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Al Etihad
21-05-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
Bitcoin Suisse to commence operations in Abu Dhabi
22 May 2025 01:24 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Bitcoin Suisse, Switzerland's premier crypto financial services provider, is about to commence its operations in Abu Dhabi. In a statement, the company said its subsidiary, BTCS (Middle East) Ltd., has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).The approval enables Bitcoin Suisse to move closer to offering fully regulated crypto financial services in ADGM's internationally recognised regulatory environment. The firm intends to provide services including trading of virtual assets, crypto securities and derivatives, as well as local custody solutions for both private and institutional clients."This milestone represents a significant step forward in Bitcoin Suisse's strategic expansion, reinforcing its commitment to regulatory compliance, financial innovation, and global growth," the statement Majcen, Head of Global Expansion and designated Senior Executive Officer of BTCS (Middle East) Ltd., said, "The IPA reflects our strong commitment to maintaining the highest standards of transparency, security, and regulatory compliance. Abu Dhabi, one of the Middle East's fastest-growing financial centres, presents a compelling opportunity for growth. We look forward to working closely with the FSRA to obtain our full licence."Bitcoin Suisse has earned a reputation as a trusted and compliant crypto financial services provider. With more than $6 billion (Dh22.2 billion) in assets under custody and $2.6 billion (Dh8.9 billion) in institutional staking services, the firm ranks among the world's largest custodians and staking platforms. Its service model is known for its precision, security, and client-centric approach, built over a decade of Swiss-based Ramamurthy, Chief of Market Development at ADGM, welcomed the development, "ADGM congratulates Bitcoin Suisse on receiving its IPA from the FSRA of ADGM. Their expansion plans to the region to provide regulated crypto financial services within the international financial centre is a testament to the immense opportunities available within Abu Dhabi. We look forward to Bitcoin Suisse receiving their Financial Services Permission (FSP) and their contribution to ADGM's dynamic ecosystem." "By entering ADGM, Bitcoin Suisse plans to leverage the UAE's progressive and globally acknowledged virtual asset framework to enhance its regulated service offerings," the statement said. Source: Aletihad - Abu Dhabi
Economic Times
21-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Aarthi Ramamurthy launches VC firm Schema Ventures with first fund of $20 million
Getty Images Aarthi Ramamurthy at the INSIDE THE AI REVOLUTION: RISK, REWARDS AND NEW WAYS OF WORKING talk at the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit Riyadh 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo byfor Fortune Media) Silicon Valley technologist and media personality Aarthi Ramamurthy on Wednesday launched her venture capital firm, Schema Ventures, with a $20 million fund. The fund will back early-stage startups founded by "exceptional outsider founders", Ramamurthy said in posts on LinkedIn and X. "I grew up an outsider. I moved to San Francisco, built two startups. My story — figuring it out without a roadmap — is the blueprint for Schema," the post read. Schema will focus on the earliest stages of a company in various fields, including industrial software, robots and intelligence for factories, construction and logistics, workflow intelligence and developer who has previously headed product and tech teams at Microsoft, Netflix and Meta, said her fund will back outsiders who build from lived experience, not "pedigree or proximity". "Sometimes there's no pitch deck yet, no co-founder, no capital — just conviction and technical insight. That's where we come in," she said. The entrepreneur became a media personality in 2020, when she launched a Clubhouse show with her husband Sriram Krishnan, former Andreessen Horowitz general partner and current White House senior AI policy advisor. The show, titled 'The Good Time Show', featured organic conversations about startups, venture capitalism, and cryptocurrencies. It had high-profile guests like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. The show later transitioned to YouTube and evolved into 'The Aarthi and Sriram Show', which secured a podcasting deal with iHeartMedia and amassed over a million downloads by early 2023.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Aarthi Ramamurthy launches VC firm Schema Ventures with first fund of $20 million
Silicon Valley technologist and media personality Aarthi Ramamurthy on Wednesday launched her venture capital firm, Schema Ventures , with a $20 million fund. The fund will back early-stage startups founded by "exceptional outsider founders ", Ramamurthy said in posts on LinkedIn and X. "I grew up an outsider. I moved to San Francisco, built two startups. My story — figuring it out without a roadmap — is the blueprint for Schema," the post read. — aarthir (@aarthir) Schema will focus on the earliest stages of a company in various fields, including industrial software, robots and intelligence for factories, construction and logistics, workflow intelligence and developer tools. Ramamurthy, who has previously headed product and tech teams at Microsoft, Netflix and Meta, said her fund will back outsiders who build from lived experience, not "pedigree or proximity". "Sometimes there's no pitch deck yet, no co-founder, no capital — just conviction and technical insight. That's where we come in," she said. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories The entrepreneur became a media personality in 2020, when she launched a Clubhouse show with her husband Sriram Krishnan, former Andreessen Horowitz general partner and current White House senior AI policy advisor. The show, titled ' The Good Time Show ', featured organic conversations about startups, venture capitalism, and cryptocurrencies. It had high-profile guests like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. The show later transitioned to YouTube and evolved into 'The Aarthi and Sriram Show', which secured a podcasting deal with iHeartMedia and amassed over a million downloads by early 2023.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Aarthi Ramamurthy unveils Schema Ventures' $20 million first fund
Today at Fortune's Most Powerful Women International Summit in Riyadh, Aarthi Ramamurthy sits down to—once again—have a good time. A former engineer at Meta, Netflix, and Microsoft, Ramamurthy has since 2020 hosted an online talk show—originally called The Good Time Show—with her husband Sriram Krishnan, former Andreessen Horowitz general partner and current White House senior AI policy advisor. Now, at MPW Riyadh, she's unveiling her own VC firm as a solo GP, called Schema Ventures, which launches with a $20 million first fund. 'If you ask a VC firm, any venture capitalist, they'll be like: 'Oh, too many funds, lots of VC firms out there, I don't think we need any more partners,'' said Ramamurthy. 'But if you ask founders, there's still such a big gap. I've been through this journey, being this outsider coming into Silicon Valley. And now I've been in SF for about half my life and I have all the access and connections—but it wasn't easy to get in and break into that circle and that ecosystem. Schema is basically that culmination.' Ramamurthy comes to her fund as both an outsider and an insider. 'I come from India, small town, recruited straight out of college, worked at big tech companies, worked at Microsoft, worked with Netflix, Facebook,' she said. 'But when I came to the U.S., I'd actually never traveled outside of India. So, I packed my suitcase and showed up. I didn't have any network, no connections, no access, and sort of figured it out as I went.' Schema's LPs include big Silicon Valley names like Marc Andreessen, Garry Tan, Elad Gil, Gokul Rajaram, Charlie Songhurst, Leo Polovets, and Lachy Groom. Y Combinator's fund-of-funds is also an LP. Schema will focus on early-stage investments and writing collaborative checks, with an eye on companies in developer tools and back-end infrastructure software. The firm has already made a number of investments, including solar panel-focused robotics company Cosmic Robotics, back-office healthcare operations startup Confido Health, and law firm workflow software startup Powerhouse. 'I look at Schema as: How do you move away from the hype cycle and just truly find contrarian founders?' said Ramamurthy. 'Not for the sake of being contrarian, but because they're actually doing something that's a personal problem for them. I think that's really unique for me, and that's what I like to do.' This story was originally featured on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Time of India
US bizman complains to embassy, land owner arrested for trespassing on disputed property
Bengaluru: Acting on a complaint sent via email by an American citizen of Indian origin, police arrested a landowner on trespass charges. The accused, Ramamurthy, was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the six-gunta land owned by AS Bangaru Kuldeep, a businessman residing in United disputed land is in Thindlu, Vidyaranyapura, and was purchased by Kuldeep's father, AV Suresh Babu, from Ramamurthy in 1997. Suresh Babu passed away in 2013 and Kuldeep became the legal heir, police sources said."But there were disputes over ownership. According to the complainant, Ramamurthy gifted the same land to his daughter-in-law, and she sold it to someone else. The matter is in the high court. In March this year, Ramamurthy allegedly entered the disputed land. Since he was abroad, Kuldeep approached the Indian Embassy in Houston as well as the city police commissioner in Bengaluru. A criminal case of trespass was registered against Ramamurthy. Accordingly, we arrested him," an investigating officer said.
