Anil Raj is a serial International entrepreneur. With just over a decade into entrepreneurship, today his businesses range from Indian chain of restaurants, International kindergarten school, Travel and leisure, Imports and Exports, and more.
An ex-techie with 17 years of experience working in International investment banks like Credit Suisse, Dresdner, Japanese Shinsei Bank and Citi Bank. He holds an M.S. in Information Technology from Australia.
After his MS in 1997, he moved to Indonesia to work for an Indonesian bank as an IT specialist.
In 1998, he shifted to Japan for Credit Suisse, and has worked for other well known Banks after that.
A n d i n 2 0 0 5 , A n i l t o o k a p l u n g e i n t o entrepreneurship, and has cracked its code multiple times since.
His company, RAJGROUP, founded in 2005, is based in Tokyo, Japan.
He recalls that he always wanted to be an Entrepreneur, right from his college days. It seems like the drive to better things, and questioning the status quo, had always been in his DNA.
Anil attributes his business success to two simple Mantras - Create a Need or Address one.
In one such instance, Anil Raj found that Indian restaurants in Japan never served authentic Sourth Indian food. Hence was born NIRVANAM, a south Indian speciality Restaurant. Today, NIRVANAM, is the most awarded Indian chain of Restaurants in Japan.
Anil Raj is well known amongst the business and political circles in Japan. Anil is consulted for, when Indian Head of States and dignitaries travel to Japan on business visits. He says there are many things to learn from Japan and vice versa, and it is time both countries collaborate deeply to improve the quality of living in both these countries.
Rajgroup is the first company to bring in construction workers from India to Japan. Anil Raj was also selected as a special invitee for the Loka Kerala Sabha 2020.
Anil is well rooted back home as well. He has addressed various forums in the country to encourage Indian students and entrepreneurs. He believes India’s growth story can be realised this century, with the upcoming talent in country.
RAJGROUP businesses today:
• Award winning restaurant brand ‘NIRVANAM’, which has 6 branches, 4 of it in central Tokyo, 1 in Yokohama, 1 in Saitama. Awarded “THE BEST RESTAURANT IN JAPAN” consecutively for 6 years now.
• NEHAN TECH is a IT Consulting and services company headquartered in Tokyo.
• Co- Founded ‘ STARKIDS INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL’ in Central Tokyo.
• Import & Distribute Indian products in Japan.
• Connect and bridge people and businesses between India and Japan, to enable business tie-ups, selling products or even cultural exchange.
• MAXROOT - Exporting Japanese Patented Cosmetic product and distribute in India.
• BIZCOOT.COM - A Talent Network Company, based out of Bangalore.
• VIFL - Director, Vivekananda Institute of Foreign Languages (VIFL.IN)
• VERYCOM - Branding. Design. Digital marketing.
