# Raghunandan G

> Raghunandan G, also known as Raghu, is the founder and CEO of Zolve and co-founder of TaxiForSure, acquired by Ola in 2015. Based in Bengaluru, he has also invested in and mentored startups. His second company focuses on financial access for people moving to the United States, drawing on financial information from their home countries.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Zolve
- **Organizations:** Zolve, TaxiForSure, Serendipity Infolabs, Feedback Ventures, Texas Instruments
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
- **Known for:** Co-founded TaxiForSure, acquired by Ola for $200 million in 2015., Fortune India 40 Under 40 honouree in 2014., Received IIM Ahmedabad’s Young Alumni Achiever’s Award for entrepreneurship in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2005** — Worked at Texas Instruments as a design engineer before management studies.
- **2005-2007** — Studied management at IIM Ahmedabad.
- **2007-2010** — Worked as a consultant at Feedback Ventures.
- **2011** — Co-founded TaxiForSure with Aprameya Radhakrishna.
- **2014** — Included with Aprameya Radhakrishna in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40 list.
- **2015** — Ola acquired TaxiForSure for $200 million; the founders left in April. Raghu became active in angel investing and mentoring.
- **2020** — Founded Zolve.
- **2021** — Zolve made its public debut with $15 million in seed funding.
- **2025** — Zolve announced $251 million in equity and debt financing, led by Creaegis.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TaxiForSure, acquired by Ola for $200 million in 2015.
- Fortune India 40 Under 40 honouree in 2014.
- Received IIM Ahmedabad’s Young Alumni Achiever’s Award for entrepreneurship in 2015.
- Founded Zolve, which reported more than 750,000 customers in March 2025.
- Recognised in Indian Startup Times’ India’s Fintech Power List: 50 Leaders to Watch in 2026, as announced by Zolve.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Zolve announced $251 million in equity and debt financing, led by Creaegis, and plans for geographic and lending expansion.
- **2023-06** — Discussed endurance sport, team building and preparation for Mount Kilimanjaro on The Other Side with Dilip.

## Links

- Website: https://zolve.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graghunandan/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/raghugnandan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raghugnandan

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