Swapnil Shinde

Swapnil Shinde is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Zeni and a General Partner at Twin Ventures. As a three-time technology entrepreneur, he has achieved two successful exits, including the strategic sale of his first startup, the Indian music streaming service Dhingana, to Rdio. He subsequently co-founded Mezi, an artificial intelligence-powered travel assistant and service platform that was ultimately acquired by American Express for $150 million. At Zeni, Shinde currently directs an AI-driven bookkeeping and financial operations platform that has secured $47 million in total venture funding to date. Through his leadership role at Twin Ventures, he actively advises and invests in a growing portfolio of more than 40 early-stage technology companies. His professional background combines extensive mergers and acquisitions experience with a current focus on leveraging generative AI to automate corporate finance and scale emerging startups.