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title: "Vishal Pandey - Founder & CEO in Surat | Tal"
description: "Meet Vishal Pandey, Founder & CEO at Cinezaar | Building the stock market for movies | Turning hype into a tradable asset | YC & Techstars Applicant based in Surat."
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# Vishal Pandey on Tal

## Headline

Founder & CEO at Cinezaar \| Building the stock market for movies \| Turning hype into a tradable asset \| YC & Techstars Applicant

## About

I’m the founder of Cinezaar — a platform that lets users trade virtual shares of movies and web shows, based on trailer buzz, hype, and box office performance\. I’m deeply passionate about storytelling, cinema, and building scalable consumer products\. At Cinezaar, we're combining entertainment and financial culture to create a new digital asset class — a stock market for movies\. We're currently building our MVP, applying to Y Combinator & Techstars, and looking to connect with founders, early\-stage VCs, media partners, and product mentors\. Always open to meaningful conversations — let’s connect\.

## Location

Surat

## Work experience

Founder & CEO at Cinezaar, Dec 2024 \- Present · 1 yr 8 mos, Surat, Gujarat, India, \- Building India’s first virtual stock market for movies and OTT shows \- Designed product UI/UX, managing backend architecture in progress \- Leading product, growth, and investor outreach \- Selected for startup pitch conversations with early investors \- Y Combinator & Techstars applicant

Event Executive at Karmic Events & Media, Sep 2022 \- Dec 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos, On\-site

Intern at Karmic Events & Media, Jul 2022 \- Nov 2022 · 5 mos, Surat, Gujarat, India

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Operations and logistics, Manipal University Jaipur

Bachelor of Business Administration \- BBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

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