Founder Profile
Harshil Mathur
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Harshil Mathur?
Harshil Mathur is a founder of Razorpay, which was founded in 2014 with Shashank Kumar.
- Company founded
- Razorpay
- Founded
- 2014
- Co-founders
- Shashank Kumar
Background
IIT Roorkee graduate who worked at Schlumberger before co-founding Razorpay.
Founding Story
Harshil Mathur co-founded Razorpay in 2014 with Shashank Kumar after struggling to set up online payments for a crowdfunding project. As CEO he has led the company through Y Combinator, funding rounds up to a $7.5 billion valuation in 2021, expansion into banking and POS, the 2025 reverse flip and the 2026 IPO filing. Harshil Mathur was born in 1991.
Sources
This profile does not yet cite a source specific to Harshil Mathur. The sources below document the company company rather than the person, so check them against the claims above.
- Razorpay consolidated results (via Entrackr) (Razorpay)
- Razorpay on Wikipedia (Razorpay)