I'm Salim Virani. My background is in peer learning and supporting creators. I'm a techie and like to make things that enable people.
I’m Salim Virani. I have two cats. One is a ninja, the other is a phantom.
Feel free to email me at smile@saintsal.com
Air Collective (2020)
Air-tight COVID masks that protect the front-line of half of Bulgaria’s hospitals. Svobodna Evropa, technews.bg
DIY Ventilators (2020)
Mobilised 150 engineers across 11 countries, creating ~10 rapid-manufacturable ventilator prototypes in 6 weeks. Referenced by the US National Library Of Medicine and #EndCoronaVirus
Source Institute (2015)
Education delivery company specialising in peer learning and emergent (pre-best-practice) topics, mainly running global programs in emerging tech and markets.
One of our pinnacle programs, The Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation, regularly featured by the BBC World Service and BBC.com
Founder Centric (2012)
Boutique training company that delivered startup education for Europe’s top-tier universities and startup accelerators.
Featured in The Financial Times: Online course opens to sharpen start-up minds, Entrepreneurship can be taught, say educators
Leancamp (2009)
A community of entrepreneurs in 30 cities that developed the Lean Startup methodology
I’ve recently become a Kernel Fellow and am exploring new models for collaboration.
I’ve done a few advisory gigs too - for Polygon, Limechain and Bankless on education and support programs.