Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Early stage Venture,Seed

Rishi Bali is an Indian American entrepreneur with a background in Quantitative Math and Finance. He is the Founder, CEO & Chief Researcher of Mor Preventative Technologies. Mor’s mission is to develop digital technologies that augment the functionality of apparel; thus eliminating environmental damage caused by its excessive consumption.

Rishi is inspired by creating impactful solutions to large, systemic problems – which often entails having a vision that views the world in an unconventional way & an analytical approach that examines beyond the obvious.

He is an alum of Columbia University and Goldman Sachs. In 2010, he founded YOGASMOGA – a yoga inspired, wellness and technical apparel company. The highlights of the company included an authentic approach to wellness, proprietary development of technically advanced performance fabrics and a domestically scalable – Made in USA supply chain. In addition to the vision, he operated the company for 9 years as the CEO, raised $18mm in Venture Capital and was named one of Goldman Sachs “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.”

Rishi is also a Co-Founder of the Namaskar Foundation – a 501(c)(3) non-profit, that fosters corporate social responsibility.

Besides work, Rishi is a practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga. This traditional form of yoga is a spiritual science manifested in it’s eight limbs. These eight steps act as guidelines on how to live a meaningful and purposeful life. They serve as a prescription for moral and ethical conduct and self-discipline.

Rishi was born in India in the foothills of the Himalayas and spent his formative years in India. As an immigrant and a naturalized American citizen, he attended college in New York City and has spent half his life living in NYC. Addressing his multicultural background Rishi is quoted as saying “I am particularly fortunate to experience and balance two distinct cultures — one modern, dynamic and fast-paced and the other old and steeped in history and tradition — each contributing distinctly to my core values.”

Rishi Bali is both a citizen of the United States of America and an Overseas Citizen of India