Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah
(Age 39 Yr. )
Personal Life
Education | MBA Dropout |
Nationality | India |
Profession | Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist |
Place | Mumbai,  Maharashtra, India |
Physical Appearance
Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
Weight | 92 kg (approx.) |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Family
Parents | Father: Dilip Kumar Shah |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse | Bhavna Shah (Freelance Graphic Designer) |
Favourite
Place | Goa |
Food | Guacamole and chips |
Index
1. Early life |
2. Career |
Kunal Shah is an Indian entrepreneur, founder of CRED, founder and ex-CEO of FreeCharge.
Early life
Shah graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Wilson College, Mumbai and briefly pursued MBA from SVKM's NMIMS before dropping out. He started his career as a junior programmer at a business process outsourcing startup. Shah's first startup venture was a company named Paisaback, which provided cash-back promotions for organized retailers.
Kunal made a cameo appearance in the 4th episode of TVF Pitchers where he played the role of a startup event judge.
Career
Shah founded FreeCharge in 2010, along with Sandeep Tandon, seeing the potential of online recharging in a growing market. In April 2015, FreeCharge was acquired by Snapdeal for an estimated amount of $400 million. Shah was appointed as the new CEO of the company. Kunal also led the acquisitions of Wishberg and Preburn in 2014. Shah is an active angel investor in a number of startups such as Innov8, Spinny, Zepo, Unacademy, and Bharat Bazaar.