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I have a passion for learning, a growth mindset, and love to problem solve and create innovative solutions to new world challenges. Startup strategist; I work in-house at high growth companies with the potential for exponential impact to help them with business development, partnerships, capital raising and strategically going 0-1 or 1-10. I am extremely passionate and well-versed in relationship management and business development, financial analysis, data analysis, investment strategy, cryptoassets, blockchain technology, digital marketing strategies, macro analysis, business strategy and workflow automation. I've had the opportunity to get involved with generative AI tools, so I've mastered many different tools for automation. No matter the endeavour, my goal is to always find a way to add value to the firm and/or client. I have a very analytical and creative mind focused on critical thinking, which is trained for efficiency and based in philosophies of working smart, not hard. The top skills I can offer any business, client, colleague, or employer is: My creative problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and adaptability to help you achieve your goals and provide results. My goal is to offer solutions in a way that leverages 'outside the box' creative concepts & strategies, cutting-edge technology, is cost-effective, efficient, and is rooted for the future economy. With over 8+ years of experience in the investment industry, 6+ years as an entrepreneur and working with agile startups, and 6 years in the crypto space, I bring a unique mindset and breadth of experience to the table to help you achieve your company goals.
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you need to read this! bitcoins future is what we're building...and it's almost complete 👇🏾
Read below as our CTO Lee R breaks it down. Decentralized by design. 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gE6ZzTNV don't get confused by the noise and vaporware in the Bitcoin space by the trend hunters. Torram is the only complete middleware stack for applications to build Institutional use cases on Bitcoin. period. this is why 👇🏽
Appreciate the shout-out Rundit Torram is building the rails for Institutional finance natively on Bitcoin. a complete unfragmented middleware stack that enables applications to build on Bitcoin. let's chat!
Rundit
🥁 🥁 We’re thrilled to highlight three groundbreaking startups currently raising funds to scale their innovative solutions⚡: minimass (UK) Revolutionizing large-scale construction with patented, low-carbon, and low-cost designs. Their 3D concrete printing technology uses half the material of traditional methods, delivering equivalent performance for warehouses, bridges, and more. Get in touch: Sarah Blake Mykor (Portugal) Pioneering next-generation insulation using biotechnologies. Mykor’s products are 100% bio-based, carbon-sequestering, and outperform conventional insulation on fire safety, circularity, and low embodied carbon. Get in touch: Olivia Page Torram (Canada) Building the infrastructure for institutional DeFi and real-world assets on Bitcoin. Torram is making the Bitcoin blockchain more powerful, enabling robust new applications for builders and companies. Get in touch: Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA ---------- 🌟 🚀 Want your startup to be featured next and connect with your potential investors? Head over to our latest blog post and submit your fundraising details!👇 ---------- At Rundit, we empower startups and investors with cutting-edge tools to simplify and enhance their operations. 💻 For startups, we provide an intuitive investor reporting tool that makes it easy to keep stakeholders informed and build trust throughout the fundraising process. 💻For investors, we offer a comprehensive portfolio management and reporting platform designed to streamline workflows, deliver actionable insights, and optimize portfolio performance. #StartupFunding #Innovation #Sustainability #ConstructionTech #Blockchain #DeFi #StartupNews
👇🏾 #voicesforcrypto
Blockchain North
Thank you, Torram and Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA, for lending your voice to #VoicesForCrypto 🇨🇦. Now more than ever, Canada needs bold leadership and clear voices to shape our digital future.
this is gonna be 🔥...join us on may 20th details below 👇🏾👇🏾
Mike Chan
Hey gang! We at Deep Ventures are hosting an online panel called: Building on Bitcoin: From Digital Gold to Global Infrastructure on Tuesday, May 20 at 1PM ET and would love to see you there! Panelists include: - Shailee Adinolfi - Head of BD for Trust Machines / Stacks (leading Bitcoin L2) - Toby Lewis - Co-Founder of OrdinalsBot (top Ordinals inscription infra) - Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA - Co-Founder and CEO of Torram (Bitcoin-native decentralized oracles) We will discuss Bitcoin's journey from store of value asset to developer infrastructure with a fast-growing ecosystem, what’s being built now, and what the future holds. Please register here: https://lu.ma/1abh18w7 Let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!
it's time we start shaping the future of institutional finance, RWAs, and stablecoins on Bitcoin rails. listen in and gain some alpha 👇🏾
Kitcaster by Moburst
What happens when a former institutional trader decides to build the bridge between TradFi and Bitcoin-native DeFi? You get someone like Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA , ex-VC, and now the founder & CEO of Torram on a mission to unlock Bitcoin’s true potential for decentralized finance. On the Crypto Hipster podcast, Vakeesan dives into: + Why DeFi on Bitcoin is the next frontier + How institutional thinking can accelerate crypto adoption + The tech + strategy behind building scalable, accessible DeFi + What’s still missing and how we fix it If you’re into the future of finance, crypto infrastructure, or just love seeing sharp operators disrupt the status quo, this convo is 🔥. 🎧 Tune in here: https://lnkd.in/evJwFCFq
#voicesforcrypto Canada needs to wake up when it comes to building a national digital asset strategy, market structure bills, and a CAD backed stablecoin the government needs to stop distracting the public with issues that don't matter and start focusing on the core pieces of the future or Canada will get left behind in the next wave of innovation. Pierre Poilievre Mark Carney Blockchain North
Torram
We're proud to support Blockchain North's #VoicesForCrypto campaign. As a global team with Canadian roots, building Bitcoin’s first native middleware stack for institutional use cases, we know what’s at stake. Crypto matters. Bitcoin matters. The future of innovation and global leadership matters. Hear from our CEO, Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA on why supporting crypto and Bitcoin is supporting the future 👇 #Bitcoin #Crypto #Web3 #Finance #Canada
To all the moms out there!! Happy mother's day! 💐 don't know where I would be in life without mine ❤️. solid as a rock 🪨 grateful for all that you do! Moms are superheroes. 🦸🏽♀️ #mothersday
top 7 companies building for Institutional adoption of web3 and digital assets. 1. A**e 2. C****L**k 3. C**t**f*g* 4. O**o F*****e 5. S***r***z* 6. S***h***x 7. T**r*m can you guess them all? only one of them is building the rails for Institutional finance on the Bitcoin network.
a very important article on Bitcoin native oracles 👇🏾... understand where the future of Bitcoin is going
appreciate the kind words Shawn Tan and happy to have your support on this journey to make Bitcoin more useful
Shawn Tan
Torram is the first and only complete Bitcoin middleware stack (decentralised oracle & indexer network, smart contracts, and programmable token standard all natively on Bitcoin), that makes Bitcoin far more than just a store of value. Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA, glad to see that you guys are killing it, and we at TRIVE Digital are proud to support you in your quest to become a leader in BitcoinFi!
Torram unlocks the future of Bitcoin in the most native way possible, aligned with Bitcoins core ethos read how below 👇🏽
proud and grateful to be here! it's been amazing so far!
Torram
Milestone Moment at Draper Summit 2025. The Torram team is honored to join Tim Draper and the Draper Associates family in celebrating 40 years of backing bold, visionary innovation that has shaped the future of tech, finance, and beyond. We're equally proud to be among a select group of crypto innovators invited to pitch at the Draper Summit – and to share our mission: To build the first complete middleware stack for institutional use cases and decentralized apps natively on the Bitcoin network making Bitcoin more useful than just a store of value, and solving fragmented infrastructure 🟠 A heartfelt thank you to the Draper team for this incredible opportunity, and to our community, partners, and early believers who continue to power our journey. The Torram team is ready for what's next! #DraperSummit #Web3 #Crypto #Blockchain #Bitcoin
Find me tomorrow at CoinDesk Consensus Pitchfest presenting as a semi finalist Thursday May 15 around 1:40pm EST. looking forward it! shoutout to the judges and the coindesk team to choosing us as semifinalist. 🔥🟠💪🏽 Torram makes Bitcoin more useful than just a store of value, finally enabling applications to build on Bitcoin as natively as possible, unlocking greater utility to the Bitcoin network. one unified middleware stack. one full solution. endless possibilities. let's go!
CoinDesk Consensus Toronto 2025 was a success! pitchfest was great, met some usual suspects, and some new friends Happy to be back in my hometown! check out what happened!!! quick cuts..let's go!! Torram
Been a jam packed and busy week in Toronto during Consensus 2025 by CoinDesk soke high quality events, great people, great energy in the city this week hopefully this shakes up regulatory frameworks and policies in Canada so we can stand ground for the future of digital assets and tokenization.
Had an epic time at Draper Summit with Tim Draper Adam Draper Maxime Bucaille Mick Makky Felipe Servin and so many others definitely glad I stopped in to see the top 40 of a such a legend! #draper it was super high energy, comedic, and def full of fun and laughs! Happy to be a Draper Portfolio company. big ideas. big risks. the company we keep with the likes of Robinhood, Hotmail, Skype, SpaceX, Tesla, webflow and others puts us in a space for greatness! we're only getting started! on a red-eye now, catch me in Toronto ( finally home!!) I'll be at consensus and around town.. also pitching at consensus pitchfest on Thursday afternoon as a top semi finalist! let's go!! p.s. people wonder if i ever sleep...tbh, i''ll sleep when I'm dead...it's time to shape the future and change the world! The more I learn about Tim, the more I realize what an epic ride it must've been perspective is everything! Happy to be a part of the Draper Associates and Boost VC family! 🔥💯
a year in the making...super grateful for this!! Torram is startup of the year in Toronto! we're not only building with a lean team, shipping product quickly, but also getting the recognition for it!!. it's a tall task but we've taken on the challenge to finally make Bitcoin more useful that just a store of value and unlock the potential of the Bitcoin network. soon you will see Bitcoin native stablecoins, RWA tokenization on Bitcoin, collateralized lending on the Bitcoin network, tokenized funds, and more thank you HackerNoon and to all our supporters to believe in us and our ability to execute this grand vision. if you're interested in our seed round, reach out to me via DMs the future of Institutional Finance and Bitcoin is closer than you think 🔥🟠
Torram
Torram Secures Two Major HackerNoon 2024 Awards 🏆 We’re proud to announce that Torram has been recognized as: 🔸 Startup of the Year, Toronto 🔸 Top Trending Developer Tools, Startup In one year, Torram has launched its Alpha Testnet, onboarded 25+ top validators, introduced Bitcoin’s first native decentralized oracle network, proposed a new Bitcoin token standard, and now, received critical recognition as a top emerging force in BitcoinFi. Torram is building Bitcoin’s missing institutional middleware — unlocking the $1T+ opportunity trapped in Bitcoin by enabling native stablecoins, collateralized lending, real world asset tokenization, and more. We’re not an L2. We’re scaling Bitcoin natively and making Bitcoin more useful than just a store of value. We want to thank HackerNoon and all the sponsors for making this possible - Wellfound, Notion, HubSpot, Bright Data, Algolia! See the Official Hackernoon Announcements below: Startup of the Year, Toronto - https://lnkd.in/ezvDWbTu Top Trending Developer Tools Startup - https://lnkd.in/eqbS6FSR #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Crypto #DeFi #Startups #Torram
when you grind hard.. when you work with purpose... when you have true vision... people will take notice! Torram wasn't just some half baked idea to build the future of finance on Bitcoin. it's pure founder product fit + product market fit for a tamil kid born in Scarborough, always dreaming big! disruption is in my blood... regulation, compliance, and Institutional asset management is the backbone of my work experience, and web3 has been my home for the last 8 years. this is the culmination of it all! 🏆congrats to the entire Torram team!!! especially our Co-founder and CTO Lee R none of this is possible without our super team and our earliest believers!! we are only just getting started but accolades along the way don't hurt! 🏆 shoutout to HackerNoon and our entire community!! from humble beginnings to startup of the year Toronto! blessed and grateful 🙏🏾🏆 but LFG! 🟠🔥
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