Governance

Mr. Balasubramanian serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Braiin Limited, a position he has held since 2022. Prior to this role, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Raptor300 from its founding in 2015 until its acquisition by Braiin in 2022. Since 2021, Mr. Balasubramanian has also served as a director of Flamingo AI, an artificial intelligence company focused on enterprise solutions. Before founding Raptor300, Mr. Balasubramanian was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Clerysys Inc., a leading SaaS and IT solutions provider headquartered in the United States, with operations across India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Under his leadership from 2005 to 2012, Clerysys grew into a globally recognized enterprise technology firm, which he successfully exited in 2012. He has also held leadership and advisory roles in various early-stage ventures focused on developing disruptive technologies and creating new market categories. Mr. Balasubramanian holds an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies in Pune, India, and completed Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. He is qualified to serve on Braiin’s Board of Directors due to his extensive executive leadership experience and deep expertise in building and scaling technology enterprises.

Mr. Stephenson serves as Braiin’s Chief Financial Officer, a role he has held since July 2022. Mr. Stephenson has also served as the founder and director of Brainhealth Products since January 2019. Mr. Stephenson has also served as owner and director of Forest House Accountants and Advisors since September 2016, as Chief Financial Officer of Evolution Energy Minerals Limited from March 2024 to April 2025, as director of Wolfstar Group Corporate Advisory from August 2002 to September 2016, as a non-executive director of Traka Resources Limited, Exploration Company since July 2024, as a non-executive director of Stonehorse Energy Limited from July 2011 to June 2025, as a non-executive director of Dragon Mountain Gold, Exploration Company from February 2011 to June 2025, as a non-executive director of Strategic Minerals Corp NL, Advanced Gold Exploration Company from August 2009 to March 2021 and as a director of Fiji Kava Limited from December 2018 to August 2020. Mr. Stephenson holds a Master of Business Administration, is a Chartered Accountant, Fellow of Certified Practicing Accountants Australia, A Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of Chartered Professional Accountants and Certified Management Accountants in Canada.

Mr. Saligrama has served as the President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Braiin since July 2025. He also has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Compare & Connect since its inception in October 2014, one of Australia’s leading platforms for bill management and utility connection services. Under his leadership, the companies completed several strategic acquisitions and entered into joint ventures — including one with Australia’s largest real estate and brokerage group — and expanded operations into New Zealand. Mr. Saligrama also led a strong push into integrating PropTech CRM platforms across the property sector in Australia. His focus on data-driven decision-making and automation positioned Compare & Connect ahead of its competitors, delivering both operational efficiency and market leadership.

A technologist at heart, Mr. Saligrama holds a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering from BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru (2001) and a Master’s in Electronics from RMIT University, Melbourne (2002 – 2004). Mr. Saligrama was selected to serve as a director due to his deep expertise in fund raising & building and scaling technology enterprises.

Mr. Rohit Jhamb has served as our Chief Business Officer and a director since July 2025. He also has served as senior commander of Air India since January 2023 as served as joint general manager of Air India from January 2020 to January 2023. He has been working in the aviation industry for over three decades. Throughout his career he has focused on driving technology and innovation. For the past 3 years his primary focus has been unmanned aerial system integration into the commercial market. His operational experience from managing 100 plus employees in Air India, aeronautical integration platforms and unmanned aerial system operations is a key component to our large scale operations. Rohit is very passionate about helping farmers in India increase their produce and make a decent living. This lead him to be involved in all stages of farming thereby giving him in depth first hand experience of crop management in various crops, which he leverages in his aerial driven approach to agricultural management. Rohit is an accomplished pilot and UAS enthusiast. He has currently logged over 10,000 hours of commercial flying and UAS operations domestically and internationally. Mr. Jhamb was selected to serve as a director due to his expertise in the unmanned aerial system and the agricultural industry.

Samir Pandey is a seasoned finance professional with over 17 years of experience spanning corporate finance, entrepreneurship, M&A, and strategic advisory. An Oxford MBA, Mr. Pandey has successfully navigated both the buy side and sell side of the investment landscape — working across corporate strategy, deal origination, private equity fundraising, structured finance, and end-to-end M&A execution. During his entrepreneurial journey, he scaled his frozen desserts company from USD 1 million to USD 8 million in revenue within three years and successfully exited to Cure Foods — India’s second-largest food tech company and a soonicorn — in what was widely regarded as the largest M&A deal in the segment during the COVID era. Over the course of his career, he has executed transactions exceeding $1.25B, including several marquee deals above $175M. His expertise spans a broad range of transaction types, from private equity investments and exits to strategic acquisitions and complex debt raises. Mr. Pandey was selected to serve as a director due to his strong relationships with mid to large corporates, family-owned businesses, and private equity investors across sectors, making him a valuable connector within the investment ecosystem.