Shashank Kumar
InvestorFounderCo-Founder & MD, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures · Founder at Razorpay
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
FoundedRazorpay · YC
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About
Shashank Kumar co-founded Razorpay in 2014 and leads its technology, product, design, and marketing teams. He continues to write code and contribute to the codebase. He also advises startups on technology, growth, product, and scaling organizations.
Founder at RazorpayYC W15
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Shashank went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- RazorpayCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- RazorpayCofounder and CTO2014 — 2022
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer2012 — 2014Redmond
- SDSLabsVice President2010 — 2012
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer (Intern)2011Greater Hyderabad Area
- Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of MinnesotaResearch Intern2010Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shashank Kumar?
- Shashank Kumar co-founded Razorpay in 2014 and leads its technology, product, design, and marketing teams. He continues to write code and contribute to the codebase. He also advises startups on technology, growth, product, and scaling organizations.
- Where does Shashank Kumar work?
- Shashank Kumar is Founder of Razorpay and Co-Founder & MD, Razorpay at Mars Shot Ventures.
- What companies did Shashank Kumar found?
- Shashank Kumar founded Razorpay.
- What companies has Shashank Kumar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include BharatX, Castled.io, Codingal, Requestly.
- Where did Shashank Kumar go to school?
- Shashank Kumar studied at Y Combinator; Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (B. Tech., Computer Science); St. Xavier's High School, Patna (ICSE).
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