Jitendra Gupta
InvestorFounderAdvisor to Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen · Founder at Jupiter
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
FoundedJupiter
About
Jitendra Gupta is founder and CEO of Jupiter, a mobile-first banking platform designed for Indian millennials. He previously founded Citrus Pay, a digital payments company that grew to over 300 employees and raised more than $25 million before being acquired by Naspers in 2016 for $130 million, and later created the pay-later product Lazypay. He holds a degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai, is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and brings over 16 years of experience in banking and financial services, including seven years at ICICI Bank where he was part of the founding team for the retail cross-sell and investment banking divisions.
Founder at Jupiter
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Jupiter's investors · 11
3one4 CapitalGift City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat · $364K – $30M checks · since 2025BEENEXTSingapore · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Better CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100K checksGlobal Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checksHummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checksPeak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checksRainmatterBengaluru · $60K – $12M checksTanglin Venture PartnersSingapore · $8M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025Whiteboard CapitalMumbai · $250K – $21M checks
Experience
- JupiterFounder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentMumbai Area, India
- PayUManaging Director2016 — 2019India
- Citrus Payment Solutions Pvt. LtdFounder2010 — 2016Mumbai Area, India
- ICICI BankChief Manager, Investment banking2007 — 2010
- ICICI BankRegional Sales Manager2004 — 2007
- RSM & CoStaff Accountant2002 — 2003
- Lodha & CoArticle Trainee2000 — 2002
Skills & more
New Business Development55Mergers9E-commerce35Team Management99Banking99Investment Banking38Management99Private Equity19Credit54Sales32Investments23Business Strategy99
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Colleagues at Varanium NexGen
Aashish Agarwal
Managing Director of Jefferies at Varanium NexGen
Aman Jain
Investment Associate at Varanium NexGen
Amrish Rau
CEO of Pine Labs at Varanium NexGen
Aparajit Bhandarkar
Partner at Varanium NexGen
Madhusudanan R
Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
Nawal Bachhuka
Principal at Varanium NexGen
Paul Abraham
Advisory Board for Venture Debt at Varanium NexGen
Romesh Sobti
Advisory Board for Venture Debt at Varanium NexGen
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jitendra Gupta?
- Jitendra Gupta is founder and CEO of Jupiter, a mobile-first banking platform designed for Indian millennials. He previously founded Citrus Pay, a digital payments company that grew to over 300 employees and raised more than $25 million before being acquired by Naspers in 2016 for $130 million, and later created the pay-later product Lazypay. He holds a degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai, is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and brings over 16 years of experience in banking and financial services, including seven years at ICICI Bank where he was part of the founding team for the retail cross-sell and investment banking divisions.
- Where does Jitendra Gupta work?
- Jitendra Gupta is Founder of Jupiter and Advisor to Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen.
- What companies did Jitendra Gupta found?
- Jitendra Gupta founded Jupiter.
- Where did Jitendra Gupta go to school?
- Jitendra Gupta studied at ICAI (CA); Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics (BCOM).
Founder mafias
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Shared employers
Also worked at Jupiter7
Sandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsVarad KatkalambekarAnalyst at SenseAI VenturesAshirwad KarandeAnalyst at Arkam VenturesMayank ShiromaniDeputy CIO at MUFG Innovation PartnersPranav PaiFounding Partner at 3one4 CapitalRoel JanssenPartner at Global Founders Capital
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Also worked at PayU7
Pramit SinghiAssociate at Titan CapitalMartin SchrimpffVenture Partner at Hi VenturesDavid GarciaManaging Partner & CIO at Borderless VentureGaye OrStrategy & Investment Director at FinbergAbhishek AyyagariFounder at yBANQSaurav GandhiFounder at Bueno Finance
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Also worked at Citrus Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd4
Also worked at ICICI Bank40
Neelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI VenturesAdith PodharFounding Partner at Gemba Capital Venture PartnersAbhishant PantInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesManmeet SinghExpert in Residence, Financial Modeling at Orbit StartupsAkshit PuriAssistant Controller at Vistara GrowthAbhijit JoshiDirector, Credit at Trifecta Capital Advisors
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