Neeraj Baid
{{Short description|Technology entrepreneur}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|November 27, 1995}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Canada
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| spouse = Shiho Baid (m. 2022)
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Neeraj Baid is an Indian-Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of the international money transfer service Atlantic Money.{{Cite web |title=Atlantic Money |url=https://www.indexventures.com/companies/atlantic-money/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Index Ventures |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Neeraj Baid |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/neeraj-baid/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Education and early life
Baid was born on November 27, 1995, in Toronto, Canada, later moving to the San Francisco Bay Area where he grew up.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Banking could face major job losses, Atlantic Money to challenge SWIFT, US regulatory approval for OakNorth |url=https://content.11fs.com/podcasts/893-news-banking-could-face-major-job-losses-atlantic-money-to-challenge-swift-us-regulatory-approval-for-oaknorth |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=11:FS |language=en}}
In 2013, Baid graduated from The Harker School.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-24 |title=Students Cement their Harker Histories at Brick Ceremony |url=https://news.harker.org/students-cement-their-harker-histories-at-brick-ceremony/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Harker News - The Harker School |language=en-US}} While a junior at the school, he and Neel Bhoopalam founded the school’s TED
Career
= Robinhood =
{{Main|Robinhood Markets}}
In 2015, Baid joined Robinhood Markets as an engineering intern, later commencing full-time employment while completing his degree at Berkeley.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Neeraj Baid & Patrick Kavanagh, Co-Founders at Atlantic Money |url=https://techround.co.uk/tech/neeraj-baid-patrick-kavanagh-atlantic-money/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=TechRound |language=en-GB}} Until 2020, Baid worked at Robinhood as an engineer and product manager and was responsible for launching Robinhood for Web, Robinhood Crypto,{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=What are stablecoins good for, other than enabling speculation? |url=https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/what-are-stablecoins-good-for-other-than-enabling-speculation |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=American Banker |language=en}} and expanding to the UK, which included the company’s UK subsidiary receiving an FCA license to offer investments in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Robinhood U.K. Ltd |url=https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004H8km8QAB |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=register.fca.org.uk}}{{Cite web |last=Hogg |first=Ryan |date=October 21, 2024 |title=Robinhood launches margin trading in the U.K. |url=https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/21/robinhood-bringing-risky-leveraged-trading-to-the-uk/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Fortune Europe |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Asgari |first1=Nikou |last2=Smith |first2=Ian |date=2024-10-04 |title=Robinhood to launch margin trading in UK expansion drive |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8d68a874-f646-44f5-b456-d1d7defc563e |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=Financial Times}}
In 2020, Baid co-founded Atlantic Money with Patrick Kavanagh, another former Robinhood employee.{{Cite web |last=Dillet |first=Romain |date=2022-03-09 |title=Atlantic Money wants to challenge Wise with even cheaper international money transfers |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/09/atlantic-money-wants-to-challenge-wise-with-even-cheaper-international-money-transfers/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}} Baid initially served as the company’s co-CEO, later transitioning to sole CEO following Kavanagh’s departure in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Atlantic Money introduces 'Portals,' challenging SWIFT |url=https://www.qorusglobal.com/index.php/content/28880-atlantic-money-introduces-portals-challenging-swift |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.qorusglobal.com |language=en}}
Recognition
In 2024, Baid was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30, in the finance category.{{Cite web |title=Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Finance |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2024/europe/finance/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
References
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