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Saurabh Gupta

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Co-Founder at ClickPe (YC W23)
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Saurabh Gupta is the Co-Founder of ClickPe, a Y Combinator-backed fintech company providing accessible business loans to MSMEs. An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, he has a strong software engineering background with proven expertise in cost optimization, having previously reduced AWS bills by up to 40%.

His entrepreneurial drive was evident even before his tech career, when he founded and operated a profitable wine bottle washing and recycling factory. He is passionate about sharing his startup journey and insights with others, often speaking about the challenges and lessons learned while building a company.

Unique fact: Saurabh successfully ran a factory that generated over 3 lakhs in monthly revenue by recycling wine bottles.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Saurabh shows up

Judgemental
Hard To Convince
Demanding

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Saurabh cares about

Fintech for MSMEs
Co-founded ClickPe to provide accessible business loans with daily repayments for small and medium enterprises, focusing on enhancing financial inclusion through technology.
Cloud Cost Optimization
Demonstrated significant expertise by reducing AWS cloud infrastructure costs by 30-40% in a previous role at FinBox through strategic technical changes.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
Co-Founder
ClickPe (YC W23)
9-2022 - 11-2022
Software Engineer
Bloomreach
1-2021 - 9-2022
Software Developer
FinBox
6-2021 - 8-2021
Fudo Technical Consultant
FUDO
8-2020 - 12-2020
Factory Owner
Maa Siddheshwari Traders
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Media appearances

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Education
1-2023 - 4-2023
Education details unavailable
Y Combinator
2016 - 2021
Bachelor's degree
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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