Vivek N.

Co-Owner @ Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties

About

I am an entrepreneur with a long-standing focus on helping people live pain-free, productive lives. I co-own one of Florida’s leading practices for arthritis and rheumatic diseases, and I spend much of my time at the intersection of healthcare, fintech, and AI.Over the past 25+ years, I’ve founded, led, and invested in startups across mobile, enterprise, and health tech. I co-founded and served as CEO of Scout Finance, a mobile equities platform that was acquired, and I was a founding investor in Tula, a probiotic skincare company later acquired by Procter & Gamble. I’m currently a Venture Partner at Surge Ventures, a fintech incubator, and an advisor to Exer.ai, which builds AI solutions for orthopedic and neurological conditions.I work closely with executives and Fortune 500 leadership teams on how to use AI, mobility, and clear go-to-market narratives to scale their organizations. I also tutor senior leaders one-on-one on using AI tools to enhance their daily work and decision-making.I hold an engineering degree from Stanford, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and I am a Truman Scholar. Beyond my operating and investing roles, I care deeply about workforce opportunity and education, including work in Harlem and support for scholastic chess.

Country

United States

City

New York City Metropolitan Area

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Skill

Mobile, Portfolio Management, Product Management, Entrepreneurship, Product Marketing, Venture Capital, Private Equity, General Management, NLP, Machine Learning, Unstructured Data, Big Data, Start-ups, Enterprise Software, Mobile Applications, Agile Project Management, Executive Management, Wireless, Strategy, Vendor Management

Experience

Co-Owner

Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties

2025-6 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Florida, United States

Leading Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease clinic in Florida

Owner

Harlem Workforce Solutions

2023-11 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Providing employment, healthcare, and educational opportunities to at-risk communities

Investor

Self Employed

2014-3 - Present · 12 yrs 7 mos

Venture Partner

Surge Ventures

2024-3 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Product Innovation & Investment

Business Development/Partnerships

Gemini

2021-8 - 2022-6 · 11 mos

New York, United States

Designed and sold pioneering "white-label" capabilities for #fintechs and banks interested in providing #digital asset trading to their customers.

Product Partnerships

NYDIG

2021-4 - 2021-8 · 5 mos

New York, United States

Interim Relationship Manager in experiment to provide community banks and fintechs with digital asset functionality via API. Raised $1B dollars and then business unit was shut down given weak adoption.

Entrepreneur in Residence, Digital Ventures

BNY

2019-8 - 2021-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

New York, New York

Hired to lead the sourcing, ideation, investing, partnering, and building of the next set of wealth & data analytics businesses to drive growth at BNY Mellon without developers. Launched the first beta DTC digital trading portal for BNY Mellon (tested on employees). Pivoted to creating an organic "AI-driven" cloud analytics product for Portfolio Managers who were well-served by several solutions in the market including Excel.

Advisor - Head of Product & Data

Ocrolus

2018-9 - 2019-8 · 1 yr

New York, New York

Established product and data team for Ocrolus, a venture-backed RPA firm, which leverages AI, machine learning, and crowdsourcing to automate financial reviews. The company converts various financial documents into highly accurate digital data, replacing human audits with precise AI-driven analyses. Series A investors include Bullpen Capital, QED Investors, and notable industry figures like Sam Hodges, Vince Passione, and Ram Ahluwalia.

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Scout Finance (acquired by Money.Net)

2014-3 - 2018-3 · 4 yrs 1 mo

nyc

Played a pivotal role in the development and sale of Scout Finance, an innovative mobile-first data analytics and workflow solution tailored for investors. Scout Finance is on a mission to revolutionize the world of equity research and analysis by harnessing the power of automation, data science, and exceptional design. Our product was conceived and executed by a seasoned team of tech experts, product specialists, and investors with extensive backgrounds at renowned companies like Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and Yahoo!. Download Scout at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scout-finance-stock-tracking/id971610013?mt=8 Winner Best in Class Mobile Innovation 2016 Benzinga FinTech Awards

Consulting Project: Vice President, Partnerships & Investments

Kirusa

2013-11 - 2014-2 · 4 mos

Lead member of the Management Team driving strategic partnerships, investments and communications for top mobile chat technology service in Africa. Based in the U.S. with locations in several emerging markets, Accel, Qualcomm, and Helion-backed Kirusa is the pioneer in "voicing", allowing users to send instant voice messages along with their texts, to any mobile device in the world.