# Sudhin Shahani

> Sudhin Shahani is a British entrepreneur based in Santa Monica, a co-founder and director of Surf Air Mobility and the former CEO of Surf Air Global. His career includes digital music company Musicane, venture work at Anthem, board roles at Panna and Madefire, and a 2026 move into industrial space investment through FutureCorp.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Director at Surf Air Mobility; Managing Director at FutureCorp; Chairman at FutureCorp Space Acquisition 1
- **Organizations:** Surf Air Mobility, Surf Air Global Limited, FutureCorp, FutureCorp Space Acquisition 1, Anthem Venture Partners, Musicane, Panna, Madefire
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** B.S. with honors in Business Administration & Entrepreneurship, Babson College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Musicane and Surf Air Mobility., Helped lead Surf Air through its membership-airline development and the period preceding the 2023 public listing., Served on the boards of Panna and Madefire.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2009** — Co-founded Musicane, a digital music and social commerce business; this range is used in company director biographies.
- **2006** — Anthem’s biography records BusinessWeek recognition among its Top 25 Under 25 entrepreneurs.
- **2007** — Musicane announced an embeddable online store for will.i.am, its head of marketing.
- **2012-2019** — Served on Panna’s board from March 2012 to April 2019.
- **2013-2018** — Served on Madefire’s board from July 2013 to December 2018.
- **2014** — Named executive chairman of Surf Air as Jeff Potter became CEO.
- **2017** — Surf Air acquired Rise and began European operations during Shahani’s leadership period.
- **2018** — Surf Air closed its European operation and refocused on the United States.
- **2023-07** — Surf Air Mobility listed on the NYSE and acquired Southern Airways; Shahani became a director of the public company.
- **2025-05** — Purchased 408,163 Surf Air Mobility shares directly from the company for approximately $1 million.
- **2026-03** — Became a managing director of FutureCorp and a director of FutureCorp Space Acquisition 1.
- **2026-04** — Became chairman of FutureCorp Space Acquisition 1.
- **2026-06** — FutureCorp’s first SPAC completed a $230 million IPO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Musicane and Surf Air Mobility.
- Helped lead Surf Air through its membership-airline development and the period preceding the 2023 public listing.
- Served on the boards of Panna and Madefire.
- Recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2008 20 in Their 20s feature.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 15, Surf Air Mobility announced an OperatorOS contract with Flying Zebra; this is a company development, not a new personal appointment.
- **2026-09** — Surf Air Mobility named Barrett Brown president of SurfOS effective September 30 and announced Air Fuga as an OperatorOS customer.
- **2026-06** — FutureCorp’s first SPAC completed a $230 million IPO; Shahani serves as its chairman.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudhin-shahani-567373

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Last updated: 2026-10-23