Karan Navani is a founder and product-minded technologist with nine years’ experience building SaaS and marketplace products that bridge technical delivery and go-to-market. As Co-Founder of Poli he’s focused on making global career mobility simpler for international talent, drawing on prior product and engineering leadership at Deloitte Ventures where he was the youngest PM to own a full product lifecycle. His background spans software engineering, product ops, and enterprise innovation—from patent-backed blockchain work at IBM to F1-grade optimisation for supply chains—giving him a rare mix of hands-on engineering and strategic product instincts. Born in India, raised in the UAE and now based in the UK, he combines multicultural empathy with a mission to make opportunities more equitable. Currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler, he balances early-stage startup-building with scaling repeatable SaaS practices. He’s practical, outcome-focused, and known for turning complex enterprise needs into simple, usable platforms.
9 years of coding experience
Web Development Immersive, Web Development Immersive at General Assembly
High School Commerce- Accountancy Business Studies Marketing and Entrepreneurship, High School Commerce- Accountancy Business Studies Marketing and Entrepreneurship at The Indian High School, Dubai
Bachelor’s Degree Management and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor’s Degree Management and Entrepreneurship at Lancaster University
Contributions:50 PRs, 164 pushes, 16 branches in 3 months
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