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A visionary whose entrepreneurial ventures lie at the intersection of technology, gaming, music, fashion and television. Creator of the WNDRVERSE and 3-D Web technology powering AAA gaming. In 2009 he produced the viral online web game “Wall Street Massacre: Murder Madoff.” The game became an instant success with 25 million game plays and fan clubs around the world. The success of this title spawned the vision behind WNDR.
Borris’ detailed view of the big picture has led to engagements and activations with some of the world's leading brands, such as Time Warner Inc., Samsung, SONY Music, BMW Motorcycles, Nestle, and A&E Networks. With a history as an ignitor of pop culture moments and how to amplify them, Mr. Bazelais' plan for the future will be indelible, the delivery of the open metaverse.
A multi-faceted entrepreneur in his own right, Srikant Dash has extensive technology experience across multiple market sectors. Companies co-founded by Dash have developed next-generation technology solutions in the automotive space, real estate and medical industries. Dash’s unusual ability to navigate both the technical and creative aspects of the development process makes him uniquely qualified to bring the WNDR vision to life.
His impressive list of accomplishments includes the development of a real-time VR game for Disney as a complement to a popular television show, the real-time implementation of magnetomotive ultrasound, a novel imaging technology for early cancer detection, and the successful introduction of VR technologies to the Indian automotive industry for companies like Honda, Mahindra, and Mercedes Benz. In recognition of his work in developing the first cloud rendering solution for 3D automotive visualization, Dash received the IDMA Gold medal award for Best Branded Content in 2021 for Renault Virtual showroom, one of India’s most prestigious awards for achievement in digital marketing.
A prolific entrepreneur and seed sage investor knwn for bringing innovative concepts to life, Josh has deep experience across multiple industry sectors, including media, publishing, entertainment, and educational technology, Josh served as the Lead Strategist for Pubbly, one of 5 finalists in the Global Learning XPrize. Led by Josh, the Pubbly team won $1M innovation prize from Elon Musk for its interactive design and distribution platform solution.
In 2012, Josh co-founded LinkIt! (www.linkit.com) and served as CEO of the web-based K–12
assessment and analytics SaaS platform for over 10 years. Currently, Josh serves as Executive
Chairman of the 80-person firm that enables school districts to gain unprecedented insight into
student academic performance and teacher efficacy. With over 450 enterprise clients and
approximately $20M in ARR, the profitable company is currently poised for its next phase of
growth after securing a significant financing from private equity firm Serent Capital in December
2022 at a valuation of over $100M.
In addition to his experience at LinkIt! Josh also served as team leader for Pubbly, one of 5
finalists in the prestigious Global Learning XPrize sponsored by Google. The Pubbly team won
a $1M innovation prize from Elon Musk for its development of a no-code design platform for
digital learning content and will soon launch the Pubbly Learning Marketplace at
www.Pubbly.com in an attempt to democratize both the design and the distribution of premium
learning content for kids around the world.
Josh graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1999 with BA in the History of
Science and holds board positions at three nonprofit organizations in the education and
community development space.
