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About
Mandar Gokhale is a three-time founder who co-founded AutoFi, where he led product and engineering over a decade as the company grew to mid-eight-figure ARR, an approximately $700M valuation, and a 110-person organization; he currently serves on its board. His earlier experience includes roles at PayPal in point-of-sale payments, GoDaddy in SMB commerce, and eBay, as well as a founding engineer position at MicroPlace. He is currently working on a stealth-stage venture in applied AI.
Founder at AutoFi
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AutoFi's investors · 14
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025BMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksEniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksMouro CapitalLondon · $1M – $15M checksReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checksSandalphon CapitalChicago · $100K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checksZenStone Venture CapitalSan Jose
Co-founders at AutoFi
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Michael MignanoFounder & CEO
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Jonathan PalanExecutive Officer, Director
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Kevin SingermanExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- AutoFiBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- AutoFiCPTO & Co-founder2015 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- GoDaddyDirector, Product Management2012 — 2015Sunnyvale
- OutrightDirector Product Management2012Mountain View
- PayPalSr. Product Manager | Point of Sale Solutions2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Microplace Inc (an eBay Company)Head of Product2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Microplace Inc (an eBay Company)Founder Engineer2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- eBay IncSenior Software Engineer2003 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- BearingPoint (KPMG Consulting)Senior Consultant2000 — 2003
- DelphiEngineer1998 — 1999Gurugram, Haryana, India
Skills & more
Product Management53Agile Methodologies36E-commerce24Integration13Mobile Payments5Analytics6Web Applications5Business Process8Product Marketing6Mobile Applications9Software Development8Cloud Computing7
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Strategic PartnershipsStart-upsUser ExperienceProduct DevelopmentSaaSManagementTeam LeadershipJavaEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages English · Hindi · Marathi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mandar Gokhale?
- Mandar Gokhale is a three-time founder who co-founded AutoFi, where he led product and engineering over a decade as the company grew to mid-eight-figure ARR, an approximately $700M valuation, and a 110-person organization; he currently serves on its board. His earlier experience includes roles at PayPal in point-of-sale payments, GoDaddy in SMB commerce, and eBay, as well as a founding engineer position at MicroPlace. He is currently working on a stealth-stage venture in applied AI.
- Where does Mandar Gokhale work?
- Mandar Gokhale is Founder of AutoFi.
- What companies did Mandar Gokhale found?
- Mandar Gokhale founded AutoFi.
- Where did Mandar Gokhale go to school?
- Mandar Gokhale studied at Delhi College of Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MS, Computer Science).
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