Dhruv Bansal
InvestorFounderCo-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Unchained Capital, Inc. · Founder at Unchained
Austin, Texas
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedUnchained
About
Dhruv Bansal is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Unchained Capital, a financial services company offering bitcoin-collateralized loans, custody solutions, and advisory products. Previously, he co-founded Infochimps, a big data platform company acquired by CSC in 2013, while completing doctoral research in statistical physics at the University of Texas at Austin. His background spans data science, software engineering, and cryptocurrency technology.
Founder at Unchained
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Experience
- UnchainedCo-Founder and CSOcurrent2016 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Perfect Timing, LLCCo-Foundercurrent2014 — presentAustin, Texas
- CSCDirector2013 — 2014Austin, Texas
- InfochimpsCo-Founder & Chief Science Officer (CSO)2007 — 2013Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- University of Texas at AustinPhD Candidate2005 — 2011Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- The Princeton ReviewInstructor2006 — 2008Austin, TX and Ann Arbor, MI
- City University of New YorkResearch Assistant2007New York, New York
- Perimeter InstituteResearch Assistant2006Waterloo, Ontario
- Columbia UniversityResearch Assistant2003 — 2004New York, New York
Education
- The University of Texas at AustinDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics2005 — 2011
- Columbia UniversityBA, Mathematics2001 — 2005
Skills & more
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EntrepreneurshipBig DataCombinatoricsCloud ComputingSales EngineeringSystem MonitoringZabbixNetwork CommunicationsLinuxRuby on RailsRubyPythonLanguages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Dhruv Bansal work?
- Dhruv Bansal is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Unchained Capital, Inc. and Founder at Unchained.
- What check size does Dhruv Bansal write?
- Dhruv Bansal typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Dhruv Bansal found?
- Dhruv Bansal founded Unchained.
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Columbia University mafia195
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The University of Texas at Austin mafia100
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Shared employers
Also worked at CSC28
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Also worked at Infochimps3
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Also worked at The Princeton Review15
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