36: Shashank Kumar (Razorpay)

Shashank Kumar is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Razorpay. Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company. They are backed by one of the best investors globally and are currently valued at $7.5B.

Show Notes

00:39 Intro to Shashank Kumar and Razorpay

03:28 Shashank’s story of growing up in India

08:40 Shashank’s experience in the US

13:25 What led to the foundation of Razorpay

19:12 The story that led to the idea of Razorpay

22:07 Shashank’s conversation with his father regarding moving back to India

26:02 How family life in the US is different from that in India

27:57 The first Angel Investor for Razorpay

31:57 Shashank unfolds how the Fintech ecosystem has evolved and its future.

35:59 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Shashank work on

37:31 What do Shashank’s friends know him for