Hnd Ventures Team

Empowering exceptional entrepreneurs by investing in high-growth, value-driven businesses.

HND-Ventures is the corporate venture capital platform, focusing on strategic investments in early- to late-stage high-growth companies and select venture funds globally. The platform was launched in 2007 and initially capitalised with $10 million to be invested by 2025, 50% of which is targeted towards the MENA region.

HND-Ventures targets start-ups that offer synergies and operations across supply chain management tech, medical tech, enterprise software as a service (SaaS), and niche consumer emerging tech, among others. The platform focuses on wide-ranging emerging technologies pervasive across industry sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT), and blockchain.

HND-Ventures partners with purpose-driven entrepreneurs and start-ups to catalyse disruptive technologies and generate long-term returns.

We invest in start-ups where we can add strategic value to the growth of the business by leveraging our operational experience and global market presence. Our investments in transformative technologies are an essential aspect of Crescent Enterprises’ mission to remain innovative and forward-looking.

Arun Kumar Saini
CEO, Hnd Ventures

Our people, here to help yours.

In March, to help stop the spread of COVID-19, we temporarily closed our office in Boston and became a fully remote team overnight. We all miss being in the same place together, but we’ve adapted to the current environment and have fully embraced Zoom and Slack so we can stay as connected as possible.

Manager

Maintains quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards, analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems, and recommending system improvements.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling
expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions. Develops personal growth opportunities.
Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. Coaches, counsels, and disciplines employees.

Ashu Saini
Manager, Hnd Ventures

Software Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities:
Improving system quality by identifying issues and common patterns, and developing standard operating
procedures. Enhancing applications by identifying opportunities for improvement, making recommendations and
designing and implementing systems. Maintaining and improving existing codebases and peer review code changes Liaising with colleagues to implement technical designs. Investigating and using new technologies where relevant. Providing written knowledge transfer material.

Adeel Munir
Software Engineer, Hnd Ventures

HR

Duties and Responsibilities:
Sales Functions, Duties and Responsibilities: meeting the prospects, presenting and demonstrating the products, inducing the prospects to buy, taking orders and effecting sales.
collect information about the credit-worthiness of the customers. In such a case, to collect detailed information and submit it to the management. Develop and implement territory action plan through comprehensive data analysis, and adjust sales
techniques based on interactions and results in the field

Prachi
HR, Hnd Ventures

Tele Sales

Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for researching and developing marketing opportunities and planning and implementing new
sales plans. Researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans, understanding consumer requirements,
identifying market trends, and suggesting system improvements to achieve the company’s marketing
goals. Gathering, investigating, and summarizing market data and trends to draft reports. Implementing new sales plans and advertising

Maria
Tele Sales, Hnd Ventures

Duties and Responsibilities:
Meet weekly, monthly, and annual sales quotas through the successful implementation of sales and
marketing strategies and tactics.
Generate leads and build relationships planning and organizing daily work schedules to call on existing or
potential sales outlets.

Akshay
Tele Sales, Hnd Ventures

Operations

Welcoming visitors Preparing Coffee & Tea for Staff & Visitors.
Organize and control kitchen and office material storage, keeping track of material consumption Answer the telephone if necessary. Monitoring the use of equipment and supplies within the office.
Distribute/deliver mails, correspondences, documents, and others to the person’s concern. Assisting office staff as requested.

Jay
Operations, Hnd Ventures