Built by the people who ran fraud and risk at PayPal and Google.

I’m the co-founder and CEO. I own strategy and fundraising, which mostly means figuring out where fraud is headed next. My calendar is half investor calls and half fraud war stories with retailers. Before Pinch, I ran global fraud risk at PayPal. I’m a mad multitasker (I’ve been called a chaos ninja), and I’m saving the best stories for the book I’ll write someday. Pre-orders not open yet. Until then, you’ll find me walking the dog, at the beach, or reading the news.

I’m the co-founder and CPO. I own product and technology, which means turning the abuse patterns merchants describe into things our platform catches on its own. Before Pinch, I led product for PayPal’s Risk as a Service, after building fraud prevention at Simility. Outside work, I pull unnecessarily precise espresso shots, then try to burn off the caffeine with running and CrossFit. So far the caffeine is winning.

I’m the co-founder and COO. I run sales, marketing and ops, and I am either talking to customers or emailing them or building decks that I can email them. Previously GM of PayPal’s Risk as a Service, Google Trust & Safety, and head of product at Simility. I’ll drop everything, this bio included, for a ticket to a live match. COYG!

I’m an engineer at Pinch AI and a bit of a data nerd. With the team, I built and run our infra, and I’ve worked on cluster identification, AI agents, the decision engine, merchant impersonation and onboarding automation. Before Pinch, I was on PayPal’s Risk as a Service team working on Fraud Protection, Chargehound and merchant integrations, and before that at Fidelity Investments. In my free time I play Arc Raiders, COD and Valorant (still a noob).

I’m Head of Engineering and GM India at Pinch AI, where I lead the teams behind the company’s fraud and risk decisioning platform. Before Pinch, I led PayPal’s Hyderabad chapter and headed engineering for payment fraud detection, so catching fraud at scale is familiar territory. Something of a good-luck charm: every company I’ve joined except PayPal has been acquired, a couple of them even twice. Out of office, you’ll find me up before sunrise or somewhere near a sports field.

At Pinch AI, I architect scalable, low-latency systems that combat post-purchase fraud, including our core decision engine, in-house device fingerprinting, claims automation, AI agents, and integrations across RMS, WMS, and CRM platforms. Before Pinch, I grew from full-stack engineer to manager at Simility and PayPal, helping fold Simility into PayPal’s risk systems. Off work, I love lively gatherings, painting, and home decor. I can debug systems at scale, but my cooking is still in beta.

I head Data Science at Pinch AI, where I lead the team shaping our AI and ML strategy for detecting fraud and abuse across the ecommerce lifecycle (orders, returns, claims and beyond), spanning identity resolution, foundation models and AI-based image analysis. Before Pinch, I built fraud, behavior and large-scale ML systems at PayPal and IBM Labs. Bengaluru-based, a keen tennis player who’s regularly outplayed by a new puppy.

I’m a Software Engineer at Pinch AI, focused on seamless merchant onboarding, uncovering hidden fraud trends across massive datasets, and crafting platform tools that let sellers spot bad actors or pamper top VIPs. I once revamped a massive batch job to run at scale, which completely reshaped how I think about system design. Having touched nearly every repository in our codebase, if something breaks, I probably know why (or caused it).

I’m a Data Scientist at Pinch AI, where I’m spending my initial days learning where the fraud and the good snacks hide. Before Pinch, I built risk classification models in the fintech space at Perfios and worked on AI research as an intern at Bosch, so spotting risky behaviour isn’t entirely new to me. I may also be the new puppy in Bineet’s bio, though in my defence, I’ve never held a tennis racquet.

I’m a psychology and biology student at UC Irvine with a deep interest in the intersection of human behavior and technology. During my internship at Pinch AI, I gained insight into how consumer trends reveal patterns in return fraud and help companies develop more effective prevention strategies, further strengthening my passion for exploring the connection between psychology and tech.

I’m a high school senior at Monta Vista High School with a strong interest in biology and genetics. During my internship at Pinch AI, I applied my design skills to help reshape the company's website and marketing materials, gaining firsthand experience in how a fast-growing startup builds its brand. This experience sharpened my eye for visual storytelling and clear communication, showing me how to make technical work accessible to a broader audience.

I run fetch operations and first-line food safety. Every delivery that comes into the office gets a full inspection, and I have yet to flag one as suspicious. I can spot a dropped fry from 40 feet. My recovery protocol is a long nap on whichever surface my coworkers were planning to sit on. My approval rate on belly rubs is 100%.