Raj worked as a police officer in the Mumbai Police Force before becoming fully immersed in the real estate business. He founded Royal Holdings, growing the company slowly but steadily, gradually getting a presence then a foothold across Asia, in countries such as India, China and Singapore. Initially working alongside his brother, Asok Kumar Hiranandani, the two split, dividing the assets.

He later moved to Singapore, taking up permanent residence and working with his son RK Kishin, they transformed many of the island’s iconic areas, including Clarke Quay, Robertson Quay and Little India, winning a succession of government backed projects.

Under their company RB Capital, they can truly claim to control a property empire, but have also branched out into different markets, especially those in the tech arena, such as the British AI company Prowler.io.