CEO

Ali is a technology business executive based in London and Dubai.

Ali founded EkChat and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. 

He founded BillPay, a global billing and payments company, in 2008 and serves as the company’s Chairman. Ali also founded Verified, an online business and product listings platform, that caters for a wide variety of businesses. 

Ali served in product, design, advertising, media, sales, finance, technology, legal and executive leadership roles in several companies prior to launching his own technology companies.

Ali read law at the University of London and graduated top of class from the University of California Berkeley School of Law VC University, a program jointly developed by the UC BerkeleyLaw Startup Faculty and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).  

His 2022-2032 vision is to create and deliver the best social networking, messaging and payments experience to the next generation of mobile users on E.  

Ali’s mission is to make E the best social networking, payments and media company in the world.

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DIRECTOR

Naveen is a Director of the Karamchand Group of Companies in India.

The group has a wide portfolio of businesses in the real estate, manufacturing, printing, technology and financial services sectors.

Naveen and his family founded AllOut in India, a manufacturer of mosquito repellents — which became the number one brand in South Asia. The family exited the business when the AllOut brand was sold to SC Johnson in one of the most interesting brand and manufacturing acquisitions in India. 

Naveen is an Investor and Director in Roadzen — an insurance, roadside assistance and vehicle recovery platform for India, China and Europe, which is one of the leading startups in that category globally. He is an Investor and Director in Interflora India, the worlds’ largest floral company and igp.com, India’s leading gifting portal. 

He is also a founding Director of Aryamond Diamonds, a premium synthetic diamond manufacturing company, which is the Karamchand Groups newest venture in the luxury jewellery industry.  

Naveen provides strategy and product development guidance for EkChat in India and serves as the Chairman of the Board.

Naveen believes that EkChat will become the pulse of India and the South Asian diaspora. 

Sirf EkChat (Only EkChat) is how he passionately describes it in Hindi. 

DIRECTOR

Dilip is the Managing Director of the KNS Group of Companies in Indonesia. 

The group has a wide portfolio of businesses ranging from Banking & Finance, Property & Real Estate, Entertainment, Hospitality, Trading & Distribution to Mining and Manufacturing with offices in Singapore, Australia, UK, Dubai and South Africa.

Dilip joined his family business in 1995 after graduating in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison. At that time, the family business consisted of only two industries – Banking and Manufacturing. Fast-forward to 2021 — and there are now 26 companies under the KNS Group umbrella. 

The group has diversified its portfolio significantly under the leadership of Dilip and his two brothers and is now a major player in the Real Estate, Technology, Entertainment, Hospitality and Distribution sectors.

Dilip is always open to exploring new and innovative business ideas and has a vision to grow the company’s portfolio by expanding into newer markets and industries.

Dilip provides corporate governance insights and drives product development initiatives for South East Asia at EkChat. 

Dilip believes that EkChat is the future of social networking in Asia and beyond.

DIRECTOR

Morteza is the Managing Director of the Happy Marine Group of Companies in Dubai, London and Singapore.

The group specialises in shipping, freight, bunkering, ship resale and charter services in the marine industry globally.

Morteza joined his family business in 2006 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Engineering. He also holds a MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship.

The marine business group has ventured into the technology and business services sectors under the leadership of Morteza and has significantly expanded its presence in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Morteza is always keen in exploring opportunities in technology oriented companies. His technology investment portfolio focuses primarily on new and innovative solutions in the financial services, social media and lifestyle sectors .

Morteza provides corporate governance insights and drives product development initiatives for the MENA region at EkChat.

Morteza believes that EkChat is the future of social networking and payments in MENA and beyond.