We didn't build a company.
We built a belief.
The belief that human connection — real, intentional, face-to-face — is the most powerful force in professional life.
" akiraas mean creating an expansive feel - like a community of bright minds guided by clarity and purpose."
Akiraas was born from a simple but urgent observation: in a world more connected than ever, genuine professional connection had become increasingly rare. Events were getting bigger, but conversations were getting shallower.
GaneshKumar Murugan founded Akiraas with a clear mandate: to create communities that didn't just gather people in a room, but gave them genuine reasons to connect, grow, and return.
Headquartered in Singapore, Akiraas operates across APAC and globally — building communities that reflect the full diversity of the world's professional landscape.
How Akiraas
came to be
Something Was Missing
Events were everywhere. But genuine human connection — the kind that changes your career, your thinking, your life — was increasingly rare.
Connection as a Practice
The insight: meaningful professional relationships don't happen by accident. They require intentional design, the right people, and the right environment.
Akiraas Pte Ltd Incorporated in Singapore
Akiraas was officially founded in Singapore with a clear purpose: to build curated communities and experiences that foster genuine human connections.
EVOLVE & Vantage X Launch
The inaugural communities — EVOLVE for Project Management professionals and Vantage X for CIOs — were established, defining Akiraas's community-first identity.
Building Worldwide
EVOLVE 2025 concluded as our first symposium in partnership with PMI Singapore. Vantage X is active. New communities are forming globally.
Four ways we build
meaningful communities
Foster
We create environments where professionals feel safe to be curious, vulnerable, and genuinely present — not just performing.
Curate
Every speaker, attendee, agenda item, and experience is chosen deliberately. Nothing is filler. Everything earns its place.
Architect
We design the structure of connection — the agenda, the space, the format — so relationships can form naturally within it.
Inspire
We chase moments that change how people think, not just what they know. Every community should leave people more than they were before.
What we stand for
We approach every community, every person, and every engagement with genuine curiosity. We ask better questions. We listen longer.
We say what we mean and do what we say. Our communities trust us to keep the experience genuine, the spaces safe, and the relationships real.
Every design decision begins by asking: what does this person actually need? Not what do we want to deliver.