youngest ever quant at a top investment bank

Darren Goh Boon Yew

Expert in strategic management, marketing and business operations

Arjun Ramaswami Palaniappan

Electronic expert with industrial PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Shubhita Tripathi

Pathogen expert with PhD in Microbiology and Immunology, designed pathogen identification assays

Arthur Wandzel

CTO, Project Nomi

Researcher specialising in autonomous vehicles and graph neural networks

Gui Wainwright

CEO, Project Nomi

Worked on wide-scale data and behaviour change projects and lead on Special Projects and Data

Dmitry Vedenypain

PhD in AI and MBA, experience in consultancy and scaling product teams in VC-funded fintech

Saurabh Chauhan

Led turnaround as group managing director at Vaniday, previously McKinsey and Daraz.IK

Dr Mohammad Tavakkoli

PhD in Chemical Engineering, researched into advanced materials

Shubham Kaushal

Seasoned software engineer, first engineer at Chaldal

Saptarshi Nath

Led quant studies for Fortune 100 companies

Jurek Kozyra

PhD in DNA Nanotechnology, background in complex AI

Animesh Kumar Jha

Co-founder, Volt14

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, developed novel nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing methods

Fouad Al Noor

Master's in Electronic Engineering with Nanotechnology

Mona Kab Omir

Specialist in nanomedicine with multidisciplinary research experience in industry and academia

Benoit Illy

Award-winning PhD in Nanotechnology, scaled projects from the lab to industrial success

Dr Mohammad Tavakkoli

PhD in Chemical Engineering, researched into advanced materials

Vishvesh Suriyanarayanan

Software engineer turned product manager

Dylan Tan

Experience in the online travel industry, built commercial partnerships

James Terry

Product designer and developer, built first company aged 18

Pete Butler

Experienced in the food and restaurant industry, named 'New Food Innovator' by Financial Times

Benjamin Tang Hao Zhe

Expert in AI and software engineering, youngest ever quant at a top investment bank

Darren Goh Boon Yew

Expert in strategic management, marketing and business operations