About
Prajit Nanu is the Founder and CEO of Nium, a payments infrastructure company he established after starting Instarem in 2013, following a personal experience sending money abroad. Prior to founding his companies, he held senior positions in sales, solution development, and consulting at TMF Group, WNS, and Capita between 2002 and 2014. Nium operates in 17 countries with approximately 700 employees.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Nium
Intro paths
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Nium's investors · 12
Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.Seoul · $100K – $2M checksBeacon VCBangkok · $500K – $3M checksGlobal Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checksGSR VenturesBeijing · $2.3M – $74M checksInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcMenlo ParkNewView CapitalBurlingameOperator StackSouth Lake TahoeRiverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checksSC VenturesSingaporeVertex GrowthSingaporeVertex VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Singapore · $2.2M – $40M checks
Experience
- NiumFounder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TMF GroupDirector - Global Business Development2013 — 2014
- WNS Global ServicesVice President - Sales and Account Management2009 — 2013
- Capita PlcBPO Solution Architect2007 — 2009
- AdventityManager - Sales and Support2005 — 2007
- Agilisys IndiaProject Leader2002 — 2005
Skills & more
SaaS5Management57Strategy30Team Management47Business Process Re-engineering17Offshoring19Pre-sales67Outsourcing99Project Management29Process Improvement9Six Sigma10BPO73
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Account ManagementConsultingPMPProgram ManagementBusiness DevelopmentBusiness TransformationOperations ManagementChange ManagementPerformance ManagementAnalyticsDue DiligenceBusiness AnalysisFrom Prajit's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Prajit Nanu?
- Prajit Nanu is the Founder and CEO of Nium, a payments infrastructure company he established after starting Instarem in 2013, following a personal experience sending money abroad. Prior to founding his companies, he held senior positions in sales, solution development, and consulting at TMF Group, WNS, and Capita between 2002 and 2014. Nium operates in 17 countries with approximately 700 employees.
- Where does Prajit Nanu work?
- Prajit Nanu is Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Nium.
- What check size does Prajit Nanu write?
- Prajit Nanu typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Prajit Nanu found?
- Prajit Nanu founded Nium.
- Where did Prajit Nanu go to school?
- Prajit Nanu studied at University of Mumbai (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Economics); Cardinal Gracias High School.
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