Sharene is the cofounder of Takadao, a platform for decentralized community-based finance. She is on a mission to help individuals achieve financial freedom by creating community-based alternatives to banks and insurance companies. Takadao has two products. Takaturn is a cooperative savings and loan vehicle and Takasure is a cooperative insurance pool. Both are shariah-compliant.
Sharene is a serial entrepreneur with two prior exits in the analog economy and one in web2. She was born and raised in Singapore, but lived in the United States prior to moving to the Middle East. She now lives in Riyadh. Her passions include Islamic finance and the web3; in particular, how blockchains and crypto are a fertile ground for the growth of new financial paradigms. Sharene also enjoys mentoring and working with fellow female entrepreneurs. She is a mother of 7.
