Eela Dubey — CEO

Eela Dubey is the Co-Founder and CEO of EduFund, bringing a powerful combination of financial expertise and a foundational commitment to social impact to her leadership. Eela's passion for sustainable development was ignited during her time at New York University. Her early exposure to the impactful work of multilateral organizations like the UN, fostered through NGO work, solidified her interest in driving tangible change. Her professional journey began on Wall Street at AlphaQuest, where she honed crucial experience in finance. A yearning to merge her financial acumen with her commitment to social impact drew her to India, where she joined US Freedom Capital in Mumbai. It was there that she and her future co-founder, Arindam Sengupta, identified the critical gap in accessible education financing for Indian families, sparking their shared vision for EduFund. Since its founding, Eela’s unwavering focus has been on building and scaling EduFund to revolutionize education financing in India, which has successfully helped over 250,000 families achieve their educational goals. Under her leadership, the company has successfully raised over $12 million in capital from prestigious global investors, including MassMutual Ventures, Cercano Management, ViewTrade and others. Eela is a distinguished Reliance Foundation and Vital Voices India Fellow (September 2024 batch). She actively shares her insights on finance and education, having been featured as an author in top-tier publications, including Forbes Advisor, MoneyControl, The Economic Times, ET Wealth, and Fortune, among others. Eela’s bold ambition is to positively impact over 1 million families and help create equitable access to quality education throughout India.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with a strong focus on education financing.

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Experience: 9 yrs 8 mos