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 AkudoYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Sajal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sajal can intro founders to Akudo's investors below.
Akudo's investors · 5
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Co-founders at Akudo
LA
Lavika AggarwalFounder
JG
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
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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.
- 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).
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