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Company History

  • Motivated by the absence of a comprehensive end-to-end business management solution tailored to commodity traders and drawing inspiration from successful platforms like XERO and Salesforce.com, Saurabh embarked on the development of a cutting-edge cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform specifically designed to cater to businesses engaged in commodity trading and international supply chain management (SCM).

2017
Saurabh Goyal

1998 - 2004

Computer Programmer at Tata Consultancy Services

2005 - 2007

Program Manager at BNY Mellon, Pershing

2007 - 2008

Business Consultant at Accenture

2008 - 2009

Senior Business Consultant at Prudential Asset Management Limited

2009 - 2016

Head of IT at Olam Europe Limited

  • Received $1Mil seed investment from a family office and another $1Mil from Innovate UK to execute our vision. 

  • Gulraj joins us as a director and head of sales

2018
Gulraj Behl

2006 - 2009

GTS Sales at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.

2006 - 2010

Associate Director at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

2006 - 2012

Director, Head of Nordics, Netherlands & Greece at RBS

2012 - 2018

SVP, Regional Head Nordics at HSBC

2018 - 2020

Head of UK/Europe at Falcon Group

  • Our first prototypes are approved by our test clients. 

  • Talha Khan joined us as our CTO to spearhead all our development

2019
Talha Khan

2005 - 2008

Accounting and Business Information Technology (BA) at London Metropolitan University

2006 - 2015

Project Analyst at Tesco PLC

2015 - 2018

Business Analyst at Olam International Limited

  • Got our first customer for opsPhlo. 

  • Seema and Bilal joined us as Sr. Business Analyst and Product Manager respectively

2020
Seema Golekar

2008 - 2011

Process Engineer at Indian Oil Corp Limited

2012 - 2012

Sales and SCM consultant - Oil & Gas at Reliance Industries Limited

2013 - 2015

Proposals Engineer (Oil & Gas) at Worley

2016 - 2017

Senior Consultant (Oil&Gas) at KPMG India

Bilal Hasan

2018 - 2020

Master of Architecture at University of Nottingham

2010 - 2011

Architectural Assistant at Nightingale Associates

2017 - Present

RIBA PII Architect at tp bennett

  • Got our first customer on finPhlo.

  • Jasmine joined us as Business Analyst and to help us with our offshore development and support operations in Ghana 

  • Christophe Bourges joins us as Strategy Advisor

2021
Jasmine Assan

2004 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management at Goodwin University

2014 - 2018

IT Help Desk Associate at Goodwin University

2019 - 2020

Master of Science at Hult International Business School

2018 - 2020

Tech Ambassador at Hult International Business School

Christophe Bourges

2015 - 2018

Head of Solutions Structuring & Commodities at HSBC

2018 - Present

Founder & Partner at Accretio Capital Solutions

2020 - 2021

Partner at Booster France

2021 - 2022

Independent Expert Advisor at NN Investment Partners

Chief Operating Officer at IRoise Partners

2022 - Present

  • Got our first customer on tradePhlo.

  • Shayne joins us as lead IT architect. 

  • Closed the year with above $1Mil in sales.

2022
Shayne van Asperen

2013 - 2013

Senior ASP.NET Developer at Alpari (UK) Ltd

2013 - 2015

Lead Developer at Ticketmaster

2016 - 2016

Principal Developer at AppyWay

2016 - 2020

Senior Engineer at Just Eat

2020 - Present

.NET Developer, Quant, Founder and CTO at TradeFundi

  • Helped develop autohedging for a prestigious futures broker.

  • tradePhlo takes off. 

  • Kumar joins us as Head of Digital Marketing.

  • Mark joins us as Head of Sales for opsPhlo.

2023
Shivam Kumar

2019 - 2022

Marketing Manager at Workruit

2022 - 2022

Product Marketing Consultant at AdPushup

2022 - 2023

Product Marketing Manager at Lifesight

Mark Ferguson

2019 - 2020

Sales Director at
Aion Digital

2020 - 2021

Senior Sales Director at Brady

2021 - 2023

Enterprise Solutions Sales Director at Birlasoft

2023 - 2023

Sector Director at OSF Digital

Founder of Highworth Business Growth

2022 - Present

  • Helped develop autohedging for a prestigious futures broker.

  • tradePhlo takes off. 

  • Kumar joins us as Head of Digital Marketing.

  • Mark joins us as Head of Sales for opsPhlo.

2023

Shivam Kumar

2019 - 2022

Marketing Manager at Workruit

2022 - 2022

Product Marketing Consultant at AdPushup

2022 - 2023

Product Marketing Manager at Lifesight

Mark Ferguson

2019 - 2020

Sales Director at
Aion Digital

2020 - 2021

Senior Sales Director at Brady

2021 - 2023

Enterprise Solutions Sales Director at Birlasoft

2023 - 2023

Sector Director at OSF Digital

Founder of Highworth Business Growth

2022 - Present

  • Got our first customer on tradePhlo.

  • Shayne joins us as lead IT architect. 

  • Closed the year with above $1Mil in sales.

2022

Shayne van Asperen

2013 - 2013

Senior ASP.NET Developer at Alpari (UK) Ltd

2013 - 2015

Lead Developer at Ticketmaster

2016 - 2016

Principal Developer at AppyWay

2016 - 2020

Senior Engineer at Just Eat

2020 - Present

.NET Developer, Quant, Founder and CTO at TradeFundi

  • Got our first customer for opsPhlo. 

  • Seema and Bilal joined us as Sr. Business Analyst and Product Manager respectively

2020

Seema Golekar

2008 - 2011

Process Engineer at Indian Oil Corp Limited

2012 - 2012

Sales and SCM consultant - Oil & Gas at Reliance Industries Limited

2013 - 2015

Proposals Engineer (Oil & Gas) at Worley

2016 - 2017

Senior Consultant (Oil&Gas) at KPMG India

Bilal Hasan

2018 - 2020

Master of Architecture at University of Nottingham

2010 - 2011

Architectural Assistant at Nightingale Associates

2017 - Present

RIBA PII Architect at tp bennett

  • Got our first customer on finPhlo.

  • Jasmine joined us as Business Analyst and to help us with our offshore development and support operations in Ghana 

  • Christophe Bourges joins us as Strategy Advisor

2021

Jasmine Assan

2004 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management at Goodwin University

2014 - 2018

IT Help Desk Associate at Goodwin University

2019 - 2020

Master of Science at Hult International Business School

2018 - 2020

Tech Ambassador at Hult International Business School

Christophe Bourges

2015 - 2018

Head of Solutions Structuring & Commodities at HSBC

2018 - Present

Founder & Partner at Accretio Capital Solutions

2020 - 2021

Partner at Booster France

2021 - 2022

Independent Expert Advisor at NN Investment Partners

Chief Operating Officer at IRoise Partners

2022 - Present

  • Motivated by the absence of a comprehensive end-to-end business management solution tailored to commodity traders and drawing inspiration from successful platforms like XERO and Salesforce.com, Saurabh embarked on the development of a cutting-edge cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform specifically designed to cater to businesses engaged in commodity trading and international supply chain management (SCM).

2017

Saurabh Goyal

1998 - 2004

Computer Programmer at Tata Consultancy Services

2005 - 2007

Program Manager at BNY Mellon, Pershing

2007 - 2008

Business Consultant at Accenture

2008 - 2009

Senior Business Consultant at Prudential Asset Management Limited

2009 - 2016

Head of IT at Olam Europe Limited

  • Received $1Mil seed investment from a family office and another $1Mil from Innovate UK to execute our vision. 

  • Gulraj joins us as a director and head of sales

2018

Gulraj Behl

2006 - 2009

GTS Sales at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.

2006 - 2010

Associate Director at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

2006 - 2012

Director, Head of Nordics, Netherlands & Greece at RBS

2012 - 2018

SVP, Regional Head Nordics at HSBC

2018 - 2020

Head of UK/Europe at Falcon Group

  • Our first prototypes are approved by our test clients. 

  • Talha Khan joined us as our CTO to spearhead all our development

2019

Talha Khan

2005 - 2008

Accounting and Business Information Technology (BA) at London Metropolitan University

2006 - 2015

Project Analyst at Tesco PLC

2015 - 2018

Business Analyst at Olam International Limited

Meet the Team

We believe that communication is key to productive business and relationships. We prefer to work according to a flat, transparent operational environment in order to pool ideas, to foster ingenuity, to discuss solutions and to promote collaboration. 

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We invite individuals who align with our values and possess a genuine passion for software engineering. If you are eager to leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in your work, we welcome you to join our team. Together, we can drive innovation and apply AI/ML technologies to create impactful solutions across various domains.

drop us a line (with or without your cv) at info@phlo.io

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Our Mission

Phlo Systems delivers innovative digital solutions for end-to-end physical goods supply chain operations. We are committed to streamlining international trade, finance and customs management, making it easier, faster, cheaper, more secure and transparent.

Our products leverage Cloud, AI, IoT, ML and third party APIs to help the international trading sector leapfrog from its current low tech, inefficient state, to a new, improved era of digital exchange. 

Continuous Learning and Accountability: We believe in providing an environment where everyone is encouraged to learn and grow. Making mistakes is seen as an opportunity for improvement and innovation.

Respect and Equality: We value each individual's contributions, regardless of seniority or skill set. Mutual respect and equal treatment form the foundation of our team dynamics.

Collaboration and Support: We foster a culture where seeking assistance and collaborating with colleagues is actively encouraged. We understand that asking for help leads to better outcomes and collective success.

Flexible Time Off: At Phlo Systems, we prioritize work-life balance and trust our employees to manage their time effectively. We do not impose a rigid holiday calendar but rather emphasize taking necessary breaks to recharge and maintain overall well-being.

Our Culture

Phlo Systems prides itself on fostering an inclusive and transparent work culture. Our core values shape our approach to collaboration and personal growth:

  • Motivated by the absence of a comprehensive end-to-end business management solution tailored to commodity traders and drawing inspiration from successful platforms like XERO and Salesforce.com, Saurabh embarked on the development of a cutting-edge cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform specifically designed to cater to businesses engaged in commodity trading and international supply chain management (SCM).

2017
Saurabh Goyal

1998 - 2004

Computer Programmer at Tata Consultancy Services

2005 - 2007

Program Manager at BNY Mellon, Pershing

2007 - 2008

Business Consultant at Accenture

2008 - 2009

Senior Business Consultant at Prudential Asset Management Limited

2009 - 2016

Head of IT at Olam Europe Limited

  • Received $1Mil seed investment from a family office and another $1Mil from Innovate UK to execute our vision. 

  • Gulraj joins us as a director and head of sales

2018
Gulraj Behl

2006 - 2009

GTS Sales at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.

2006 - 2010

Associate Director at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

2006 - 2012

Director, Head of Nordics, Netherlands & Greece at RBS

2012 - 2018

SVP, Regional Head Nordics at HSBC

2018 - 2020

Head of UK/Europe at Falcon Group

  • Our first prototypes are approved by our test clients. 

  • Talha Khan joined us as our CTO to spearhead all our development

2019
Talha Khan

2005 - 2008

Accounting and Business Information Technology (BA) at London Metropolitan University

2006 - 2015

Project Analyst at Tesco PLC

2015 - 2018

Business Analyst at Olam International Limited

  • Got our first customer for opsPhlo. 

  • Seema and Bilal joined us as Sr. Business Analyst and Product Manager respectively

2020
Seema Golekar

2008 - 2011

Process Engineer at Indian Oil Corp Limited

2012 - 2012

Sales and SCM consultant - Oil & Gas at Reliance Industries Limited

2013 - 2015

Proposals Engineer (Oil & Gas) at Worley

2016 - 2017

Senior Consultant (Oil&Gas) at KPMG India

Bilal Hasan

2018 - 2020

Master of Architecture at University of Nottingham

2010 - 2011

Architectural Assistant at Nightingale Associates

2017 - Present

RIBA PII Architect at tp bennett

  • Got our first customer on finPhlo.

  • Jasmine joined us as Business Analyst and to help us with our offshore development and support operations in Ghana 

  • Christophe Bourges joins us as Strategy Advisor

2021
Jasmine Assan

2004 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management at Goodwin University

2014 - 2018

IT Help Desk Associate at Goodwin University

2019 - 2020

Master of Science at Hult International Business School

2018 - 2020

Tech Ambassador at Hult International Business School

Christophe Bourges

2015 - 2018

Head of Solutions Structuring & Commodities at HSBC

2018 - Present

Founder & Partner at Accretio Capital Solutions

2020 - 2021

Partner at Booster France

2021 - 2022

Independent Expert Advisor at NN Investment Partners

Chief Operating Officer at IRoise Partners

2022 - Present

  • Got our first customer on tradePhlo.

  • Shayne joins us as lead IT architect. 

  • Closed the year with above $1Mil in sales.

2022
Shayne van Asperen

2013 - 2013

Senior ASP.NET Developer at Alpari (UK) Ltd

2013 - 2015

Lead Developer at Ticketmaster

2016 - 2016

Principal Developer at AppyWay

2016 - 2020

Senior Engineer at Just Eat

2020 - Present

.NET Developer, Quant, Founder and CTO at TradeFundi

  • Helped develop autohedging for a prestigious futures broker.

  • tradePhlo takes off. 

  • Kumar joins us as Head of Digital Marketing.

  • Mark joins us as Head of Sales for opsPhlo.

2023
Shivam Kumar

2019 - 2022

Marketing Manager at Workruit

2022 - 2022

Product Marketing Consultant at AdPushup

2022 - 2023

Product Marketing Manager at Lifesight

Mark Ferguson

2019 - 2020

Sales Director at
Aion Digital

2020 - 2021

Senior Sales Director at Brady

2021 - 2023

Enterprise Solutions Sales Director at Birlasoft

2023 - 2023

Sector Director at OSF Digital

Founder of Highworth Business Growth

2022 - Present

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