# Raagulan Pathy

> Raagulan Pathy is the Singapore-based co-founder and CEO of KAST, a financial platform built on stablecoin rails. Previously Circle’s Asia Pacific vice president and Singapore CEO, he held regional enterprise roles at AWS, Facebook and Zoom, co-founded Lazu and founded the crypto investment firm JaffCap. KAST announced an $80 million Series A in March 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at KAST
- **Organizations:** KAST, JaffCap, MHC Digital Group, Circle, Zoom, Facebook, Amazon Web Services, Lazu Cloud, OnShop
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Pulteney Grammar School, Bachelor of Commerce, International Business, University of Adelaide
- **Known for:** Built Circle’s Asia Pacific presence as regional VP and Singapore CEO., Co-founded KAST, which reported more than one million users and nearly $5 billion in annualized transaction volume in March 2026., Led KAST through its announced $10 million seed round and $80 million Series A.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Travelled to New York to train in Solaris Unix, beginning his technology career, according to his personal account.
- **2009-2013** — Founded OnShop.
- **2010-2013** — Co-Founder & CEO of Lazu Cloud.
- **2013-2017** — Financial services role for Asia Pacific at Amazon Web Services.
- **2017-2019** — Enterprise Director APAC for Workplace by Facebook.
- **2019-2022** — Head of Enterprise, APAC at Zoom.
- **2022-2024** — Vice President for Asia Pacific & CEO Singapore at Circle.
- **2024** — Co-founded KAST with Daniel Bertoli; founded JaffCap and became an advisor to MHC Digital Group.
- **2024-12** — KAST announced a $10 million seed round led by HSG and Peak XV Partners.
- **2026-03** — KAST announced an $80 million Series A co-led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital.

## Achievements

- Built Circle’s Asia Pacific presence as regional VP and Singapore CEO.
- Co-founded KAST, which reported more than one million users and nearly $5 billion in annualized transaction volume in March 2026.
- Led KAST through its announced $10 million seed round and $80 million Series A.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Appeared on Crypto in America in an episode published October 14 discussing KAST, cross-border payments and access to dollar-based financial services.
- **2026-09** — In an interview updated September 17, discussed KAST Business, global payouts, payroll and compliance.
- **2026-06** — Discussed KAST’s stablecoin neobank strategy on Tokenized’s Stablecoin Stories, published June 11.
- **2026-03** — Announced KAST’s $80 million Series A on March 9; the company reported more than one million users and nearly $5 billion in annualized transaction volume.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kast.xyz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raagulanpathy/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/raagulanpathy

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Last updated: 2026-10-21