Kunal Shah | |
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Born | 20 May 1983 |
Alma mater | Wilson College, Mumbai (BA) |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Freecharge, CRED |
Title | Co-founder of Freecharge Founder and CEO of CRED |
Spouse | Bhavna Shah |
Kunal Shah (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor[1] known as the co-founder of Freecharge and the founder of CRED, a fintech company valued at around $6.4 billion.[2][3]
Shah co-founded Freecharge along with Sandeep Tandon in August 2010 as a financial services company that allowed users to pay bills as well as recharge mobile, broadband, DTH and metro cards. In 2015, e-commerce company Snapdeal acquired Freecharge for ₹2800 crore (US$400 million) in cash and stock.[4]