About Us

Built by two disciplines that rarely sit in the same room.

Amara was founded on the belief that family office technology fails when it's led by only one side — either the engineering or the domain. Amara is led by both, together.

Saurabh Dixit, Co-Founder of Amara
Saurabh Dixit
Co-Founder — Product Vision & Technology

Saurabh Dixit is the Co-Founder of Amara, shaping the product vision and technology solution. With over two decades of global technology leadership across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Saurabh brings deep technical depth and proven execution discipline to solving complex enterprise challenges.

  • Global Technology & Executive Leadership — Over 20 years leading core IT functions, digital transformation, and multi-million-dollar technology portfolios across Financial Services, Real Estate, Retail, and multinational conglomerates, including executive tenure at The Citco Group Limited.
  • Deep Tech Vision & AI Strategy — Architect of enterprise-grade data platforms, cloud modernization initiatives, and agentic AI models designed to eliminate fragmented legacy systems and turn process-heavy workflows into automated, scalable operations.
  • CRM & Enterprise Architecture — Strong track record in CRM consulting, systems integration, and cybersecurity risk governance, ensuring sensitive client networks operate on secure, highly available, and compliant infrastructure.
  • Strategic C-Suite Advisory — Trusted advisor to executive teams, skilled at bridging high-level business strategy with hands-on engineering execution to deliver measurable enterprise value and high-impact ROI.
  • Academic Foundation — Educated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, holding a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering alongside an MBA in Information Systems Management.
Simran Sandhu, CFA, Co-Founder of Amara
Simran Sandhu, CFA
Co-Founder — Family Office & Product Strategy

Simran Sandhu is the Co-Founder of Amara. With an extensive background spanning product strategy, fund administration, and the family office ecosystem, Simran brings deep domain expertise to modernizing how family offices manage data, transparency, and stakeholder alignment.

  • Product Strategy & Innovation — Proven track record leading product architecture, UX design, and go-to-market strategies across complex financial platforms, including her tenure as Head of ESG, Institutional Services, and Fund of Funds Product at The Citco Group Limited.
  • Fund Administration & Middle Office Modernization — Hands-on experience scaling fund administration solutions, commercializing middle-office suites, and building intraday trade matching and client transparency tools across global asset classes.
  • Family Office Ecosystem Focus — Deep insight into the operational bottlenecks and legacy technology challenges of modern family offices, driving Amara's mission to build intuitive, secure, and seamless collaboration tools.
  • Commitment to ESG & Climate Impact — Passionate advocate for sustainable finance and climate technology, actively contributing as a board member at Seedling Climate Alliance and integrating ESG principles directly into platform design.
Why We Started Amara

One of us has spent decades building the systems institutions trust. The other has spent a career inside the family offices those systems were meant to serve.

Amara exists in the space between those two vantage points — where good engineering meets design thinking on how family legacy is propagated and preserved.

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