Adam Helmi in a black henley, smiling

Fintech Operator. Builder.Head of Fractional Real Estate at Wahed Ventures, Kuala Lumpur.

Factsheet · October 2026

Adam Helmi

Base
Kuala Lumpur
Inception
June 2017
Mandate
Fintech

Objective

I take regulated financial products from a blank page to fully funded, and I build the software that runs them.

Nine years across equity crowdfunding, a personal finance startup, a crypto payment gateway and Malaysia's first regulated fractional real estate platform. Always open to a good collaboration, and to building things worth building.

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Key facts

Now
Head, Fractional Real Estate (Crowdfunding)Wahed Ventures, a Wahed Inc. Company · Since 2025
Before
Co-Founder & CFO, HeyAlfredCo-Founder, Crypto Payment Gateway · Investment Analyst, Equity Crowdfunding
Partner
Non-Executive Partner, TRIBE StudiosShareholder · Boxing and Fitness Studios, Kuala Lumpur · Since 2017
Focus
Alternative Investments, Crowdfunding, WealthtechRegulatory Sandboxes, Shariah-Compliant Structures
Study
Master of International Business, HultLondon and San Francisco · BBus Economics & Finance, RMIT
Open To
Collaborations and Build ProjectsAdvisory, Speaking and Partnerships

Pilot Raise

RM1.03m

from 928 investors in six days, in a closed pilot for fractional property.

Wahed Ventures · Johor Bahru · 2026

Second Deal

2 hrs

to fully fund the second property on the platform.

Wahed Ventures · July 2026

Third Deal

RM2.04m

raised for a Kuala Lumpur property in under a day.

Wahed Ventures · September 2026

Accelerator

Top 3

at MyFintech Week 2019, run by Bank Negara Malaysia and 1337 Ventures, with HeyAlfred.

The Edge Malaysia · April 2020

Risk and Reward Profile

Lower RiskHigher Risk

Founder's appetite for risk, regulator-grade paperwork. Comfortable launching inside a regulatory sandbox.

What I Bring

Allocation of Effort

  • Taking a Regulated Product to Market
    Sandbox applications, committees, deal structuring, investor disclosures
    Core
  • Capital and Finance
    Fundraising, due diligence, valuation, intercompany flows, cash flow
    Core
  • Operations Tooling
    Governance, e-signing, ledgers and dashboards, built and shipped
    Strong
  • Working With AI Agents
    Every demo on this page was built with coding agents, then reviewed by me
    Strong

Top Holdings

What I Can Build

Working demos of tools I've designed and shipped: what each one is, and who it helps. Every figure is invented. Each demo plays a short tour, then hands you the controls.

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Motion Graphics Website Build

A motion-led website concept for TRIBE Studios, the Kuala Lumpur boxing and fitness brand where I'm a non-executive partner. Built in code, with scroll-driven animation.

For YouVisitors feel the class before they book: the rhythm, the community and the workouts in one scroll. Live at tribe-demo.admhlm.xyz.

Motion DesignLive Demo

Track Record

Most Recent First

Track Record

2026 – nowHead, Fractional Real EstateWahed Ventures · Kuala Lumpur

Runs growth and execution for Malaysia's first regulated fractional real estate platform, inside the Securities Commission's regulatory sandbox. Investors start from RM500.

2025 – 2026Acting Head, Fractional Real EstateWahed Ventures · Contract

Set up the vertical from scratch with the team: regulatory navigation, sandbox approval, partners and go-to-market.

2021 – 2024Co-FounderPaywong · Crypto Payment Gateway

Strategic advisory and governance after the team pivoted from HeyAlfred to non-custodial stablecoin payments.

2019 – 2021Co-Founder & CFOHeyAlfred · Personal Finance

Led finance, fundraising and investor relations for an app that pulled bank and e-wallet accounts into one view.

2017 – 2019Investment AnalystAta Plus · Equity Crowdfunding

Early team member at one of Malaysia's first six SC-regulated equity crowdfunding platforms. Due diligence and valuation.

2017 – nowNon-Executive PartnerTRIBE Studios · Boxing and Fitness, Kuala Lumpur

Shareholder and non-executive partner. Corporate finance for a studio I backed early.

2011 – 2016StudyRMIT · Harvard Extension · Hult

BBus Economics & Finance, financial accounting, then a Master of International Business in London with a final project in San Francisco.

Founder Chapter

2019 – 2021

Four HeyAlfred app screens: expenses by category, savings goals, net worth across bank accounts and e-wallets, and a home screen

HeyAlfred

A personal finance app named after Batman's butler. It linked bank accounts and e-wallets in one place, and a chatbot called Alfie answered questions like how much you'd spent on fast food this week.

Top 3, MyFintech Week 2019Top 20, 500 Startups × Petronas FutureTechSelangor Accelerator 2020

Press

Selected

On Stage

Talks and Film

Adam on stage with a microphone, pitching at the Selangor Accelerator Programme
  • Property Investing, ExplainedWahed Explainer · 2026I present the two-minute film on how fractional property works.
  • A Malaysian Perspective on Islamic FintechIslamic FinTech Week · Sep 2020Panellist for HeyAlfred on how industry can drive Islamic fintech innovation.
  • Alumni Panel, Hult Sample ClassKuala Lumpur · Jan 2024
Adam in a cap and a light shirt, riding a Bactrian camel across sand dunes

Off the Clock

Personal Trainer, Angel Investor, Huge F1 Fan, Occasional Camel Rider.

I grew up in Melbourne and did my master's in London, then moved back to Kuala Lumpur to help run my family's investments. I'm a shareholder and non-executive partner in TRIBE Studios, a boxing and fitness brand in Kuala Lumpur. I've backed early-stage businesses as an accredited angel investor, and I'm a certified personal trainer.

I'm a huge F1 fan, which is why I built a setup that keeps live timing in step with the TV. Most evenings I'm building something with AI agents: tools for work, films for friends, and the occasional overbuilt dashboard.

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Let's Build Something.

Building something regulated, need a tool like the ones above, or have an idea for a collaboration? Send a note and it comes straight to me.

Email
hello@adamhelmi.work
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