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Rael Ross Butn

Rael Ross

Founder and chief executive

Rael Ross founded Butn and was appointed executive director and chief executive in September 2020. He has more than fifteen years in financial services, technology, and mentoring start-ups, and that he devised Butn to enable instant funding and digital distribution of SME finance.

Tsikot and accounting

He co-founded Tsikot.com, a Philippine automotive platform and forum. In 2016 he and Renato Dayan acquired its assets through Now Web Solutions, He is a qualified accountant who has worked in private practice, the not-for-profit sector, and Big Four firms.

Monash and awards

He completed a Bachelor of Accounting at Monash University on a full scholarship. In 2020 and 2021 he was awarded Australian Young Entrepreneur across multiple categories.

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