The Founder
Meet Auran Shereef
Entrepreneur, technologist, real estate investor, community builder, and founder of Build Wealth with Auran and Konnex.

The Story
From engineering to entrepreneurship.
Auran came from an immigrant family and studied engineering at the University of Maryland. He built a career in technology, software, and enterprise systems — working across major organizations and high-impact environments including NASA, USPS, Raytheon, Northrop, and other enterprise technology projects.
Over time, Auran expanded from technology into entrepreneurship, real estate, events, networking, personal brand building, and community building. Through Konnex, Build Wealth with Auran, and Auran's Founder Circle, his mission is to help ambitious people connect with better rooms, better relationships, better resources, and better opportunities.
The Mission
Wealth, built through people.
Auran's mission is to help entrepreneurs, professionals, creators, and investors build wealth through relationships, knowledge, technology, and opportunity.
Why Founder Circle Exists
"I built Founder Circle to bring together ambitious people who want access to better rooms, better conversations, better networks, and better opportunities."
— Auran Shereef
What Auran Does
Entrepreneur
Technologist
Real Estate Investor
Community Builder
Event Host
Mentor & Connector