Where does Sajal Khanna work?

Sajal Khanna is Founder of Akudo and Principal at Entrepreneur First.

Where did Sajal Khanna go to school?

Sajal Khanna studied at Y Combinator (S21); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Hons, Computer Science); Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj (Science).

Sajal Khanna

InvestorFounder

Principal at Entrepreneur First · Founder at Akudo

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

FoundedAkudo · YC

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About

Sajal Khanna is cofounder of Akudo, a neobank for teenagers focused on financial learning. He previously worked at Capital One in auto-finance, focusing on credit analytics and data science.

Founder at Akudo YC S21

Intro paths

Sajal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Akudo's investors · 5

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks Cabra VCLimassol · since 2023 JAFCO AsiaSingapore · $1M – $40M checks · since 2023 Tribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $75M checks · since 2023 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Akudo

Lavika AggarwalFounder

Jagveer GandhiFounder

Experience

Entrepreneurs FirstPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
Entrepreneurs FirstEarly stage investing2024 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
AkudoCo-Founder & CEO2020 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Capital OnePrincipal Associate2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Capital OneSenior Associate2018 — 2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Capital OneAssociate2017 — 2018Bangalore
Capital OneData Science Intern2016Bangalore
Deloitte DigitalWeb Development Intern2016Mumbai Area, India
Teamchat by Webaroo Inc.Web Development Intern2014Mumbai

Skills & more

Languages English · Hindi

From Sajal's professional profile.

Colleagues at Entrepreneur First

Vice President at Colbeck Capital

Adi Edekar

CEO at Letty

Aditya Agarwalla

Co-Founder & CEO at Kisan Network

Principal, North America at Entrepreneur First

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sajal Khanna?: Sajal Khanna is cofounder of Akudo, a neobank for teenagers focused on financial learning. He previously worked at Capital One in auto-finance, focusing on credit analytics and data science.
Where does Sajal Khanna work?: Sajal Khanna is Founder of Akudo and Principal at Entrepreneur First.
What companies did Sajal Khanna found?: Sajal Khanna founded Akudo.
Where did Sajal Khanna go to school?: Sajal Khanna studied at Y Combinator (S21); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Hons, Computer Science); Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj (Science).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Entrepreneur First mafia885

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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani mafia148

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Krishna V.Master of Engineering (MEng)Founded Habitat +1 Paddy SrinivasanBSFounded Goto +1 Kiran GolluM.Sc.(Tech.)Founded Oodle +1 Rahul SinghB.E. (Hons.)Founded Datamonk +1 Srinivas SarkarBachelor's degreeFounded Coupl +1 Saksham AggarwalBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Iterate AI +1

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Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram mafia53

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tanuj MohanFounded AirEye +2 Madhav KrishnaAISSCEFounded Vahan +1 Saurabh NangiaCBSEFounded Datamonk +1 Tanay KothariGraduated High SchoolFounded Wispr Flow +1 Vikram ChatterjiFounded Galileo +1 Atindriyo SanyalFounded Galileo +1

+ 46 more

Deloitte Digital mafia21

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Benjamin EastonAssociate InternFounded Develophealth +2 Erik DuffieldGM & Managing Director of Experience Management PlatformFounded Hakkoda +1 Filip WielanierIT ConsultantFounded Cookie3 +1 Paul RooimansDeveloping and implementing disruptive Sales Strategies for Sales and Business development teamsFounded Keiron +1 Andy GoldsteinCo-Founder & Managing DirectorFounded German Accelerator Aldrin ClementBusiness Technology AnalystFounded Novel

+ 14 more

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Also attended Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj18

Madhur MakkarPrincipal, Asia at RTP Global Sameer MehtaManaging Director & Head of Southeast Asia at DSG Consumer Partners Devesh PapneyPrincipal at Unilever Ventures Mukul AroraCo-Managing Partner at Elevation Capital Aditya GolaniAnalyst at Auxano Rajit UbowejaPartner at Stride Ventures

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Also attended Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram106

Sunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley Investments Pooja MongaSenior Investment Associate at Beyond Capital Ventures Rohini PrakashHead of Finance at Jungle Ventures Siddharth DhankharPrincipal at Lightbox Vrinda GuptaInvestment Analyst at Titan Capital Agam GuptaPrincipal at Seafund

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Also attended St. John's High School, Chandigarh8

Tejas VijhSenior Investment Analyst at Boomerang Ventures Amogh BantaBlockchain Specialist at UNICEF Innovation Fund Arnav MittalInvestment Analyst at Sharrp Ventures Udit BatishAnalyst at Z21 Ventures Nishant BehlFounder at EMB Ramakant VempatiFounder at Wysa

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Shared employers

Also worked at Entrepreneurs First738

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Toby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic Ventures Benedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 people PeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird Ventures AniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures Isabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures

+ 732 more

Also worked at Akudo2

Lavika AggarwalFounder at Akudo Jagveer GandhiFounder at Akudo

Also worked at Capital One265

Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera Capital Nigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED Investors Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED Investors Bill CilluffoPartner at QED Investors Jess OynickHead of Talent at Union Square Ventures (USV)Austin HayInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 259 more

Also worked at Deloitte Digital38

Marina BeveridgeDirector, Strategy & Network Development at Sapphire Ventures Brittany WalkerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Ascanio OrombelliSenior Investment Manager at Italian Founders Fund Hiroshi WaldManaging Director at Austral Capital Amanda PaolinoAssociate at SemperVirens Venture Capital Andy GoldsteinPartner - Western Europe at VU Venture Partners

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About

Founder at AkudoYC S21

Intro paths

Akudo's investors · 5

Co-founders at Akudo

Experience

Skills & more

Colleagues at Entrepreneur First

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Entrepreneur First mafia885

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani mafia148

Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram mafia53

Deloitte Digital mafia21

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj18

Also attended Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram106

Also attended St. John's High School, Chandigarh8

Shared employers

Also worked at Entrepreneurs First738

Also worked at Akudo2

Also worked at Capital One265

Also worked at Deloitte Digital38

Founder at Akudo YC S21