Technology entrepreneur
Neeraj Baid
Born (1995-11-27 ) November 27, 1995 (age 29) Education Known for Spouse Shiho Baid (m. 2022)
Neeraj Baid is an Indian-Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of the international money transfer service Atlantic Money .[ 1] [ 2]
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.[ 3]
In 2013, Baid graduated from The Harker School .[ 4] While a junior at the school, he and Neel Bhoopalam founded the school’s TED xHarkerSchool conference.[ 5] [ 6] In 2016, Baid graduated from the University of California, Berkeley , earning a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science .[ 2] [ 7] [ 8]
Career
Robinhood
In 2015, Baid joined Robinhood Markets as an engineering intern, later commencing full-time employment while completing his degree at Berkeley.[ 9] Until 2020, Baid worked at Robinhood as an engineer and product manager and was responsible for launching Robinhood for Web, Robinhood Crypto,[ 10] notably the addition of Dogecoin ,[ 11] and expanding to the UK, which included the company’s UK subsidiary receiving an FCA license to offer investments in 2019.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Atlantic Money
In 2020, Baid co-founded Atlantic Money with Patrick Kavanagh , another former Robinhood employee.[ 15] Baid initially served as the company’s co-CEO , later transitioning to sole CEO following Kavanagh’s departure in 2023.[ 16]
In 2022, Atlantic Money launched its services, providing international money transfers across 33 countries[ 17] [ 18] through its FCA -licensed subsidiary in the United Kingdom[ 19] and NBB -licensed subsidiary in Belgium.[ 20] The company charges a flat fee of £3 per transfer for amounts up to £1,000,000 and operates without adding a foreign exchange markup.[ 21]
In March 2022, Baid together with Kavanagh raised $7.5 million in seed funding for the venture from backers including Index Ventures , Ribbit Capital , Kleiner Perkins , and the founders of Robinhood, Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt .[ 22] [ 23]
In November 2024, Baid completed the sale of the Atlantic Money group to Deel, Inc. [ 24]
Recognition
In 2024, Baid was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 , in the finance category.[ 25]
References
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^ "TEDx Harker School Brings Inspiring Entrepreneurs to All-Student Audience" . Harker News - The Harker School . 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Neeraj Baid" . mind Fintech (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Neeraj Baid - Co Founder at Atlantic Money" . THE ORG . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Neeraj Baid & Patrick Kavanagh, Co-Founders at Atlantic Money" . TechRound . 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "What are stablecoins good for, other than enabling speculation?" . American Banker . 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Ex-Robinhood employees launch money transfer fintech Atlantic Money" . The Block . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Robinhood U.K. Ltd" . register.fca.org.uk . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ Hogg, Ryan (October 21, 2024). "Robinhood launches margin trading in the U.K." Fortune Europe . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ Asgari, Nikou; Smith, Ian (2024-10-04). "Robinhood to launch margin trading in UK expansion drive" . Financial Times . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ Dillet, Romain (2022-03-09). "Atlantic Money wants to challenge Wise with even cheaper international money transfers" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Atlantic Money introduces 'Portals,' challenging SWIFT" . www.qorusglobal.com . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ Bleach, Tom (2022-12-02). "Atlantic Money Launches Flat Fee Transfers in France, Italy and Spain" . The Fintech Times . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ Reynolds, John (2024-02-06). "Money transfer app Atlantic Money launches in US and Australia but admits user numbers are not "headline-grabbing" " . Tech.eu . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Atlantic Money Ltd" . register.fca.org.uk . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Etablissements de paiement agréés en Belgique" . nbb.be . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ O'Brien, Amy (March 9, 2022). "Meet the ex-Robinhood employees who are now taking on Wise" . Sifted . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ Conchie, Charlie (2022-03-09). "Money transfer fintech launches in London to take on Wise and PayPal" . City AM . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ Burroughs, Callum (25 April 2022). "Atlantic Money, a fintech founded by Robinhood alumni, aims to dominate the foreign exchange industry by undercutting the likes of Wise and Revolut" . Business Insider . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Atlantic Money is Joining Deel" . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .
^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Finance" . Forbes . Retrieved 2024-12-13 .