Lloyd Wahed

Lloyd Wahed is the Founder and CEO of Mana Search, the market-leading FinTech and Web3 hiring partner that is driving culture as a service.

Lloyd began his career in finance in 2004 in technology equity trading. Following a role as Global Director of Technology and founding multiple search firms, Lloyd set up Mana in 2017. He is now an expert in advising, investing in, and scaling startups that are building for the long-term.

Lloyd also created and hosts the Searching for Mana Podcast, sponsored by the London Stock Exchange. Alongside this, Lloyd is a member of the Forbes Human Resource Council, advisor to Nayms, advisor to a FinTech growth fund, Mentor on the Algorand Accelerate scheme, and Co-Founder of Coconuts, the network that encourages referral and referencing.

Mana connects the dots across FinTech and Web3. It’s a hiring partner and an ecosystem, where pioneers building projects in a rapidly evolving industry have access to the right networks. Lloyd and Mana are creating communities that champion innovation and diversity, with culture at the heart of it all.