Rumaiza Ali
Founder & CEO, Wedy
New York, New York, United States
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Experience
Founder & CEO
Wedy App
February 2020 - Present •
Wedy is the world's first marketplace for booking and financing wedding services. The Company's Buy Now, Pay Later solution is revolutionizing the way couples pay for their wedding. The platform ties together the discovery and booking experience with its streamlined suite of business management tools for wedding pros. Find us on the App & Play Store! As the CEO of Wedy, Rumaiza strategized and defined the product vision. She remains laser focused and committed to build not just an easy but also a highly flexible booking platform to power the creative economy at scale.... read more
Architectural Intern
Eskay Design
June 2013 - December 2013 •
Architectural Internship at Eskay Design Architects and Interior Design Consultants under the stewardship of Mr. K. Shivashankar, its Chief Architect. Rumaiza handled conceptual sketches and design development for residential projects which included material research, budgeting, itemizing work with contractors and site visits. The emphasis and focus was on early preparation, sound planning and implicit execution. During her tenure, she learnt the importance to cater to intricate and diverse customer needs making optimal use of resources and in accordance with all environmental regulations. Client preferences such as choice, taste, feasibility and biases with a keen eye on cost was accorded top priority. http://www.eskaydesign.com... read more
Co-Founder | Creative Director
The Dream Theme
June 2013 - December 2020 •
Rumaiza's former business endeavor organically paved way for The Dream Theme - an Award Winning, Celebrity Wedding Design Studio specializing in Bespoke Weddings, Advertising, Visual Merchandising and Corporate experiences. She's organized high profile events across India and other South-East Asia Destinations with key focus on cutting-edge design solutions, fabricated sets, luxe floral artistry and empowering local artisans across the globe. The Dream Theme was awarded for "The Best Upcoming Wedding Designer" and "Best Floral Artistry" at ICWF | GIWA '16 - Great Indian Wedding Awards. Clients include: Indian Cricketer Dinesh Karthik, Indian Squash Champions Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal, Lanson Toyota, Notable Jewellery Designers and High Profile Socialites.... read more
Founder & CEO
The Little House of Cupcakes
March 2012 - February 2015 • 3 yrs
The Little House of Cupcakes is a pâtisserie that empowered 80,000 home bakers and small business owners. The very first of its kind to be launched in the city that redefined the commercial cake industry. Madras, India | Rumaiza's vision for the company extended beyond the roles of a Founder. She designed the Interiors of the store. Organized client meetings, architectural floor plans to hiring contractors, monitoring and executing the design development. As a sophomore, she handled her first live project with conviction, determination and critical thinking. This journey demarcated her from her peers as an innate entrepreneur with strong leadership skills. Highly motivated, self-driven individual with an innate entrepreneurial vision for foreseeing market trends. At 18, it is this vigor that had led to raising her first seed investment from 2 notable stockbrokers. The success of this venture earned her recognition such as the "Youngest Student Entrepreneur" and "The Rise of Female Founders" in the tabloids. ... read more
Education
SRM University
Bachelor's, Architecture & Interior Design
2010 - 2015