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Fello

Grow money and win $1000 every week by saving and playing games

Y CombinatorWinter 2022InactiveFintechFintechConsumerGaming

What they do

Problem

Young Indians, especially Gen Z and millennials, struggle to build saving and investing habits because traditional finance feels boring and unrewarding.

Solution

A game-based savings and investment app that awards tokens for money saved and lets users play games to win cash prizes while earning investment returns.

Who it's for

Gen Z and young millennial consumers in India, particularly first-time savers and investors.

Founders

Manish Maryada
Founder

I am Manish, Founder & CEO of Fello where we are building India's first gaming and finance application. I come with experience of working in traditional finance and early-stage fintech startups and scaling them. My skillset in Product Management, Growth, Operations, and Strategy are some of the key strengths developed out of working in a corporate and startup environment. All of this is complemented by a Master’s Degree focused in Finance from Texas A&M University - Mays Business School.

Shourya Lala
Founder/President

Shourya Lala is the Founder and CTO of Third Chair. He previously founded game-based investments startup Fello (YC W22), scaling it to 2mn users and tens of millions in investments. ex-ODF, ex-BlackRock, 2x YC

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