About Us

Every Student Deserves
an Unfair Advantage

Commence is the platform we wished existed when we were breaking in.

Why We Built Commence

The best career prep shouldn't be locked behind expensive mentors and connections. But when we were breaking in, it was. The knowledge that actually gets offers lived inside the heads of people already on the inside.

So we built Commence. Not another overpriced course, recycled question bank, or generic PDF guide. One platform to take you from application to offer. The tools and knowledge that should've never been gatekept.

The Team

From investment banking to buy-side. Built by a team that knows this industry inside out.

Sulaiman Syed Naqvi

Sulaiman Syed Naqvi

Founder & CEO

Started on the FX trading desk at Deutsche Bank, then moved buy-side as an analyst at BlueCrest Capital Management, one of Europe’s leading hedge funds. Three years of front-office experience across sales & trading and hedge fund investing.

UCL
UCL
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche BankFX Trading
BlueCrest Capital
BlueCrest CapitalEM Investing
Ali Bhojani

Ali Bhojani

Co-Founder & COO

Built his career in leveraged finance at HSBC, working across complex debt structures and high-yield credit. Went on to found and run Auma Partners, his own real estate investment fund. Institutional rigour meets operator mindset.

Cambridge
Cambridge
HSBC
HSBCLeveraged Finance
Auma PartnersFounder, RE Fund

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