Swadesh
YC S19New York City, US · Founded 2019 · 10 employees · Hiring · 4 known investors
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Garry Tanunlockedknows Prateek Swain · together at Y Combinator (overlapped)
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Swadesh provides financial services tailored for Indian immigrants and non-US citizens in the United States, offering banking products and financial inclusion services designed for their specific needs across different life stages.
Also known as GreenTiger · Swadesh Bank
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S19)
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Prateek Swainin𝕏Founder & CEO2020–2025Prateek Swain previously worked in engineering and investment roles at Microsoft, Reactive Robotics, and Westbridge Capital. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Princeton University and founded HackIndia and MakeVentures Princeton during his studies.
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Tyler BurnaminFounder
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Dhruv TyagiinFounder
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Praveen PenumakainPraveen Penumaka studied Computer Science at IIT Madras and has 14+ years of engineering leadership experience at startups and large companies, with expertise in product development, AI, data science, and fintech. He founded and has worked with multiple startups and is now building Swadesh, a financial services platform for Indian immigrants and non-US citizens in the United States.
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Vamsi KrishnainFounder
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Vishali ValioorinFounder
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D. Kasi Pavan KumarinFounder
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Vidur Butalia
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Harshvardhan Singh
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Anayat SekhoninFounder
Investors · 4
Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
8VCreportedAustin · $100K – $50M
Khosla Venturesreported · 2 sourcesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M
Also in the syndicate · 1
Section32lead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$2.3M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022
- $2.3MPre-SeedJul 2022 · 2 sources
8VC (lead), Khosla Ventures (lead), Section32 (lead), Y Combinator (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Swadesh do?
- Swadesh provides financial services tailored for Indian immigrants and non-US citizens in the United States, offering banking products and financial inclusion services designed for their specific needs across different life stages.
- Who founded Swadesh?
- Swadesh was founded by Prateek Swain, Tyler Burnam, Dhruv Tyagi, Praveen Penumaka, Vamsi Krishna, Vishali Valioor in 2019.
- Who are Swadesh's investors?
- Swadesh's investors include Y Combinator, 8VC, Khosla Ventures.
- How much funding has Swadesh raised?
- Swadesh has disclosed $2.3M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Swadesh headquartered?
- Swadesh is headquartered in New York City, US.