Harshil Mathur
Harshil Mathur
CEO & Co-Founder
Razorpay
Biography
Harshil Mathur co-founded Razorpay in 2014 with Shashank Kumar to transform India’s online payments landscape, addressing the sector's challenges. A mechanical engineer from IIT Roorkee, Harshil left his job at Schlumberger to focus on simplifying online payments.
Razorpay became one of only two India-focused companies selected for Y Combinator and has since raised $741.5 Mn from 33 investors, including Lone Pine Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Mastercard. Today, Razorpay powers digital payments for millions of businesses such as Facebook, Ola, Zomato, and ICICI Prudential. Harshil's numerous accolades include Fortune 40 Under 40 (2024), Best New Age Entrepreneur (2024), EY Entrepreneur of the Year (2022), and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (2021).
Featured in Entrepreneur magazine’s Top 35 Under 35 and LinkedIn’s Power Profiles (2017, 2018), Harshil continues to lead Razorpay as it solidifies its position as one of India's leading full-stack fintech companies.