# Suraj Kripalani

> Suraj Kripalani is the founder and CEO of BonBillo, a global social impact accelerator. A former BlackRock portfolio manager with engineering degrees from Purdue and Columbia, he helped launch the Nalanda Education Technology Program in India in 2013 before founding BonBillo in 2017. His work combines startup mentorship, established entrepreneurship frameworks and specialized AI tools.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at BonBillo
- **Organizations:** BonBillo, BlackRock, Nalanda Education Technology Program, New England Impact Investing Initiative, MassChallenge Boston, Startupbootcamp Afritech
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Engineering, Purdue University, M.S. in Financial Engineering, Columbia University, Entrepreneurship Development Program (executive education), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Founded BonBillo in 2017., Helped launch Nalanda’s offline blended-learning initiative in India in 2013., BonBillo reports 73 alumni startup teams and more than $103 million collectively raised by alumni; these are company-reported figures.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Began his career at BlackRock; subsequently spent eight years in fixed income risk and portfolio management in New York and London.
- **2013** — Helped launch the Nalanda Education Technology Program using an offline version of Khan Academy in low-income Indian schools.
- **2015-2017** — Guided management teams of Indian businesses through transformation plans.
- **2017** — Attended MIT’s Entrepreneurship Development Program and founded BonBillo.
- **2019** — Mentored LULA participant Azra Mboweni in BonBillo’s Boston Spring Impact Accelerator.
- **2024** — Featured speaker at Yale’s February 23 Innovation Exchange on building a career in social impact.
- **2025** — Discussed BonBillo’s startup AI agents on Prompted: Builder Stories, episode 27, published November 25.
- **2026** — Led a cohort session on Objectives and Key Results, documented in BonBillo’s July newsletter.

## Achievements

- Founded BonBillo in 2017.
- Helped launch Nalanda’s offline blended-learning initiative in India in 2013.
- BonBillo reports 73 alumni startup teams and more than $103 million collectively raised by alumni; these are company-reported figures.
- Serves as a founding advisor to the New England Impact Investing Initiative.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Led a BonBillo cohort session applying Objectives and Key Results to startup priorities and execution.
- **2025-12** — BonBillo’s newsletter described his AI-building approach and a suite of more than 30 startup agents.
- **2025-11** — Appeared with Kyle James on Prompted: Builder Stories, episode 27, published November 25.
- **2025-04** — Visited Bangladesh, meeting founders, investors and ecosystem participants and visiting ShopUp and PriyoShop.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bonbillo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surajkripalani/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SurajKripalani

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Last updated: 2026-10-21