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Who We Are
Built on Real Relationships
Across Real Markets
Meridian Axis Global was founded by Moses Gonsalves — a Toronto-based entrepreneur with roots in Qatar and a career background in capital markets.
Moses was born in Qatar and moved to Canada at eight years old, growing up between two worlds. In the years since, he has travelled regularly between Toronto, Dubai, Doha, and Dhaka — maintaining active ties to the Gulf and South Asian markets that are now central to Meridian Axis Global's trade focus. That background is not incidental. It is the foundation of how this company operates: with genuine cultural understanding of both ends of the supply chain, not just a map on a website.
Before founding Meridian Axis Global, Moses worked in capital markets and investor relations — helping companies raise capital and building the case for investment to sophisticated counterparties. That experience sharpened skills that translate directly into commodity brokerage: how to earn trust quickly, how to communicate clearly across different expectations, and how to move a transaction forward when parties have competing interests. Commodity trade is ultimately a people business. Getting a buyer and seller to agree — on price, specification, terms, and timing — requires the same discipline as closing an investment round.
The focus on Canadian lentils, pulses, and grains is deliberate. Canada is the world's largest exporter of lentils and chickpeas, with production concentrated in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The primary buyers of that production are in India, the UAE, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Pakistan — markets Moses knows personally, not just commercially. The trade corridor makes geographic and cultural sense. The goal is to build it with the kind of transparency and direct communication that the industry often lacks.
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Commodity brokerage runs on trust. You are asking buyers to commit capital and sellers to commit cargo based on a relationship. We think the way to build that trust is through honesty — about what we can do, what the market looks like, and what a deal actually involves. That is what we are here to do.
— Moses Gonsalves, Founder
Our Focus
Why Canada to
Asia & the Gulf
The trade corridor we work in is one of the most established and volume-driven in global agricultural commodity trade. Here is why it makes sense — and why we are positioned to work within it.
Canadian Supply
Saskatchewan and Alberta produce more lentils than any region on earth. Canada No.1 grade is the global benchmark. The supply is large, consistent, and trusted by buyers across Asia.
Personal Market Knowledge
Regular travel to Dubai, Doha, and Dhaka gives us direct familiarity with how buyers in these markets operate, what they need, and how they communicate. That is not something you acquire from a desk.
Direct Communication
Every inquiry comes directly to Moses. No account managers, no layers. If you send a message, you get a response from the person who will actually work your deal.
Transparent by Design
Our fee structure is disclosed upfront. We tell you what we can and cannot do. If your inquiry is not a fit, we say so directly rather than wasting your time.