Banking lending

Akudo

Website

Akudo is a digital bank for teenagers in India that gets them their own sleek, personalized prepaid card that they can use independently, helps them save money and gives them exciting rewards under a gamified setup when they're good at their personal finance. We are crafting the concept of "Learning-first Banking" where financial learning is sea

Founded 2020Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Akudo is a digital bank for teenagers in India that gets them their own sleek, personalized prepaid card that they can use independently, helps them save money and gives them exciting rewards under a gamified setup when they're good at their personal finance.

We are crafting the concept of "Learning-first Banking" where financial learning is seamlessly intertwined with full scale banking.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Sajal Khanna

Founder

Cofounder of Akudo, a learning-first neobank for teenagers. Previously worked at Capital One in the Auto-finance vertical on credit analytics and data science. Through and through data person at heart.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Lavika Aggarwal

Founder

Love to build and a firefighter at heart. Have 6 years experience working at Capital One in compliance and risk management ++ co-owner of 2 patents for the same. An IIT Roorkee graduate. I never say no to discussions over tea :)

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Jagveer Gandhi

Founder

I'm passionate about technology and all the good that it can do for humanity. My interests include software and data, finance, philosophy, and physics. When I'm not coding or brainstorming product ideas with my co-founders, you can find me exhausting myself at the local Crossfit gym or hiking.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
20team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2020 · Source

News & product activity

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Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite unreachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedBengaluru, KA, India
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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