About
Shantanu Joshi is the founder of Lume, a mobile banking platform that provides earned wage access, student loan refinancing, and job placement services for travel nurses.
Founder at LumeYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Shantanu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Lume
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Christopher ChangFounder
Experience
- Sourdough TaxFoundercurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Milk InfrastructureFounder2023 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
- Vivian HealthEngineering Lead2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- LumeCo-founder2019 — 2022
- VertaSoftware Engineer2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Vapor.aiFounder2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AppZenData Scientist & ML Engineer2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Tortoise AIFounder & CEO2016 — 2018Los Angeles, California, United States
Skills & more
Languages English · French · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shantanu Joshi?
- Shantanu Joshi is the founder of Lume, a mobile banking platform that provides earned wage access, student loan refinancing, and job placement services for travel nurses.
- Where does Shantanu Joshi work?
- Shantanu Joshi is Founder of Lume.
- What companies did Shantanu Joshi found?
- Shantanu Joshi founded Lume.
- Where did Shantanu Joshi go to school?
- Shantanu Joshi studied at The Harker School (High School); New York University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); NYU Stern School of Business (B.S. Business, Concentrations: Statistics).
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