Dhruv Arora

Dhruv Arora is the Founder and CEO of Syfe, a digital wealth management platform launched in Singapore in 2019.14 He founded Syfe with the mission to make investing better and more accessible for everyone through personalized portfolios.1

Prior to founding Syfe, Dhruv had an extensive career in finance and technology:

1. He worked at UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong for 7 years, where he:

   • Became a Director at age 27, one of the youngest at UBS3
   • Launched the ETF distribution desk for UBS in the region3
   • Was consistently ranked as an 'Outstanding Performer' in the top 5% of employees firm-wide3

2. After UBS, Dhruv joined the early team at Grofers (now Blinkit), a Softbank and Sequoia-backed e-commerce company:

   • He led the Product and Growth verticals2
   • The company was later acquired by Zomato for US$570 million2

Dhruv founded Syfe in April 2018.3 Under his leadership, Syfe has achieved significant milestones:

• Raised a total of US$52.4 million in funding, including a US$30 million Series B round in July 202112
• Expanded operations to Hong Kong and Australia2
• Grew its customer base over 20 times in 20201
• Increased assets under management over four times in the first six months of 20211

Dhruv was recognized as a Top 10 FinTech Leader at the Singapore Fintech Festival in 2021.2 He holds a degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.3