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Rathin Shah

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Co-Founder & CEO at Spenny (acquired by CRED)
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Rathin Shah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Spenny, a Y Combinator-backed fintech startup acquired by CRED. An ex-investment banker from J. P. Morgan and an Electronics Engineer from BITS Pilani, he has a diverse background that also includes founding a clean-tech venture. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and mentoring students.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Rathin has a deep interest in the performing arts. He is a professionally trained Tabla player with 16 years of training in classical percussion music. He also explores his creative side by dabbling in stand-up comedy and has previously maintained a travel blog.

He once started a business to impress a girl in college, a formula he humorously advises against.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Fintech for India
As the founder of Spenny, he is focused on increasing the investment population of India by making micro-investing accessible, easy, and automatic for the Indian market.
Startup Mentorship
He is passionate about sharing his entrepreneurial journey and actively engages with student entrepreneurs at universities like IIT Kanpur and NIT Trichy to offer pro bono mentoring.
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Career

Work history

10-2019
Co-Founder & CEO
Spenny (acquired by CRED)
7-2019 - 12-2019
Entrepreneur In Residence
Entrepreneur First
3-2017 - 4-2019
Co Founder
Recopro LLP [An Accelerated Product Startup]
7-2015 - 3-2017
Investment Banking Analyst
J.P. Morgan
6-2014 - 12-2014
Risk Consultant
KPMG India
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Education
1-2020 - 3-2020
W20 Batch
Y Combinator
7-2019 - 8-2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
INSEAD
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