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Razzak Ali, Founder and CEO of Novva Inc.
Founder · Operator · Technology Builder

Razzak
Ali.

Founder & CEO · Novva Inc.

A career built at the intersection of operations, banking, risk and technology — transformed into a mission to build practical enterprise software that solves real operational problems.

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Founder & CEO · Novva Inc.
Built from operations. Driven by technology.

Razzak Ali brings together more than two decades of experience spanning enterprise operations, banking, credit risk, process governance and software-enabled transformation. His founder journey is rooted in a recurring observation: complex organizations work better when technology is designed around the people, controls and workflows that actually run them.

India · UAE · BahrainBanking & FinTechEnterprise OperationsSoftware & Automation
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Founder Philosophy
Purpose before complexity
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Leadership Lens
Workflow-led engineering
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Novva Inc.
Enterprise software platforms
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25+
Years Across Operations & Technology
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3
Countries of Professional Experience
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70+
Enterprise Systems Built
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180+
Applications & Modules
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The Journey
From operational frontline to enterprise technology founder

Razzak's career developed across very different operating environments — technology-enabled BPO, banking, finance, credit risk, collections, logistics and enterprise operations. That breadth created a practical understanding of how information moves through an organization, where approvals stall, why controls fail, and how repetitive work can be redesigned. Over time, software stopped being only a support tool and became the means to turn operational knowledge into repeatable systems.

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Milestones That Shaped the Founder
Experience translated into product thinking
Learning to automate at scale
Wipro · Hewlett Packard
Kolkata, India · Technology & BPO Operations
2004–2006

Working on HP back-office automation connected technology directly to operational performance. The source profile records more than 144 applications/modules and seven operational portals, together with recognition from Hewlett Packard and Wipro's highest appraisal rating.

Understanding money, risk and control
Amlak Finance · CBI · ADCB
UAE · Credit, collections, banking operations
Banking Chapter

Years in financial services deepened his exposure to credit appraisal, portfolio monitoring, collections, maker-checker controls, compliance, MIS and high-volume processing — disciplines that later became recurring patterns in enterprise system design.

Moving from functions to whole operations
Lashari Group · Cebarco Bahrain
Bahrain · Operations, governance & transformation
Operations Chapter

The focus expanded from individual functions to cross-department workflows: Finance, HR, Admin, Projects, inventory and operational governance. This is where process redesign, dashboards, structured approvals and system-led control converged.

Turning accumulated experience into Novva Inc.
Founder & CEO · Novva Inc.
Enterprise software built around real workflows
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Novva represents the convergence of those experiences: build software from the operational problem outward, combine controls with usability, and give organizations systems that reflect how their teams actually work.

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Mission & Vision
The principles behind Novva Inc.
MISSION — Make operations simpler
  • Translate complex workflows into clear digital systems
  • Reduce repetitive manual work through practical automation
  • Build visibility, accountability and control into everyday operations
  • Keep enterprise technology understandable to the people using it
VISION — Software shaped by real work
  • Create adaptable platforms for organizations across industries
  • Bridge operational expertise and modern software engineering
  • Design systems around business reality rather than generic templates
  • Build Novva as a portfolio of purposeful enterprise products
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How He Thinks About Building
A founder's operating principles
Start with the workflow

Understand who does what, what information they need, where decisions happen and where the process breaks.

Automate with control

Speed matters, but so do approvals, traceability, auditability and clearly assigned responsibility.

Design for the operator

A system succeeds when the people doing the work can understand it quickly and use it consistently.

Measure what changes

Dashboards, KPIs and exception visibility turn digitization into management information and action.

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Experience DNA
Capabilities brought into Novva
Enterprise Operations
Process GovernanceWorkflow DesignKPI FrameworksSLA Management
Banking & Risk
Credit OperationsRisk ManagementCollectionsMaker-Checker
Technology & Automation
Enterprise SystemsProcess AutomationERPDigital Workflows
Governance & Insight
AuditComplianceMISPower BI
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Selected Recognition
✦Hewlett Packard recognition for back-office automation
✦Wipro G5P5 — highest appraisal rating
✦Employee of the Quarter — ADCB
✦Service Excellence — ADCB
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Learning Foundation
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MBA — Banking & Finance
Campbell University, UK
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B.Sc. (Hons)
University of Kolkata, India
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Technology Education
Network Computing & Computer Programming diplomas
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Professional Certifications
Technology, project delivery, analytics, process excellence & AI
✦CIW (Certified Internet Web Professional) v5 Associate
✦MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer)
✦MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert) Charter Member
✦MCSD (Microsoft Certified Software Developer)
✦IBM Certified Developer — IBM i 7.x
✦PMP Certified
✦Power BI PL-300
✦Google Data Analytics, BO, PowerBI, Advanced Excel & Macros
✦Certified Six Sigma Lean Specialist
✦Microsoft Certified Intelligent Applications Builder
✦GitHub Certified Agentic AI Developer
✦AI, ChatGPT & Claude Certified
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The Novva Objective

Build useful software. Not technology for its own sake, but systems that make an operation easier to run, easier to understand and easier to improve.

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