👋 Hello, I’m Haris!

I’ve always been drawn to the sweet spot where technology meets business. My path has taken me through entrepreneurship, FinTech, and coding trenches, landing me at LottieFiles where I now lead product.

🚀 Why I moved to Product Management

I fell in love with seeing products come to life from start to finish. There’s something magical about sitting with customers to understand their problems, prototyping possible solutions, and then working alongside talented engineers and designers to build something people actually want to use.

💼 My journey so far

I co-founded Payer and served as its CEO, where we pushed the boundaries of financial technology in the Maldives. Before that, I helped government agencies navigate technology challenges at OneGov.

I’ve also helped create Lavafoshi, SparkHub, and Maldives Financial Review - all ventures aimed at strengthening my country’s digital landscape.

🌱 Building our startup community

Building products isn’t enough - I’m passionate about helping others build theirs too. That’s why I started the Malè Chapter of Startup Grind and why I represent AngelHack locally. Seeing other entrepreneurs succeed gives me as much joy as my own ventures.

🎓 Educational Foundation

• MSc in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Edinburgh (2020)
• BE (Hons) in Software Engineering, Staffordshire University (2016)

🏆 Recognitions

• Payer won “Start-up of the Year” at the Maldives Business Awards (2019)
• I was named “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Maldives Business Awards (2018)
• Our team at Lavafoshi took 1st Place in the Best App Challenge by the Ministry of Economic Development in 2017

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