Shantanu Gangal
FounderFounder at Prodigal
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $10K – $30K checks · typically $20K
FoundedProdigal · YC
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About
Shantanu Gangal is CEO of Prodigal, which develops loan servicing and collections software. Previously, he led data science and analytics at Fundbox, a San Francisco-based lender, and has experience at Blackstone.
Founder at ProdigalYC S18
Intro paths
Shantanu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- ProdigalCEOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FundboxHead of Data Science and Analytics2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SpringboardMentor2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Cartica CapitalAnalyst Intern2014
- Zest AIData Scientist - Intern2014Greater Los Angeles Area
- BlackstoneAnalyst - Private Equity2011 — 2013Mumbai
- The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2009 — 2011
- INRIASummer Intern2007Rocquencourt, Paris
Skills & more
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Private EquityEmerging MarketsDerivativesEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingData ScienceStart-upsEquity ResearchFinanceInvestment BankingPythonSQLLanguages English · Hindi · Marathi
- Cybersecurity awareness training — ESET North America
- Machine Learning: Classification — Coursera
- Machine Learning: Regression — Coursera Course Certificates
- Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach — Coursera Course Certificates
- Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach — Coursera Course Certificates
- Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems: Part 2 — Coursera Course Certificates
- SQL — Stanford University
- Programming for Everybody (Python) — Coursera Course Certificates
- Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems — Coursera Course Certificates
- Regression Models — Coursera Course Certificates
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shantanu Gangal?
- Shantanu Gangal is CEO of Prodigal, which develops loan servicing and collections software. Previously, he led data science and analytics at Fundbox, a San Francisco-based lender, and has experience at Blackstone.
- Where does Shantanu Gangal work?
- Shantanu Gangal is Founder of Prodigal.
- What check size does Shantanu Gangal write?
- Shantanu Gangal typically writes checks of $10K – $30K.
- What companies did Shantanu Gangal found?
- Shantanu Gangal founded Prodigal.
- Where did Shantanu Gangal go to school?
- Shantanu Gangal studied at Y Combinator (Making something people want); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).
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The Boston Consulting Group mafia83
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