Register For 'Tamil Innovators Spotlight' With Palmera CEO Abarna Raj
We're excited to bring you our next 'Tamil Innovators Spotlight' in partnership with Startup Dojo. Our featured innovator is Abarna Raj, CEO & founder of Palmera, an Australian social startup that is helping to change the way the world tackles poverty.
Entrepreneurship
Jan 02, 2021
Our Tamil Innovators Spotlight is an online series which puts the spotlight on individuals from the global Tamil community who are building great products, services and initiatives. Our latest event is brought to you in partnership with Startup Dojo.
About the featured speaker, Abarna Raj:
Abarna started her career as a social strategy consultant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, helping ASX 100 companies create shared value by aligning social impact with overarching business strategy. She then led the sustainability portfolio at Leighton, Australia’s largest construction and mining services company. Following this, she continued her passion for social strategy consulting at Social Ventures Australia, broadening her clientele to Government agencies and Not for Profits. In 2014, Abarna co-founded Palmera, a social startup that is helping to change the way that the world tackles poverty by shifting the dial from dependence to dignity. Palmera achieves this by supporting the development and education of micro and small enterprises in post conflict regions.
About our host Anjalee Narenthiren:
17-year-old entrepreneur, Anjalee Narenthiren, is the founder of Startup Dojo, an entrepreneurial ecosystem for students. She is a sought-after speaker, giving keynote addresses at large conferences like the AI World Forum, and a Google Conference held in Sunnyvale California.
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Check out our previously featured Tamil Innovators
- Travis Ratnam: His company Knowledgehook recently closed a $20M Series A.
- Sashee Chandran: She grew her multi-million dollar business from her kitchen and calls Michelle Obama and Tory Burch as fans of her business and product.
- Vino Jeyapalan: His company Kabo was featured on Dragon's Den & was chosen as a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient.
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