Kunal Shah

Entrepreneur

Indian Mumbai

Quick Info

ProfessionEntrepreneur
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth20/05/1983
Age42 years
BirthplaceMumbai

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Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Wilson College, Mumbai
  • Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Educational QualificationBA in Philosophy, MBA Dropout

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

SpouseBhavna Shah (Freelance Graphic Designer)

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • Comeback award - Economic Times - 2016
  • Economic Times 40 under 40
  • Times of India 2016
  • Fortune 40 under 40 - 2016
  • Fortune Magazine 2015

Favourites

FoodGuacamole and chips
PhilosopherSocrates
PlaywrightG. B. Shaw
BusinessmanSteve Jobs
Books
  • Hard things about Hard things by Ben Horowitz
  • Zero to One by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel
  • Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
  • The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma
  • Never split the difference by Christopher Voss and Tahl Raz
Travel DestinationGoa

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Kunal Shah founded CRED, the second-fastest-growing unicorn startup in India.
2. He began working during his teenage years to support his family financially.
3. Kunal served as the CEO of FreeCharge, a company he established in 2010.
4. He has made investments in startups such as Pianta, Unacademy, and Razorpay.
5. In 2018, he launched CRED, focusing on the top 1% of Indians with significant disposable income.
6. Kunal introduced a reward system at CRED offering incentives for credit card bill payments, including discounts on flights and gym memberships.
7. His first startup venture was PaisaBack in 2009, which provided cash-back promotions for organised retailers.
8. He started his career as a junior programmer at a business process outsourcing startup and also worked as a data entry operator and delivery boy.
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