Hasan Surtiwala

Founder | CBO at Penning A/S
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København, Capital Region, Denmark, DK
Languages
  • Danish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Urdu Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Limited working proficiency
  • Norwegian Limited working proficiency
  • Punjabi Limited working proficiency
  • Swedish Limited working proficiency
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Thomas Marschall

Det har været en fornøjelse at arbejde sammen med Hasan hos CVX omkring Pitch Events. Hasan arbejder meget professionelt, leverer altid til tiden og har en dyb kendskab til startup miljøet i Danmark.

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Hasan was instrumental in building Copenhagen Venture Exchange. Dedication, hard work and a valuable network within the startup community was part of his success. He is self motivating and always meet the deadlines. I highly recommend Hasan and would be delighted to work with him again.

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Credentials

  • Venture Deals
    Kauffman Fellows
    Nov, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital by Università Bocconi
    Coursera Course Certificates
    Feb, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • Financial Markets by Yale University
    Coursera Verified Certificates
    Nov, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • New Venture Finance: Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs by University of Maryland
    Coursera Verified Certificates
    Jan, 2015
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Penning
    • Denmark
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder | CBO
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      Penning is the gateway for connecting TradFi to the CeDeFi space, optimizing financial inefficiencies in the global capital flow and management by leveraging opportunities from digital assets and blockchain. - Penning Pay offers cross-border payment solutions for medium to large-sized corporations. -Penning AIF (alternative investment fund) offers high-yield opportunities not found in the traditional financial space, through proprietary investment strategies, algorithmic trading, active risk management, and capital preservation. -Penning VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) develops products and solutions for clients, based on utilizing digital assets and blockchain technology. While being digital assets enthusiasts, technology evangelists & limitation anarchists, for the global financial markets, Penning is the omni-gateway for optimizing and activating capital. Penning and all its group subsidiaries are registered in Copenhagen, Denmark, regulated by the Danish FSA, and working with local Danish Banks. DM me for investment opportunities, payments-related services or talk about the opportunities with combining TradFi and DeFi. www.penning.dk Show less

  • DTU Skylab
    • Denmark
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Investment Mentor
      • Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

      Scale-Up Champions is a multi-national university incubator collaboration focusing on unlocking the potential of deep-tech startups. I served as a mentor/advisor for selected startups, grooming them for investment readiness in a 4-month long program. Scale-Up Champions is a multi-national university incubator collaboration focusing on unlocking the potential of deep-tech startups. I served as a mentor/advisor for selected startups, grooming them for investment readiness in a 4-month long program.

  • CVX Ventures
    • Denmark
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Venture Director
      • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

      Copenhagen Venture Exchange (CVX) went on to become the largest investment networks in Denmark. With both an online and offline presence, CVX was the funding industry's most innovative capital providers. I was given the responsibility to build the venture side of the company with key task being (but not limited to): ▪︎Reach out to passionate entrepreneurs, selecting 10 investment opportunities (every month) and bring them through our monthly funding program. ▪︎Assess early-stage start-ups and bring them through an advisory board program. 4 cases every month. ▪︎Build business and investment cases for each company every month. ▪︎Oversee the investment process after being presented at the monthly event. ▪︎Advice on structuring deals. ▪︎Networking and establishing cooperation with members of the Danish venture eco-system as well as relevant organizations and institutions. Show less

  • Blockchain Centre
    • Lithuania
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Mentor
      • Dec 2017 - Jan 2020

      Blockchain Centre Vilnius is a non-profit association uniting all the stakeholders to protect common interest and to facilitate the environment for growth, innovation and collaboration. The Board of Directors, the Mentors and the Management Team have one thing in common: they are excited by new possibilities created by digital technologies and have absolute faith in our ability to bring about positive change for everyone. Bringing together a vast experience in business, internet technologies, regulatory and financial process the team will be ‘on call’ to provide practical advice on how to engage in distributed ledger opportunities. Show less

  • ONE10 Ventures
    • Denmark
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • Venture Consultant
      • Mar 2014 - Feb 2019

      Working closely with VC's, private investors and investment funds across Europe as well as with various eco-systems. Trusted advisor to investors and mentor to start and scaleups. Consulting, networking and venture building within the realm of: i) Venture finance ii) Venture growth iii) Funding/fundraising iv) Business angel investment advisory v) Secondary sales and transactions vi) Distressed investments vii) Family office advisory viii) VC scout Working closely with VC's, private investors and investment funds across Europe as well as with various eco-systems. Trusted advisor to investors and mentor to start and scaleups. Consulting, networking and venture building within the realm of: i) Venture finance ii) Venture growth iii) Funding/fundraising iv) Business angel investment advisory v) Secondary sales and transactions vi) Distressed investments vii) Family office advisory viii) VC scout

  • V.E.B - Verified Educational Background
    • Denmark
    • Computer Software
    • Strategic Advisor
      • Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

      VEB was a start-up company which utilizes the capabilities in current and available technologies like #Blockchain to prevent fraud and to power the verification process of #Digital #diplomas and #academic #certificates. VEB is in the market to create a uniform solution which supports the career span of students, institutions and companies and to ease the demand for documentation as we progress. VEB was a start-up company which utilizes the capabilities in current and available technologies like #Blockchain to prevent fraud and to power the verification process of #Digital #diplomas and #academic #certificates. VEB is in the market to create a uniform solution which supports the career span of students, institutions and companies and to ease the demand for documentation as we progress.

  • Hippocorn
    • Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
    • Investment Manager
      • Apr 2016 - Oct 2017

      Venture building, fundraising, startup, finance, business development, consulting, having worked with the brightest and the best venture builders in Copenhagen. Hippocorn.co was a unique early-stage Investment Advisory and venture building co. with a team of highly skilled consultants with entrepreneurial and operational backgrounds. Managed deals totaling more than €10m as well as, facilitated, consulted start-ups towards growth and expansion. Industry focus ranged from Fintech to Accelerators. Show less

  • Seven86 Capital
    • Global
    • Trader - Global Financial Markets
      • Mar 2012 - Aug 2017

      - Swing trading with personal funds. - Fundamental, Technical, trend spotting, sentiment analysis techniques - Experimented with algo trading, ML and AI - Ventured into Crypto trading and ICO investing as well - Swing trading with personal funds. - Fundamental, Technical, trend spotting, sentiment analysis techniques - Experimented with algo trading, ML and AI - Ventured into Crypto trading and ICO investing as well

  • Aktieporteføljen Danmark
    • Denmark
    • Investment Banking
    • Business Development & Partner
      • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

      -Set out to Build Scandinavia's most liberal financial media company. - Consulted the co. in developing their business case and go-to-market strategy as well as offering future platform solutions. -Set out to Build Scandinavia's most liberal financial media company. - Consulted the co. in developing their business case and go-to-market strategy as well as offering future platform solutions.

  • Add2Work
    • Copenhagen
    • Business Development Consultant
      • May 2014 - Sep 2014

      Consulting project * Developed a comprehensive market research and business development plan. * Perform product demonstration and product testing for external companies. * Comparative analysis; competitors, products, pricing, industry, trends, consumer. * Consulting and strategy planning. * Successful in articulating ideas, business development strategies and creating a clear direction for the project. Consulting project * Developed a comprehensive market research and business development plan. * Perform product demonstration and product testing for external companies. * Comparative analysis; competitors, products, pricing, industry, trends, consumer. * Consulting and strategy planning. * Successful in articulating ideas, business development strategies and creating a clear direction for the project.

  • +NXT
    • Copenhagen
    • Co-founder | Partner
      • Dec 2012 - Feb 2014

      As if I didn't have much to do, I partnered up with two gentlemen whom I met along the way since I returned from Dubai and started what we classified as a venture builder. We quickly built cool start-ups within the +NXT umbrella with innovative business models based on the latest trends in technology servicing both consumers and operating businesses across various markets. We were successful in raising capital in order to fund our various projects. We successfully created numerous platforms within; social media, e-commerce, a share-economy platform for goods delivery. The faith of the co. was ended due to difference of aspirations between the partners. We parted as friends and sold the remainder of the co.'s assets. Oh btw, in between developing this business we took upon a distribution agreement from a US based tech-start-up, which you can see below. Show less

  • Ikano Bank
    • Sweden
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Business Development Consultant (Intern)
      • Oct 2012 - May 2013

      After my previous venture I decided to pursure my 3rd and final academic degree and mark all the t's and i's once and for all. While studying at Lund Uni. I got the opportunity to work at a bank (can't reveal the name of the bank as it became the case study for my Master Thesis), where I acted as internal business develop consultant and got around all the nooks and corners of the organization. I was responsible for the process and output of a highly important business development project, including trend analysis, internal processes analysis, core competencies analysis, consumer interviews, and digital strategies which essentially made an impact on decisions regarding furture developments. Show less

  • BALIDA
    • Copenhagen
    • Sole Proprietor
      • Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

      Upon returning from Dubai and once again starting over, I reached out to some contacts I had made during my time in Dubai, and whilst I was involved in a high-tech start-up in Copenhagen (and also not being able to get a job) I decided to exploit the resources I had at hand and starting brokering deals across eastern europe and Middle East/South East Asia. BALIDA (an acronym of my parents and brothers name) was an international procurement and trading co. with global partners in Europe and Asia. The core focus was Trading and procurement of steel, precious metals, industrial waste, food wastage, crude oil, coal and food commodities. I would Identify trade opportunities, build relationships, negotiated trade agreements and deal-structuring and managed to negotiate and close a deal worth +$500.000USD. Unfortunately due to the nature of this business when new contracts were about to get re-negotiated, my at that time clients decided to work with bigger companies and so. That was the end of that. Wealth of experience and far past my own comfort zone. Show less

  • Free Factory ApS and IMAGÈ Clothing ApS
    • Copenhagen
    • Sales and Market Development (partner)
      • Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

      Fueled with drive and passion (and robbed from rational reasoning) I chose to start my own business. Didn't really think about what, but a friend suggested clothing and I added food and other industrial products through my contacts which I acquired from my stay in Dubai. We started what was called Free Factory and started importing various goods and sold across Europe. Of course it was at the peak of the global meltdown, so due to variable MoM sales I had to go back to my job at Dagbladet Børsen to make ends meet. It lasted for a year before I decided to further academic career and then moved to Edinburgh, Scotland in pursure of my second degree. Show less

  • Børsen
    • Denmark
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Sales Consultant
      • Feb 2007 - Jul 2009

      When I started studying at Niels Brock I went to my favourite gas station at the airport to get myself a chocolate milk. Whilst walking out the door I saw a flyer which said:"Hiring"​, I immediately applied got the job and weeks later found myself during a coffee reading the Danish financial newspaper from the paper rack and noticed that the newspaper itself was looking for part time telemarketers. Again I immediately applied, got the job and found myself exposed to the world of finance (not that my job had to do with anything else other than selling subscriptions, which I was successful at) but the environment, the fact that we got the paper for free and evident interest since childhood did so. Final farewell (with one see ya later between January-May 2008 due to the internship) came in July 2009. See my next professional position and read why. Show less

Education

  • Lunds universitet / Lund University
    Masters Degree (Msc), Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    2012 - 2013
  • Edinburgh Napier University
    Bsc - Business Management, Entrepreneurship & Finance
    2009 - 2010
  • Niels Brock
    AP Degree in Marketing & Economics, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
    2006 - 2008

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