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Ankur Choudhary

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Co-founder & CEO at Belong - NRI Savings & Investments
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Ankur Choudhary is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur, currently the Co-founder and CEO of Belong, a platform for NRI savings and investments. An IIT Kanpur alumnus, he previously co-founded wealth-tech startup Goalwise, which was acquired by Niyo, where he then served as VP of Product. His career reflects deep expertise in wealth management, product strategy, and quantitative research.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Ankur has a strong passion for analytics and writing, particularly at the intersection of data and sports. This interest led him to co-author a book that applies statistical analysis to the game of cricket, blending his love for numbers with the sport.

He is the co-author of the book "Criconomics, " which uses statistical analysis to evaluate and predict cricket match outcomes and player performances.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Co-founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Ankur shows up

Decisive But Friendly
Friendly But Fast
Driven But Considerate

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Ankur cares about

Fintech for NRIs
Currently building Belong to solve the unique challenges NRIs face with cross-border banking, savings, and investments, starting with offerings through India's GIFT City.
Wealth-tech Products
Co-founded Goalwise and led wealth products at Niyo, demonstrating a consistent focus on simplifying and building investment solutions like Mutual Funds and micro-investing.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Co-founder & CEO
Belong - NRI Savings & Investments
7-2020 - 3-2022
Vice President Product
NiYO (Niyo Solutions Inc.)
4-2015 - 7-2020
Co-founder, Chief Product Officer, Chief Investment Officer
Goalwise
6-2013 - 6-2014
Quantitative Researcher
WorldQuant LLC
Oxus Investments
3 yrs 2 mos
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Education
2004 - 2008
B Tech
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2002 - 2004
High School
Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

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