Where does Ian Fernandes work?

Ian Fernandes is Co-founder of Furahafinancial.

What companies did Ian Fernandes found?

Ian Fernandes founded Furahafinancial.

Where did Ian Fernandes go to school?

Ian Fernandes studied at INSEAD (MBA, MBA); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (LEAD program in Corporate Innovation); SIMSR (MMS).

Ian Fernandes

Founder

Co-founder at Furahafinancial

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

FoundedFurahafinancial

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Co-founder at Furahafinancial

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Co-founders at Furahafinancial

YustusCo-founder

Experience

Furaha FinancialCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentUnited Arab Emirates
The Children's Hospital MumbaiAdvisor: Mother & Pediatric Hospitalscurrent2020 — presentMumbai
Sattva ConsultingAdvisorcurrent2015 — present
Standard Chartered BankFuraha | Purpose-driven lending for Africa | SC Venturescurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
Standard Chartered BankMD, Regional Head - Strategic Initiatives, Projects and Governance - Africa and Middle East2020 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Standard Chartered BankHead - Regional CEO Office, Africa and Middle East2015 — 2020Dubai
Standard Chartered BankDirector - Private Equity2014 — 2015Mumbai
Standard Chartered BankBusiness Planning, Strategy & Governance, Regional CEO's Office, India & South Asia2010 — 2014
Standard Chartered BankConsumer Banking2008 — 2010
SelfSupporting early stage ventures2010 — 2020
Hindustan UnileverCustomer Manager - Marketing & Sales2006 — 2007
Tata TeleservicesAssistant Manager Marketing2003 — 2006
VodafoneRF Planning Engineer2000 — 2001Mumbai

Skills & more

Start-up LeadershipAI/ML Credit scoringProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyCustomer AnalysisConsumer MarketingCompetitive AnalysisTeam ManagementBusiness DevelopmentRelationship ManagementMarket ResearchStrategy

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Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Fernandes?: Founder at Furahafinancial
Where does Ian Fernandes work?: Ian Fernandes is Co-founder of Furahafinancial.
What companies did Ian Fernandes found?: Ian Fernandes founded Furahafinancial.
Where did Ian Fernandes go to school?: Ian Fernandes studied at INSEAD (MBA, MBA); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (LEAD program in Corporate Innovation); SIMSR (MMS).

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia740

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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1 Theresia GouwMBAFounded Early Tony XuMBAFounded DoorDash David VélezMBAFounded Nubank +1 IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3 Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3

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INSEAD mafia268

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Alexandre ProtMBAFounded Smartven +1 Steve AnaviMBAFounded Qonto Thomas FornerBertelsmann ProgramFounded Focused Energy +3 Kevin RyanMBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2 Naveen NishchalExecutive Healthcare Management ProgramFounded Uncover +2 Julián MeloLeaders at scale - Executive programFounded Ubits +1

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University of Mumbai mafia93

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Al LalaniBachelor's degreeFounded Omnibound +1 Manish ChachadaBachelors of Commerce and Accounting (B.Com)Founded Cyble +1 Monik PamechaBachelor's DegreeFounded Toma +1 Sunil ThomasBachelor of EngineeringFounded CleverTap +1 Ashish AggarwalBEFounded JubileeTV +1 Manisha RaisinghaniBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded LogiNext +1

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Standard Chartered Bank mafia38

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Jens ThangInvestment Banking AssociateFounded Origin Medical +1 Naysan MunusamyAssociateFounded MoneyMatch Sdn Bhd Mike DarganManaging Director, Head of Strategy Global MarketsFounded N26 Daniel MacklinGlobetrotting BankerFounded Salary Finance Vineet SukumarDirectorFounded Vivriti Capital Henry MokCorporate Relationship ManagerFounded Fundpark

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Same school

Also attended INSEAD1,149

Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of Qonto Steve AnaviCo-founder & President of Qonto Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology Fund Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst Jan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,980

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended University of Mumbai221

Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mitesh SinghInvestor at Initialized Capital Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined Ventures Anshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURES Rishika MadanAssociate, India at Jungle Ventures Bhavana WaigankarCOO at Lightbox

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Shared employers

Also worked at Furaha Financial1

Aaditya BhaveHR at SC Ventures

Also worked at Sattva Consulting7

Aditi AnnapurnaSenior Consulting Manager at SAGANA Arpitha RaoConsulting Director at SAGANA Kriti BarmanSenior Consulting Manager at SAGANA Malvika DwivediConsulting Director at SAGANA Arushi BhattInvestment Analyst at Shastra VC Ishita AgarwalInvestor at Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 Llp

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Also worked at Standard Chartered Bank163

Hussain AbdullaFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures Phil VenablesVenture Partner at Ballistic Ventures Yasser MestarihiHead of Middle East at Type One Ventures Omesh FabianiCo-Head of Private Credit, Onyx at Openspace Ventures Nichapat ArkDirector, Head of Thailand at Openspace Ventures Anthony AvedissianPartner at Canonical Crypto

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Also worked at Hindustan Unilever228

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN Capital Gizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners Stacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock Ventures Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation Capital Joanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures Petra MeyerInvestor at Golden Seeds

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