# Raj Chowdhury

> Raj Chowdhury is the founder and CEO of HashCash Consultants and leads its PayBito digital asset platform. His career spans microsystems research, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, commerce, blockchain banking applications, and payments. He is also an author and is attached as writer and producer to The Last Ledger, a feature film in development based on his memoir Special Housing Unit.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at HashCash Consultants
- **Organizations:** HashCash Consultants, PayBito, Bito Studios, Unification Energy, Shop-a-Block, Locus International, Power Enhancing Devices, ICICI Bank, MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Applied Materials, Intevac, GloCal Venture Capital, Asha for Education
- **Education:** MS in Robotics Engineering & Material Science (as listed in his public CV), Tufts University, MBA in Marketing & Finance (as listed in his public CV), Santa Clara University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- **Known for:** Led early ICICI Bank blockchain work in trade finance and remittance, as credited by HashCash in its 2017 appointment announcement., Founder and CEO of HashCash Consultants and leader of PayBito., Co-founded ventures in electric vehicle charging, mapping data, energy harvesting, and social commerce.

## Career timeline

- **2005–2006** — Research associate at MIT Microsystems Technology Lab, per his public CV.
- **2006–2008** — Worked in semiconductor equipment product management at Applied Materials, per his public CV.
- **2008** — Co-founded Unification Energy; visited the Gohaldanga education project as an Asha steward.
- **2012** — His public CV dates his Shop-a-Block co-founder role to 2012.
- **2016** — Led ICICI Bank blockchain work, according to the subsequent HashCash appointment announcement; the bank announced its Emirates NBD pilot in October.
- **2017** — HashCash announced his appointment as managing director on August 4.
- **2026** — Bito Studios announced The Last Ledger in June, with Chowdhury attached as writer and producer.

## Achievements

- Led early ICICI Bank blockchain work in trade finance and remittance, as credited by HashCash in its 2017 appointment announcement.
- Founder and CEO of HashCash Consultants and leader of PayBito.
- Co-founded ventures in electric vehicle charging, mapping data, energy harvesting, and social commerce.
- Author of Special Housing Unit and The Dark Secret of the Silicon Valley.
- Attached as writer and producer to The Last Ledger, announced in development in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published Travel Payment Processing: What Growing Travel Businesses Need to Know on LinkedIn on July 30.
- **2026-06** — Bito Studios announced The Last Ledger on June 30; Chowdhury is attached as writer and producer, with the feature in development.
- **2026-02** — Published a LinkedIn article on adding crypto payments for small and mid-sized businesses on February 25.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rajchowdhury.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajchowdhury/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RajChowdhury
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rajchowdhury3101
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raj.chowdhury_official/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRajChowdhury

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Last updated: 2026-10-25