Nabyl Charania

Nabyl Charania is a globally-seasoned serial entrepreneur who co-founded Rokk3r Labs, the world’s first ‘cobuilding’ platform to fund, launch and scale world-changing ideas. As Rokk3r Labs CEO he accelerated the cobuild model across multiple geographical regions and led the overall business which was responsible for establishing over 50 companies, enabling entrepreneurs realize their dreams, creating hundreds of jobs and generating a lasting impact in the regions Rokk3r Labs operated. He led the company’s transition to the public markets, the subsequent move to privatization, and the merger of Rokk3r Labs and its holdings into Rokk3r Inc, where he is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Nabyl is also leading the shift in Rokk3r’s strategy toward building, acquiring and integrating companies based on Rokk3r’s internal capabilities and experience, leveraging networks to build companies centered around social commerce, insurance, fintech and more, with technology as the underlying exponential growth layer. Under his leadership, Rokk3r has been named to Inc.’s Best Workplaces for 2020.

Nabyl is also Founding Partner and General Partner at Fuel Venture Capital, a $200M venture capital fund that provides smart capital and key resources to founders in sectors such as space, construction, extended reality, micromobility, and more. Fuel Venture Capital has invested in exponential companies such as TaxFyle, Bolt, Ubicquia, OhmniLabs and Soundtrack Your Brand, amongst others.

Previously, Nabyl has started and grown several technology ventures with successful exits, and developed and managed large-scale R&D and engineering teams. He continues to serve on private boards and is a Forbes Contributor. Nabyl earned a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.

Nabyl is guided by his own personal Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP), which is to ‘create incorruptible prosperity and abundant ecosystems for all across the universe’. As such he is passionate about understanding the role exponential technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics play in reshaping business, civil society and daily life.

As his MTP centers around the creation of abundant ecosystems, Nabyl draws inspiration from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the XPRIZE Foundation. As a legacy donor, he supports the AKDN’s fundamental objective to improve the quality of human life through a variety of agencies working in the fields of economic development, education, healthcare, and cultural enrichment. As a member of the XPRIZE Vision Circle, Nabyl joins Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Ratan Tata, and other global business leaders to contribute thought leadership and funds for XPRIZE’s large-scale global incentive competitions that crowdsource solutions to the world’s grand challenges.

Nabyl is also fascinated by space, and is excited to pursue space travel and other space projects that line up with his MTP. His other interests span fitness, music, sneakers and fashion.