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On a mission to grow the wealth of everyday Americans
Zolidar is building the easy button for businesses to adopt employee ownership.
Our Story
Zolidar is inspired by solidarity
/soli'dariti/
nounAgreement among individuals with a shared purpose
Meet the team
Our team combines experience from the worlds of small business entrepreneurship, legal innovation, impact investment, economic development and community engagement.
Ashish drives strategy and engineering, after a 20 year career launching 0-to-1 products at Google, Matterport, & Los Alamos National Lab. His expertise spans applied AI and leading global teams. He believes in the magic of employee-ownership for aligning incentives & driving benevolent capitalism. His blog has more on such topics.
...for my Dad who exited his 20+ year old business by shutting it and selling the real-estate because he did not know about employee ownership.
Sonali leads product and operations, drawing on her experience as the COO of Kiva and JFFLabs. She merges her love of creating products used by millions with her belief in building products that unlock human potential. She feels fortunate to have seen EO in action while advising CEOs of employee-owned companies.
... my mom was a star employee for 20 years in the same company when she retired and I imagine the pride and value return she would have earned as an employee owner.
Yash is a product-minded software engineer who loves building robust, scalable, and maintainable apps. With over 5+ years of experience, he finds joy in creating software that improves lives — when he's not busy exploring new restaurants.
...Employee ownership encourages workers to bring their best to work everyday and rewards them with sense of ownership, resulting in healthy, progressive and empowering work culture.
Niranjan is a seasoned technologist and startup builder with nearly two decades of experience spanning AI, product engineering, and team leadership. He has played pivotal roles at early-stage ventures, helping them scale from the ground up to successful launches and beyond.
...employee ownership turns teams into stakeholders. It aligns incentives, builds lasting wealth, and gives everyone a real stake in the mission — not just the outcome.
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