About us
frugbi's mission is to harness today's digital networks' power to create more meaningful social connections. There was a time when we knew our neighbors well. We leaned over the fence and had a chat or shared a laugh; we shared the food we made, and we didn't hesitate to ask for help when we needed it, nor to give it when asked. Today, most of us have hundreds of connections on various social media networks, but do not always recall our neighbors' names, which frugbi is eager to change. We want to enable people to build deeper connections with others and encourage them to support each other in times of need and share a laugh with neighbors during happy times.
The best way to start this journey of 'knowing your neighbors well' is by providing and receiving help on tasks that you cannot complete due to a lack of time, skills, or money. frugbi would like to enable you to whittle away your to-do list while engaging with your neighbors: fix your garage, plan an event, walk your dog, cook or bake food, find a ride to drop your children at activities. Expand your day to more than 24 hours! When you are busy, your community gets your work done for you.
frugbi is a mobile platform for completing essential tasks by exchanging your time and skills with your local community members. The platform allows for an exchange of time, where users accumulate hours by helping others and then trade in those hours to receive help when needed. frugbi fosters a vibrant community where neighbors get to know each other and build a robust support system.
Our Purpose
Touch many lives & build a strong support system around you.
Our Values
Equal respect for everyone in the community regardless of social and economic status.
Our Goals
Transform digital connections into meaningful in-person interactions.
The four pillars of 
frugbi
Community
Neighborhood with active frugbi users.
Connection
People coming together to hep each other.
Time Exchange
Symbolizing the equal giving and getting of help.
Network
Harnessing the power of digital connection to create meaningful real life ones.
Ram Subramaniyan
Chief Executive OfficerRam brings innovation in marrying business and technology well to delight customers. He played key roles in products, operations and business developement at EY and at ADP. He was instrumental in growing outsourcing business from $100M to $1.4B at ADP. He holds a master’s degree in finance & strategy from Goizueta Business School, executive diploma in Srategy & Leadership from Wharton Business School.
Keyur Dalal
TitleKeyur has 20+ years of experience with technology innovation, business development and strategic partnerships. He has spent 10 years engaging customers with emerging technologies ranging from natural language processing to artificial intelligence for industrial use cases. He has a Master’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Florida Tech.
Twisha Shah-Brandenburg
TitleTwisha is a product designer that leads using design thinking. She has worked at BMW and was key in scaling design for their aftersales app across 56 markets. She currently works at Venmo leading their personal finance design team. In addition to being a practitioner she is adjunct faculty at the undergraduate and graduate levels in design planning and innovation at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Thomas Brandenburg
TitleThomas is an interdisciplinary champion, educator and community builder for human-centered services and experiences. Professional designer with 15+ years’ experience in staging end-to-end, omni-channel experiences. He is an adjunct faculty member at Illinois Institute of Technology and is a founding board member of the Service Design Network in the US.
