Questions about Adrian Campbell
Who is Adrian Campbell?
Adrian Campbell, also known as Adrian James Campbell or AJ Campbell, is an Australian entrepreneur born in Shepparton, Victoria, in 1989. He founded the property marketplace Kinnara in 2021, co-founded the AI trading business iQuant Fund, and leads Kinnara Capital's development work in Lombok, Indonesia. He has worked in Indonesia for about 15 years and speaks Indonesian.
Is Adrian James Campbell the same person as Adrian Campbell of Kinnara?
Yes. Adrian James Campbell is his full name. He usually goes by Adrian Campbell, and friends call him AJ. He is the founder and CEO of Kinnara.
Where is Adrian Campbell from?
He was born and raised in Shepparton, a country town in the Goulburn Valley of northern Victoria, Australia. He later moved to Queensland's Gold Coast, and then to Bali and Indonesia, where he has been based for most of the past 15 years.
What is Kinnara?
Kinnara is a global property marketplace run by Kinnara Limited, a Hong Kong company Adrian Campbell founded in 2021. More than 15,000 agents list homes, villas and land on it across 44 countries. It is a marketing and listing platform, not a developer, and charges agents no sales commission.
What is Kinnara Capital?
Kinnara Capital is a separate development business made up of Kinnara Capital Limited (Hong Kong) and PT Kinnara Capital Indonesia. It shares substantially the same shareholders as Kinnara Limited, but neither company owns the other. It is developing Saraya Beach Resort & Residences in Sekotong, West Lombok.
What is Saraya Beach Resort?
Saraya Beach Resort & Residences is a planned 154-villa beachfront resort in Sekotong, West Lombok, developed by PT Kinnara Capital Indonesia. It includes two restaurants, a beach club, a spa and a gym, with villas from 60 to 220 square metres run as an international hotel rental pool.
What is iQuant Fund?
iQuant Fund is the AI trading technology business Adrian Campbell co-founded in February 2021 with partners including Jason Noorman, serving as Chairman. It built machine-learning models for systematic equity trading, was enrolled in AWS Activate and Nvidia Inception, and was featured in Kanebridge Quarterly.
Did Adrian Campbell own a resort in Bali?
Yes. He owned Troppo Zone Puri Rama Resort in Kuta, Bali, from 2011 to 2014. He refurbished its 88 rooms, employed about 80 staff and made it a well-known Australian schoolies resort before selling it.
Has Adrian Campbell been involved in court matters?
Yes. Two early businesses ended in Queensland court matters: International Solar Solutions in 2015, after outsourced management ran it into the ground, and Eco Boss in 2018, after he closed the company following a dispute with its UK supplier. Both were resolved with fines and restitution. He sets out both in his own words on the failures page.