Swapnil Shinde
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Twin Ventures · Founder at Zeni
Palo Alto, California, United States
Writes $100K – $150K checks · typically $125K
FoundedZeni
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About
Swapnil Shinde is the CEO and co-founder of Zeni, an AI-powered platform providing bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services for startups, which has raised $48 million in venture funding and serves over 200 startup founders. He previously founded two other companies: Mezi, an AI travel platform acquired by American Express, and Dhingana, an Indian music streaming service acquired by Rdio. He also invests in and advises early-stage AI startups through his fund, Twin Ventures.
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Experience
- ZeniCEO & Co-foundercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Twin VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- American ExpressVice President Of Business Development2018 — 2019Sunnyvale, CA
- Mezi (acquired by American Express)CEO & Co-founder2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- RdioAdvisor - Product and Business Strategy2015San Francisco Bay Area
- RdioVice President, Product - International Markets2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Dhingana (acquired by Rdio)Chief Product Officer, COO & Co-Founder2011 — 2014Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Sr. Product Manager2011Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Product Manager & Engineering Lead2010 — 2011Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Technical Yahoo2007 — 2010Sunnyvale, CA
- Symantec CorporationSoftware Engineer2004 — 2007Los Angeles, CA
- IBM Software LabsSoftware Engineer2000 — 2002Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area
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StartupsFounder15Thought Leadership11Leadership1Entrepreneurship2Scalability39Algorithms3Performance TuningHadoopAgile Methodologies14Distributed Systems13Perl1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Swapnil Shinde?
- Swapnil Shinde is the CEO and co-founder of Zeni, an AI-powered platform providing bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services for startups, which has raised $48 million in venture funding and serves over 200 startup founders. He previously founded two other companies: Mezi, an AI travel platform acquired by American Express, and Dhingana, an Indian music streaming service acquired by Rdio. He also invests in and advises early-stage AI startups through his fund, Twin Ventures.
- Where does Swapnil Shinde work?
- Swapnil Shinde is Founder of Zeni and Managing Partner at Twin Ventures.
- What check size does Swapnil Shinde write?
- Swapnil Shinde typically writes checks of $100K – $150K.
- What companies did Swapnil Shinde found?
- Swapnil Shinde founded Zeni.
- Where did Swapnil Shinde go to school?
- Swapnil Shinde studied at University of Southern California (Masters in Computer Science, Computer Networks & Algorithms); COEP Technological University (B.E, Computer Engineering); COEP - Govt. College of Engineering Pune (B.E Computer Engineering, Computer Science).
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Roby Thomas JohnBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Super Gaming +1Hemant JoshiBEFounded SprihJayant KhadilkarBachelor's DegreeFounded ImpactKarmaVaibhav DomkundwarBachelors in EngineeringFounded MobileumSnehal ShindeBachelor of EngineeringFounded ZeniAbhay ParasnisB.S.Founded Typeface
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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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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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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
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Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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