zenda is a financial technology partner to schools, colleges & nurseries, building products exclusively for the education sector. It helps institutions improve collection efficiency, digitize all payments and offers flexibility to parents.

Haseeb is deeply passionate about start-ups, solving problems, and using tech and analytics to create value at scale. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Haseeb was at McKinsey & Co, where he served clients across Asia, USA and the region, on topics involving advanced analytics and data-led decision making.

With over 20 years of experience in strategic advisory and financial services, Raman Thiaigarajan assumes the role of an Investor, Board Member and Mentor for startups across geographies.

Raman is deeply passionate about social transformation delivered through commercially focused approaches. After a successful first social edtech startup, dubbed nexquare, Raman is now leading the effort to scale zenda, his second edtech startup, with co-founder Haseeb Ahmed.

Previously, as Partner at McKinsey & Company, he led the Firm’s Financial Services Practice in the MENA region, and advised senior clients across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, India and Asia.