ELI - 377 | Rajat Deshpande (Co-founder of FinBox - Fintech Platform)

Welcome to ELI, your daily dose of inspiration for entrepreneurship! In this exciting episode, we sit down with Rajat Deshpande, the brilliant co-founder of FinBox, a cutting-edge fintech infrastructure company. Join us as Rajat shares his incredible journey, from growing up in Gurgaon to becoming a mechanical engineering graduate in 2009. He takes us through his diverse career, starting from analytics and becoming a Quant at Citi Group, to his leap into the world of startups. Rajat's passion for entrepreneurship shines as he talks about his experiences as a product manager in healthcart.com and working in the logistics marketplace before founding FinBox in 2017. Discover the core of FinBox's mission and how it empowers fintechs, lenders, and banks to build various credit products through their state-of-the-art APIs and credit analytics. Rajat delves into the challenges of digital lending and how FinBox offers solutions that bridge the gap between lenders and platforms. Learn about the thought process behind FinBox's unique pricing strategy, where Rajat discusses the importance of API-based usage pricing and the value-added services they offer to their clients. He also provides insights into their sales cycle and how they effectively acquire clients through thought leadership content, newsletters, and direct sales. If you're interested in fintech, entrepreneurship, and the intricacies of digital lending, this interview is a must-watch! Gain valuable knowledge from Rajat Deshpande's journey and get inspired to take on your own startup challenges.