# Chintan Shah

> Chintan Shah is the founder and CEO of Brainvire, a digital transformation and software consulting business. His career includes Grey Matter India and Idhasoft, followed by work building Brainvire across markets and capabilities. An electronics engineering graduate of the University of Mumbai, he was an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year regional finalist in 2022 and 2024. Brainvire merged with creative and strategy business Said Differently in 2024.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Brainvire
- **Organizations:** Brainvire, Grey Matter India, Idhasoft
- **Education:** B.E. in Electronics, University of Mumbai
- **Known for:** EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Southwest Award finalist., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Central Plains Award finalist., Led Brainvire during its Inc. 5000 appearances in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated from the University of Mumbai with a B.E. in Electronics.
- **—** — Led Grey Matter India before Brainvire; subsequently served as a vice president at Idhasoft.
- **2018** — As Brainvire founder and CEO, described expansion from Mumbai and Ahmedabad to Canada in a December interview.
- **2022** — Selected as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Central Plains finalist.
- **2024** — Selected as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest finalist; announced Brainvire’s merger with Said Differently.
- **2025** — Listed as a speaker at Odoo Connect on integration of Adobe Commerce and Odoo ERP for a US pool and spa retailer.

## Achievements

- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Southwest Award finalist.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Central Plains Award finalist.
- Led Brainvire during its Inc. 5000 appearances in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
- Led Brainvire during its 2024 merger with Said Differently.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Brainvire announced a custom vendor management platform for Said Differently on September 25, with Shah discussing integrated enterprise workflows.
- **2025-09** — Odoo Connect scheduled Shah’s session on Adobe Commerce and Odoo integration for September 5.
- **2025-05** — Clutch lists his mobile commerce trends article as updated May 7, 2025.
- **2024-08** — Brainvire’s August 22 announcement described the Said Differently merger and expanded creative, strategy and engineering services.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brainvire.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chintan-shah-59176/

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