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title: "Kunal Ahuja - Founder in Mumbai Metropolitan Region | Tal"
description: "Meet Kunal Ahuja, Startup founder and operator | ex-GM @ Codecademy | HBS MBA based in Mumbai Metropolitan Region. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and gemini."
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# Kunal Ahuja on Tal

## Headline

Startup founder and operator \| ex\-GM @ Codecademy \| HBS MBA

## About

Technology professional with experience building early and growth stage product\-led Marketplaces and Consumer\-SaaS in multiple geographies\. I have experience managing P&Ls end to end while building strong, passionate and resilient teams\. Together we've built products and services that have helped tens of millions of people all over the world improve their lives and careers\.

## Location

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

## AI stack

claude code

claude

gemini

lovable

n8n

notion

## Work experience

Founder at Thrive\.Club, Jul 2025 \- Jul 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo, New York, United States, Navigated horrors with my personal taxes and finances for years and paid "top firms" $$$ only to realize that the system is broken\. So, decided to fix it\. On a mission to help Internationals in the US finally get the support they need to manage their taxes and finances with human advisors and modern tech\. We help members find thousands in tax savings within minutes\. Book a \(free\) intro call and say hi\! 👉 www\.thrive\.club

General Manager, Consumer at Codecademy, Jul 2022 \- Jun 2024 · 2 yrs, Led Skillsoft's Consumer business under the Codecademy brand, managing strategy, product/tech and marketing for our consumer products\. Lucky to work with a super talented team in the US and in India, and together we're building something that empowers millions of careers in technology\. Be it learning just one topic or getting your first job in tech \- Codecademy can help you no matter where you are in your journey\. Give it a try\!

VP, Product and Strategy at Codecademy, Jul 2021 \- Jul 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, New York, United States

Chief Of Staff and Head of Strategy at Codecademy, Aug 2019 \- Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos, New York, United States

COO at Snapp\!, Feb 2016 \- Feb 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Entrepreneur In Residence at Rocket Internet SE, Oct 2014 \- Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, • As a resident entrepreneur built online marketplace businesses across ecommerce, taxi\-hailing and others • 4 startups in 3 markets, leading a team of 250\+, spread across 5 countries, valued at >$1B and millions of happy customers\.

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Harvard Business School

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Delhi University

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