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Shubham Goel

Activist · DISC type Cd
Senior Advisor at 8VC
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Shubham Goel is the Co-Founder of Affinity.co, a relationship intelligence platform that uses AI to modernize CRM. An alumnus of Stanford University with a B.S. in Computer Science, he was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for his work. He recently transitioned from his long-held position as co-CEO.

Outside of work, Shubham is multilingual, speaking English, Hindi, Punjabi, French, and Mandarin. His early interests included co-founding an aerospace society in high school and being an active member of Stanfords student entrepreneurship associations. He also has experience teaching computer science to fellow university students.

Unique Fact: Shubhams life philosophy is that personal growth rate ("slope") is always more important than ones starting point in life ("y-intercept").

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Senior Advisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Shubham shows up

Value Conscious
Logical And Quick
Perfectionist

They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Shubham cares about

Relationship Intelligence
As the co-founder of Affinity, he champions using technology to analyze professional networks and drive business outcomes, a concept he frequently discusses in interviews.
AI in Business
He is described as an expert in Artificial Intelligence, having built Affinity's platform on AI and natural language processing to reinvent the traditional CRM.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Senior Advisor
8VC
6-2015 - 2-2025
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Affinity.co
6-2015
Co-Founder & Board Director
Affinity.co
6-2014 - 6-2015
Partner
Dorm Room Fund
6-2014 - 9-2014
Founders Program Fellow
Pejman Mar Ventures
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Stanford University
2005 - 2012
CBSE Grade 12
Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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