Snehal Shinde
InvestorGeneral Partner at Twin Ventures · Founder at Zeni
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $150K checks · typically $125K
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About
Snehal Shinde is a three-time founder and Chief Product Officer at Zeni, an AI finance operations platform for mid-market enterprises. He previously founded Mezi, an AI travel assistant that raised $11.5M and was acquired by American Express for $125M, where the company scaled to over 100M users. Shinde is also an investor at TwinVC and focuses on building AI-native companies in what he terms the context layer between software systems and human decision-making.
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Experience
- ZeniChief Product Officer & Co-foundercurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Twin VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- American ExpressVice President, AI Product Management2018 — 2020Sunnyvale, CA
- Mezi (acquired by American Express)Chief Product Officer, CTO & Co-founder2015 — 2018Sunnyvale, CA
- RdioAdvisor2015San Francisco, California
- RdioVice President, Emerging Markets2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Dhingana (acquired by Rdio)Co-founder, President & CTO2013 — 2014Sunnyvale, CA
- Dhingana (acquired by Rdio)CEO and Co-founder2011 — 2013Sunnyvale, CA
- YahooSenior Product Manager2008 — 2011
- YahooSenior Software Engineer2006 — 2008Sunnyvale, CA
- Symantec CorporationSenior Software Engineer2004 — 2006
- Teradata, NCR CorporationSoftware Engineer2003 — 2004
- ADP CompanySoftware Engineer2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Financial Technology (FinTech)1Go-to-Market Strategy1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1AI Product Strategy1Product ManagementVenture ScalingProduct Management84Entrepreneurship31Scalability17Analytics27Mobile Devices68Start-ups51
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Snehal Shinde?
- Snehal Shinde is a three-time founder and Chief Product Officer at Zeni, an AI finance operations platform for mid-market enterprises. He previously founded Mezi, an AI travel assistant that raised $11.5M and was acquired by American Express for $125M, where the company scaled to over 100M users. Shinde is also an investor at TwinVC and focuses on building AI-native companies in what he terms the context layer between software systems and human decision-making.
- Where does Snehal Shinde work?
- Snehal Shinde is General Partner at Twin Ventures and Founder at Zeni.
- What check size does Snehal Shinde write?
- Snehal Shinde typically writes checks of $100K – $150K.
- Where did Snehal Shinde go to school?
- Snehal Shinde studied at University of Southern California (MS, Computer Science); COEP Technological University (Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
University of Southern California mafia348
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marc BenioffB.S.B.A.Founded SalesforceGabriel PereyraBachelor's degreeFounded HarveyKent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Brian CruverBAFounded Xenex +2Francisco TolmaskyBachelorsFounded RunKit +2Erica BresciaBSFounded Bitnami +1
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COEP Technological University mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Roby Thomas JohnBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Super Gaming +1Hemant JoshiBEFounded SprihJayant KhadilkarBachelor's DegreeFounded ImpactKarmaVaibhav DomkundwarBachelors in EngineeringFounded MobileumSwapnil ShindeB.EFounded ZeniAbhay ParasnisB.S.Founded Typeface
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Twin Ventures mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Southern California816
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also attended COEP Technological University19
Ravi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersHemant JoshiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesMahendra JainFounding GP at Chakra Growth FundAvijeet AlagathiManaging Partner at Shastra VCSujayInvestor at Artian InvestmentsLouise AdamsPartner; Family Office, Tax and Legal at Acorn Capital Advisers
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Shared employers
Also worked at American Express228
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital
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Also worked at Dhingana (acquired by Rdio)1
Also worked at Yahoo4
Also worked at Symantec Corporation141
AyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalGeyer JonesFormer Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Security at Scale Venture PartnersDoug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesJohn DillonInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersTed SchleinGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures
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