Speaker Profile

Raaj Rayat
Raaj Rayat
Investment Manager, AirTree
AirTree
Raaj Rayat

Raaj is an Investment Manager at AirTree where he focuses on early stage investments across Australia and New Zealand. Prior to AirTree, Raaj was an early employee of Lendable, a FinTech startup using data science to expand fair access to financial services in emerging markets. Raaj worked as a data scientist and investor in Nairobi and London, helping Lendable scale from zero to $250m+ invested across 10+ countries in 4 years.

Raaj completed his Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics at La Trobe university, studied at Peking University in China, and is a CFA charterholder. He has invested, studied, and travelled across 40+ countries.

Industry Panel

[Day 2] Thur 1 Dec 2022 -

11:15

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11:45

The question of how to scale up your business is a common problem for many startups - especially tech - based startups

  • The growth opportunities of scaling
  • What factors should tech firms think about before growing?
  • Scalable processes
  • Tips for growing a tech startup

Panelist

Partnership Manager, Fundsquire

Panelist

Investment Manager, AirTree

Panelist

Managing Director, Australia - Hnry

Moderator

Head of Investments, Pitch VC

Speakers

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell

Chair, Smart Trade Networks

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell
Aimee Maree Forsstrom

Aimee Maree Forsstrom

Board Member, Open Source Industry Australia

Aimee Maree Forsstrom
Akasha Rose

Akasha Rose

Growth Lead, Cosmic Champs

Akasha Rose
Alessio Bonti

Alessio Bonti

Cloud Architect & Blockchain Expert, IBM

Alessio Bonti
Alexander Baigent

Alexander Baigent

CTO & Co-Founder, Fluidity.Money

Alexander Baigent
Allan Endresz

Allan Endresz

Founder, Zucoins

Allan Endresz
Alyse Sue

Alyse Sue

Director of Metaverse, KPMG

Alyse Sue
Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins

Co-Founder & CEO, Nansen.io

Andrew Collins
Anouk Pinchetti

Anouk Pinchetti

COO - The Miner Network

Anouk Pinchetti
Ben Ford

Ben Ford

Head of Growth, Frollo

Ben Ford
Benjemen Elengovan

Benjemen Elengovan

Founder & CEO at MyGigsters, Winner Entrepreneur of the Year - Smallbiz Young Hero Award 2022

Benjemen Elengovan
Bill ASTA

Bill Angelidis

CEO & Founder, Asta

Bill Angelidis
Bobby Oparaocha

Bobby Oparaocha

CEO & Founder, Valyou X

Bobby Oparaocha
Caroline Bowler

Caroline Bowler

CEO - BTC Markets

Caroline Bowler
Clare Robson

Clare Robson

Director Solutions Marketing - APAC, Okta

Clare Robson
Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy

Regional Head, Wise

Dan McCarthy
Danielle Marie

Danielle Marie

CBO, Saltera Web 3 Learning

Danielle Marie
Donna McConnell

Donna McConnell

Founder and Director - Crypto Literacy Australia, Australasian Business Developer - The Defi Collective

Dr Aaron Lane

Dr Aaron Lane

Senior Research Fellow - RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, Senior Lecturer in Law - RMIT University

Dr Aaron Lane
Dr Nataliya Ilyushina

Dr Nataliya Ilyushina

Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub RMIT University

Dr Nataliya Ilyushina