Our Team
The people, values and principles behind RillaFi
Our Team


Rajesh Saggi
Cofounder + Executive Chairman
Rajesh is the cofounder of True Green Capital Asset Management, a PE fund. Prior, he was CEO of Moblty, a data & analytics firm acquired by an AI firm. Prior, he worked at Goldman Sachs in ECM. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University.


Ben Knaus
CEO
Ben’s origins in digital assets started with being early in projects like : BTC, ETH, AVAX, DOT, ADA etc. Since Ben has went on to advise blockchain projects, as well as be a contributor for Cointelegraph, Hackernoon magazine . Ben is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council.


Theodore Zipoy
COO
Ted leads operations and new product development at RillaFi. He provides startup and operations expertise. He is an innovation expert and fellow at Stanford University.


Aaron Knudtson
CTO
Aaron is a technically inclined mind in the crypto development space. He has successfully launched multiple websites, actively manages a large crypto investment portfolio and is a crypto community SME. He is currently pursuing his PhD.


Will Cong
Advisor
Lin William Cong is the Rudd Professor at Cornell. He is also the faculty director for the FinTech Initiative at Cornell. He did his PhD and MS from Stanford, and his BA from Harvard.


Tushar Patil
Advisor
Tushar, Managing Director and Partner at ATCS has spent over two decades in technology and services across multiple industries. He has envisioned and built several different practices at ATCS thus helping the firm grow rapidly to over 800 team members globally focused on Digital Transformation and Enterprise IT. He has an MBA from Columbia University.
Our Values and Principles
Our North Star for operations and development
User Centricity
We enrich the lives of donors, nonprofits, enterprise partners and our users through blockchain technology and lead with empathy in our development
Innovation
We consistently adapt to user feedback, emerging needs, and seek opportunities to reimagine the student loan and debt crisis.
Equity
Our solution is tailored to support a decentralized donation and grant marketplace, as well as targeted funds to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across academia.
Transparency
Every distribution is governed by smart contracts and recorded on a transparent, distributed ledger using blockchain. Fund and grant traceability lie at the core of our technology stack.
Contact Us
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Legal Disclaimer
RillaFi and Rilla have limited uses, and are not permitted to be sold or otherwise traded on third-party exchanges. This whitepaper and website does not constitute advice nor a recommendation by AcademicToken Inc. (“RillaFi”), its officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, advisors or consultants, its affiliated entities and respective officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, advisors or consultants, or any other person to any recipient of this document on the merits of the participation in the Token Sale. Participation in the Token Sale carries substantial risk and may involve special risks that could lead to a loss of all or a substantial portion of resources. Do not participate in the Token Sale unless you are prepared to lose the entire amount you allocated to purchasing Rilla Tokens. Rilla Tokens should not be acquired for speculative or investment purposes with the expectation of making a profit or immediate re-sale. No promises of future performance or value are or will be made with respect to RILLA Tokens, including no promise of inherent value, no promise of continuing payments, and no guarantee that Rilla Tokens (RILLA) will hold any particular value. Unless prospective participants fully understand and accept the nature of RIlla Tokens and the potential risks inherent in Rilla Tokens, they should not participate in the Token Sale. Rilla Tokens are not being structured or sold as securities. Rilla Tokens are sold as a functional good and all proceeds received by Rilla may be spent freely by Rilla, absent any conditions set out in this whitepaper. This whitepaper is not a prospectus or disclosure document and is not an offer to sell, nor the solicitation of any offer to buy any investment or financial instrument in any jurisdiction and should not be treated or relied upon as one. Written authorization is required for distribution of any or all parts contained herein.
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