Kunal Shah
Indian entrepreneur and angel investor (born 1979)
About Kunal Shah
Born 1979.
Early life and education Shah studied philosophy at Wilson College in Mumbai. In interviews, he has said he started working in his teens while continuing his education and later enrolled in a part-time MBA programme at the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) before leaving the course in 2004.
Angel investing and other activities After selling FreeCharge, Shah became an active angel investor. In 2022, Mint reported that he was among India's most active angel investors by number of deals during the year. A 2021 Moneycontrol profile reported that he had made more than 200 angel investments, including stakes in fintech companies such as Razorpay and BharatPe.
Shah has served as an independent director of Syrma SGS Technology Limited. In 2016, The Economic Times named him "Comeback Kid of the Year" at its Startup Awards (for FreeCharge).
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Who is Kunal Shah?
Indian entrepreneur and angel investor (born 1979)
When was Kunal Shah born?
Kunal Shah was born on 30 May 1979.
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