Bobby Bhatia
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Bobby Bhatia | |
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| Born | 12 June 1973 New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Investor |
| Known for | Founder of TrakInvest |
| Website | trakinvest |
Bobby Bhatia (born 12 June 1973) is an Indian tech entrepreneur and investor based in Singapore. He is the CEO and Founder of TrakInvest. After working for 20 years in the investment sector, Bobby Bhatia founded TrakInvest in 2013.
Early life and education[edit]
Bobby was born on 12 June 1973 in New Delhi, India. At the age of 9 his family moved to Kuwait where he attended the American School of Kuwait. Bobby developed an interest in business and finance in his youth and got selected in Young Scholar's Program at Stanford University in 1989.[citation needed] He attended and graduated in Economics with Honours from Duke University.[citation needed]
Initial career[edit]
Bobby Bhatia began his career with O’Connor & Associates, a Chicago-based options trading firm. After the acquisition of O’Connor & Associates by Swiss Bank Corporation, Bobby worked in various departments of this associate program. In 1995, Bobby joined Solomon Brothers as a derivatives trader. In 1998, he joined Chase Capital Partners (CCPA), which was later renamed JP Morgan Partners.[1] In 2006, Bobby joined AIG as Managing Director & Head of Principal Investments. Bobby has held board and advisory positions in Sentinel Capital, Palma Capital (UAE), Asia Virtual Pay (China), Livesports and SparkLabs (Korea).[citation needed]
TrakInvest[edit]
In 2010, Bobby relocated his operations and investments headquarters to Singapore and turned into an entrepreneur.,[2] and in 2013 conceptualized his own venture called TrakInvest, a Singapore-based[3] virtual social trading platform.[4][5][6][7] TrakInvest provides analytical tools and sentiment indicators to investors, and aims at teaching investments as a life skill. In early 2017,[8] TrakInvest launched the first virtual trading reality show on YouTube.[9] In November–December 2017, the company moved onto Blockchain technology and also launched its own cryptocurrency called TRAK tokens.
References[edit]
- ^ "From mock trades to real jobs: How TrakInvest is closing the loop". Forbes India. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "TrakInvest, Indian institute of science to help youngsters make risk-free investment in stock market". TimesofIndia. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Trakinvest looks at India to grow its stock gaming business". businessstandard. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Abrar, Peerzada. "Start-ups offer tech to tame the bulls and the bears". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Swan, David. "Stockfans makes it game on for fans of stockmarket". The Australian. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "StockFans is a fantasy trading platform giving amateur traders a no-risk way to learn about the markets". Startup Daily. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Srivastava, Ishan. "TrakInvest: From fantasy trading to real internships". Times of India. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Religare Securities launches virtual stock trading platform". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Urs, Anil. "TrakInvest to launch performance based virtual stock trading reality show". The Hindu Businessline. Retrieved 23 December 2015.