About the author

Arunkumar Krishnakumar is an Investor at Green Shores Capital, a Venture Capital firm focusing on Deep Tech and Diversity. Arun and his team have made over 18 investments over the last four years. Arun sits on the board of four of his portfolio firms; the firms are either into AI, Data Science, or Blockchain. Arun is also on the board of trustees of Aram Foundation, an NGO in India focused on water conservation and environment initiatives.

Apart from his venture career, Arun is one of the top 100 Onalytica Fintech influencers. He is a podcast host and was a blogger on DailyFintech, which is the second most read Fintech blog in the world. Arun has contributed circa 150 blog posts over a period of 3 years at DailyFintech.

Prior to his career as a venture capital investor, Arun was working within capital markets data and technology at Barclays. He was also part of the leadership team within PwC's data analytics practice and was focused on banking and capital market clients.

I would like to begin my acknowledgement with my beginning, my parents. I wouldn't be where I am in life and career if not for them.

I would like to thank Packt and their amazing team for giving me this opportunity. It was a great experience working on this book. I would like to thank every single expert whom I have interviewed for this book. Their insights have been invaluable in getting the book to what it is.

Most of all, I would like to thank all innovators. You keep me excited, yet grounded. You help me see the future, yet keep me mindful of present challenges. Most of all, you give me hope!