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Anand Krishna

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Inkle · Founder at LotusPay

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedInkleLotusPay · YC

About

Anand Krishna is a founder based in Bangalore who has started three companies. He previously built Inkle, a tax and accounting automation platform for U.S. startups, and is now working on LotusPay.

Co-Founder & CEO at Inkle

Intro paths

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In turn, Anand can intro founders to Inkle's investors below.

Inkle's investors · 3

Force VenturesPICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checksSaison CapitalSingapore · $1.5M – $33M checks

Co-founders at Inkle

RSRanvir Singh
Ranvir SinghFounder
LF
Learning Fintech SaaS Ranvir SinghFounder

Founder at LotusPayYC S17

Intro paths

YC

Anand went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Anand can intro founders to LotusPay's investors below.

LotusPay's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at LotusPay

AKAtma Krishna
Atma KrishnaFounder/CEO
DGDinesh Gadge
Dinesh GadgeFounder

Experience

  1. InkleCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Index (acquired by Niyo)Co-Founder & CEO2019 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. LotusPay (acquired by Juspay)Co-Founder & COO2016 — 2018Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. Cairn Oil & Gas (acquired by Vedanta Resources)Deputy General Manager2008 — 2014New Delhi, Delhi, India
  5. Morgan StanleyAssociate2006 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Goldman SachsAnalyst2004 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Startups6Early-Stage Startups4Start-up Ventures1Petroleum60Oil/Gas18Equities16Hedge Funds14Upstream19Pipelines9Financial Structuring5Venture Capital7Financial Modeling23
+10 moreValuationCorporate FinanceProcurementPrivate EquityDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyField DevelopmentRisk ManagementStrategyTydy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anand Krishna?
Anand Krishna is a founder based in Bangalore who has started three companies. He previously built Inkle, a tax and accounting automation platform for U.S. startups, and is now working on LotusPay.
Where does Anand Krishna work?
Anand Krishna is Co-Founder & CEO of Inkle and Founder at LotusPay.
What companies did Anand Krishna found?
Anand Krishna founded Inkle, LotusPay.
Where did Anand Krishna go to school?
Anand Krishna studied at Y Combinator (Core Program Summer 2017 Batch); University of Cambridge (Master's degree); University of London (BSc Finance, LSE).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Inkle1

Ranvir SinghFounder at Inkle

Also worked at Index (acquired by Niyo)1

Kumar SiddharthaFounder at Merlin AI

Also worked at LotusPay (acquired by Juspay)1

Atma KrishnaFounder/CEO at LotusPay

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Meryem CherifHead of Investor Relations at World FundMandeep Singh RehalDirector, Business Development at Ontario Centre of InnovationKatya ZotovaMember of the Advisory Board at Verb Ventures