Shaurya Bahl is a Dubai-based fintech founder. He builds Simplify (gosimplify.com) — a B2B eSIM and gift card API — ARC, and Raly. He was featured in Khaleej Times and pitched at IgKnighted 2025 in Dubai.

Where is Shaurya Bahl based?

Shaurya Bahl is based in Dubai, UAE.

What does Shaurya Bahl build?

Shaurya Bahl builds Simplify (gosimplify.com) for B2B eSIM and gift card APIs, ARC (arc360.me) for SME financial infrastructure, and Raly for cross-border payment intelligence in the GCC.

What is Simplify by Shaurya Bahl?

Simplify (gosimplify.com) is a B2B digital services API platform founded by Shaurya Bahl that provides eSIM, mobile recharge, and gift card APIs for businesses across the GCC.

What is IgKnighted and how is Shaurya Bahl connected?

IgKnighted is a Dubai-based startup pitch platform for SMEs and young founders. Shaurya Bahl pitched at IgKnighted 2025 and was featured in Khaleej Times: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai-new-pitching-arena-smes-young-founders-igknighted

Is Shaurya Bahl on LinkedIn?

Yes. Shaurya Bahl's LinkedIn is https://ae.linkedin.com/in/shaurya-bahl-61ab61381

Nevermind co/Build

co/Build is a weekly builder community run by Nevermind, a creative studio based in Dubai (also operating out of Bangalore and LA).

Website: nevermind.ae/cobuild

Tagline: "For people who said f✱ck it and kept moving on."

What It Is

A weekly co-working and community format. Every Friday, 200+ founders and builders meet up, work together, and figure things out. Less structured than a networking event, more intentional than just showing up at a coffee shop.

The Format

The model is simple: show up, work on your thing, be around other people doing the same. The emphasis is on:

Consistency — every Friday
Community — you see the same people week after week
Action — actually working, not just talking about working

Members have their own profile pages on the site — the community is a real, named, photographed group of people, not an anonymous Slack channel.

The Vibe

Nevermind as a studio does brand identity, design, film production, and digital marketing for founders. co/Build is the community layer of that same world.

The aesthetic is deliberately anti-corporate: irreverent copy, a flappy-bird game on the homepage, founders listed by first name only. It is designed to feel like it belongs to the people in it.

Community Scale

200+ active founders
Based primarily in Dubai
Nevermind's presence spans Dubai, Bangalore, and LA — giving the community an international dimension

Key People

Manav Chawla — Founder of co/Build, designer and creative director. Close friend of Shaurya — visited his family home in Mudon Rahat.
Armaan Khan — Core member, contributes creatively to video projects and events. F1 collectibles enthusiast.
Roshan — Introduced himself at a co/Build event in January 2026. Runs free weekly tech classes, provides technical feedback.
Shaurya Bahl — Regular participant, demos products, strategizes with the LockIn team.

The co/Build Core group is an inner circle of active members who collaborate beyond the weekly events — planning content, organizing community initiatives, and supporting each other's projects.

Shaurya's Connection

Shaurya operates in exactly the world co/Build is built for: a young solo founder in Dubai, building multiple products at once, who benefits from being around other people doing the same thing.

co/Build is part of the ecosystem where his ventures — LockIn, Simplifly, AI + Frnds — are understood and supported. He has demoed at co/Build events and participates regularly. The LockIn team's "Unlock the gold" strategy session happened at a co/Build lunch in March 2026.

Events & Activities

Weekly Friday co-working sessions
Sharjah Entrepreneur Festival attendance
World EF Dubai 2026 attendance
Free online tech classes by Roshan (45-minute sessions weekly)
Newspaper/printing project discussions