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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Catherine DenisFounder · NumidaW22Fintech · Kampala
- Mina Shahid@_minashahidFounder · NumidaW22Fintech · Kampala
- Vikul Goyal@GoyalVikulFounder · BimaplanW21Fintech · Bengaluru
- Akin Jones@akinj110Founder/CEO · AellaW17Fintech · Lagos
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Catherine DenisNumidaFounderWinter 2022FintechKampala, Uganda115—Mina ShahidNumidaFounderWinter 2022FintechKampala, Uganda115https://x.com/_minashahidVikul GoyalBimaplanFounderWinter 2021FintechBengaluru, India30https://x.com/GoyalVikulAkin JonesAellaFounder/CEOWinter 2017FintechLagos, Nigeria60https://x.com/akinj110
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Vikul Goyal
Founder·Bimaplan
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size30
BatchWinter 2021
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Vikul is the founder of Bimaplan which is building an affordable insurance platform for the next billion Indians. His previous startup, Carcrew, an online marketplace for automobile spares and services, was recently acquired by TVS, a large auto conglomerate based in India. Previously, he worked as an Investment Professional at Bessemer Venture Partners and GSF Accelerator. Vikul has an MBA from Harvard Business School and has completed his undergrad in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Guwahati.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
BimaplanAffordable insurance for the next billion Indians
