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Akshay Shah

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Founder CEO at GenZDealZ.ai
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Akshay Shah is the Founder and CEO of GenZDealZ. ai and iWebTechno, where he has spent two decades digitizing over 900 universities. A graduate of the University of Mumbai, he leverages this vast student network for his new ventures. Colleagues describe him as "extremely intelligent", "hard-working", and a "strong leader".

Outside of his entrepreneurial work, Akshay identifies as a pragmatic libertarian and a budding satirist. He is a proud father and prominently includes "#GirlDad" in his professional profiles, indicating that his family is a core part of his identity.

He is addressing the needs of 400 million "credit-invisible" students by launching Indias first Gen Z credit card in partnership with HDFC and Visa.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Founder CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Akshay shows up

Upfront
Demanding
Hard To Convince

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Akshay cares about

FinTech for Gen Z
Launching India's first credit card for students to solve the 'credit-invisible' issue for the younger generation, backed by major financial institutions.
EdTech SaaS
Built a vertical SaaS company that has digitized over 900 campuses and serves more than 1. 5 million students, creating a significant data moat.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Founder CEO
GenZDealZ.ai
7-2019 - 12-2020
Elected Member - Nasscom Mumbai Regional Council (RC)
NASSCOM
3-2018 - 3-2020
Mentor of Change
Atal Innovation Mission
10-2013 - 9-2023
Founder CEO
iWebTechno
4-2005 - 10-2013
Founder COO
iWebTechno
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2020
MDP
IIM Lucknow PGP-WE
1998 - 2003
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from University of Mumbai
K J Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education & Research Vidyavihar Mumbai 400 077
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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