Ecosystem Builder

Varun has been passionate about building and nurturing communities in Asia to support startups and innovation ecosystem.

Current Initiatives

Grassroot Talent Initiative to annually recognize and nurture Singapore talent across diverse categories like artificial intelligence, investment, Web3, risk, compliance, etc. 

Accelerator program of Singlife develops embedded finance solutions collaborating with fintech and insuretech startups to serve unmet and unserved needs of society. 

The Financial Freedom Index captures the extent to which individuals feel financially free, reflecting their emotions and sentiments toward their financial situation. 

Investor Initiatives

Singapore Fintech Festival 2023

Singapore Fintech Festival 2018

Singapore Fintech Festival 2017

Non-Profit Initiatives

Grassroots non-profit trade association serves as a platform designed to facilitate collaboration between all market participants and stakeholders in the FinTech ecosystem with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Community of Fintech Associations across ASEAN, developed under the aegis of Singapore Fintech Association to develop collaboration and engagement across Fintech startups, regulators and investors across ASEAN.  

Whatsapp Initiatives