2324T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/Fathurrahman B Muhd Faizal
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About Fathur
SMU email: fathurrahma.2020@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fathur-rahman-a2b62b202/
Academic Year: Year 4 (2020)
Degree: BSc Information Systems (Major in Fintech)
Why Virtual TSM?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
With a foundational experience in startups and scaling businesses, TSM represents an invaluable opportunity for me. The platform promises rich exchanges of insights with fellow founders who are equally driven. Beyond local connections, it offers me a gateway to broaden my network internationally.
I embarked on my entrepreneurial journey with SolanaFM in my freshman year at SMU, alongside my co-founders. Over the last three years, we've balanced academic pursuits with the demanding intricacies of running a business. The unwavering support from our school— whether it be understanding peers and professors or the constant backing from SMU BIG— was instrumental in our journey.
Joining TSM, in my perspective, is a strategic step. It's not just about personal growth as a co-founder; it's about propelling SolanaFM to new horizons and elevating its potential.
- Where would you like to visit?
Silicon Valley: Google
Experiences
Startup:
- Company name: Solana.fm
- The most readable explorer on Solana built on speed and power
- Founders: Nicholas Chen, Fathurrahman, Chin Bing Huang
- Years: Mar '21 - present
- Role: COO, Co-Founder
- Achievements:
- Built first indexer for Solana
- Raised pre-seed round at 3M valuation in 2021
- 39k Active Monthly Users ( Q2 2023 )
- Raised $6.3M in seed funding in 2022
- Sponsored Solana Hackathon 2023
Entrepreneurship achievements :
- NYEA 2022 University & Open Silver
- Tolaram Entrepreneurship Venture Award
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
I am particularly interested in startups, especially those that focus on technological innovations such as SolanaFM.
- What plans do you have in starting a business?
Scaling SolanaFM to be a unicorn
