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Rahul Chari
Founder & CTO
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Birth & Early Life
- Rahul Chari is the founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of PhonePe, a leading digital payments platform in India.
- Things like exposure to technology and cultural influences may have influenced his early life.
- PhonePe was founded in 2015 by Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari, and Burzin Engineer.
- Rahul Chari net worth is ₹2,914 crore
Physical Status
Male
Education
Institution | Degree | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Purdue University | Masters, Computer Science | 1999 - 2001 |
University of Mumbai | BE, Computer Engineering | 1995 - 1999 |
careers
Position | Company | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Founder & CTO | Dec 2015 - Present | |
Vice President Engineering | Oct 2011 - Nov 2015 | |
Co-Founder and CTO | MIME360 (Mallers Inc) | Dec 2009 - Oct 2011 |
Manager, S/W Development | Cisco Systems | Apr 2008 - Feb 2010 |
SOFTWARE ENGG | Andiamo Systems Inc | Jun 2001 - Feb 2004 |
Software Engineer | Sun Microsystems | May 2000 - Aug 2000 |
Personal Details
Married
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Board and Advisor Roles
- PhonePe
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Dec 2020
Rahul Chari Investments
Total no. of Investment
6
Rahul Chari has made 6 investments.
| Date | Company | Sector | Round | Investments | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-18 | Cybersecurity | Seed Round - PingSafe | $ 3.3 M | Vivek Ramachandran, Peak XV Partners, Neeraj Arora, Gaurav Agarwal, Tanglin Venture Partners etc | |
| 2022-02-24 | Education Technology | Seed Round - Kalvi | $ 1.7 M | Shastra VC, Kunal hchv, Rahul Chari, Anupam Mittal, Nithin Kamath etc | |
| 2021-09-20 | E-commerce | Seed Round - Bzaar | $ 4 M | Rahul Chari, Lee Fixel, Sameer Nigam, Binny Bansal, Canaan Partners | |
| 2021-02-25 | Fintech | Seed Round - Raise Financial Services | - | BEENEXT, 3one4 Capital, Vidit Aatrey, Jitendra Gupta etc | |
| 2016-01-14 | Artificial Intelligence | Angel Round - Snapshopr | - | Rahul Chari, Bragadish Sureshkumar, Amod Malviya, Pallav Nadhani etc | |
| 2016-01-14 | Artificial Intelligence | Angel Round - Artifacia | - | Amod Malviya, Pallav Nadhani, Sameer Nigam, Apurva Dalal, Saran Chatterjee, Rahul Chari |