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633 people in our graph share verified history with Ishan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
SomnathunlockedIshan: together at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2005–2009)
×8Ishan: together at Y Combinator
×2Ishan: together at Flipkart
Ishan: together at XLRI Jamshedpur
About
Ishan Bansal is a co-founder of Groww, an India-based company. Prior to Groww, he worked in corporate development at Flipkart, where he handled deals in the supply chain, brand, and payment sectors, and previously focused on M&A sourcing and execution in the online travel space for ibiboGroup/Naspers in India. His earlier experience includes deal execution across sectors such as hospitality, consumer, metals and mining, and BFSI, spanning capital market products and M&A and private equity advisory.
Founder at GrowwYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Ishan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ishan can intro founders to Groww's investors below.
Groww's investors · 10
Alkeon InnovationNew York · since 2021avraHillsborough · since 2021Ensemble VCAustin · since 2021FrialeNashville · $100K – $600K checks · since 2021ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2021K50 VenturesEncinitas · $50K – $250K checks · since 2021Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Propel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Ribbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2020Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Groww
Experience
- Groww, IndiaCo-Founder,current2016 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- FlipkartCorporate Development2015 — 2016Greater Bengaluru Area
- Naspers LimitedManager (Corporate Development and M&A)2013 — 2015Gurugram, Haryana, India
- ICICI SecuritiesAssociate2011 — 2013Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- New Vernon CapitalSummer Intern2010Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Sterling Commerce an AT&T companySummer Intern2009Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Skills & more
Management5Team Management8Financial Modeling18Investment Banking14Valuation7Private Equity6Corporate Finance2Capital Markets3IPO2Deal Sourcing1BFSI1Business Strategy25
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Mergers & AcquisitionsBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi
- CFA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ishan Bansal?
- Ishan Bansal is a co-founder of Groww, an India-based company. Prior to Groww, he worked in corporate development at Flipkart, where he handled deals in the supply chain, brand, and payment sectors, and previously focused on M&A sourcing and execution in the online travel space for ibiboGroup/Naspers in India. His earlier experience includes deal execution across sectors such as hospitality, consumer, metals and mining, and BFSI, spanning capital market products and M&A and private equity advisory.
- Where does Ishan Bansal work?
- Ishan Bansal is Founder of Groww.
- What companies did Ishan Bansal found?
- Ishan Bansal founded Groww.
- Where did Ishan Bansal go to school?
- Ishan Bansal studied at XLRI Jamshedpur (MBA, Finance); CFA Institute (Charter Holder, Investment Management); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BE(Hons.), Mechanical Engineering).
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XLRI Jamshedpur mafia20
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Shared employers
Also worked at Groww, India8
Collin WestManaging Partner at Ensemble VCRyan BloomerFounder and Managing Partner at K50 VenturesGaurav PatilVice President at Transition VCDeepak RavichandranPartner at Alkeon CapitalHarsh JainFounder/COO at GrowwAditya AnandCEO at Wint Wealth
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Also worked at Flipkart73
Binny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorSandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsNitin SethChief Executive Officer (Incedo) at Mission HoldingsManpreet RatiaManaging Partner, Portfolio Success at Jungle VenturesNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP GlobalBabu VittalPeople & HR Practice Leader at RTP Global
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Also worked at Naspers Limited22
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Also worked at ICICI Securities9
Anooj VikamInvestor at A91 PartnersAshwini JoshiPrincipal at Emphasis VenturesRohan ShahCampus Lead at The MBA FundJugnu PatiSenior Fund Manager at ADB VenturesVivek JainChief Business Officer - Shiksha.com & Fast Forward at Info EdgeKrishnan NeelakantanManaging Partner at Ankur Capital
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