About

Snehal Shinde is a highly accomplished Product Entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in leading innovative products and technologies that have delighted the lives of millions of users worldwide. He is currently the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Zeni, a CFO-as-a-Service platform that has raised $13.5 million to date. At Zeni, Snehal is building AI and automation tools that can supercharge startup finances for speed and reliability. He is also focused on finding the perfect balance between humans and machines to enhance the customer experience. Prior to Zeni, Snehal co-founded Mezi, a Travel-as-a-Service platform that was built from the ground up using AI and ML. He was the Chief Product Officer and CTO at Mezi, which raised $11.5 million and was acquired by American Express for $125 million in 2017. At Amex, Snehal joined the leadership team as VP of Product and helped grow the Mezi organization to 100+ employees. Today, the Mezi platform is accessible to 10 million Amex US and International Card members via its flagship mobile app, and the platform has been extended across both Travel and Servicing verticals. Before Mezi, Snehal co-founded Dhingana, India's largest music streaming service with 10 million monthly active users. He was the founding CEO till 2013 and then President and CTO till early 2014. Dhingana was acquired by Rdio in March 2014, and Snehal joined Rdio's executive team as VP - Emerging Markets overseeing Business Strategy and Product across India and other emerging markets. Snehal has also worked in various senior product management and engineering roles at companies like Yahoo!, Symantec, and ADP. At Yahoo!, he led the Product Management efforts across all key Yahoo! Media properties like News, Movies, Finance, and Sports for Social Sharing Initiatives, as well as the company’s Open APIs initiative for getting media properties on Mobile. Snehal is also an investor at TwinVC, an AI-focused Angel Fund that backs entrepreneurs who are building disruptive ventures, solving real-world problems. He has invested in companies like Observe AI, Sibros, Matician, SecurityPal, Avoma, Beans AI, and many others. Snehal holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the College of Engineering. He specializes in Entrepreneurship, Business