Hardy Michel is co-founder of Marloo, bringing deep operational experience in financial services to the business. He was the second employee at Sharesies, where he led Operations for five years as the company grew from zero to $3bn AUM and 700,000 customers across Australia and New Zealand. His remit spanned custody, clearing and settlement, investments, and audits. That background in scaling regulated financial infrastructure directly informs how Marloo is built. Hardy co-founded Marloo alongside Shakeel Lala, and the company is backed by Blackbird VC.