Kunal Shah

Kunal Shah
Born (1983-05-20) 20 May 1983 (age 41)
Alma materWilson College, Mumbai (BA)
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFreecharge, CRED
TitleCo-founder of Freecharge
Founder and CEO of CRED
SpouseBhavna 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]

  1. ^ Maloo, Malvika (29 December 2022). "Kunal Shah, Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal among most active angel investors". Livemint.
  2. ^ iyer, rahul (2024-02-21). "Who is Kunal Shah: CRED CEO & A Tech Enthusiast". Leader Biography. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  3. ^ Jose, Teena (2022-06-10). "CRED Raises $80 Million In Series F Funding". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  4. ^ "Snapdeal Acquires FreeCharge Online Recharge Service". Gadgets 360. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2024-10-03.