Pooja Dubey is the Founder and CEO of Turnip, a mobile-first gaming community platform. She has previously worked in engineering and product roles at Google, Paypal, Housing.com, CureFit, and RazorPay. She is a 2nd-time founder, having previously launched her first venture called Blinge in 2015. She is a Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2021 winner and an IIT-Guwahati graduate.
In this enlightening episode, Pooja shares her story with us, starting as a Software Engineer at PayPal, to her first venture, Blinge, to starting Turnip. Pooja talks about Turnip's $12.5 million Series A round led by Greenoaks and Elevation Capital. She talks about Turnip's philosophy around community-building, and what we can expect in the future from Turnip (including web3).
- Pooja's Origin Story, From PayPal to Blinge (Her 1st Venture) to Turnip
- Turnip's $12.5 Million Series A Fund-raise
- The Power of Communities with Turnip
- Turnip's Product Culture (From Design to Engineering)
- Turnip's Web3 Future
- Pooja's Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
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