Shah then went on to establish FreeCharge in August 2010, which was then acquired by Snapdeal in 2015 for ~$450M. He then became a ‘part-time partner’ at Y Combinator, a startup accelerator for entrepreneurs for a year, after which he shifted to Sequoia Capital as an Advisor. After serving as an Advisor, Independent Director and Investor at several companies for a few years, Shah established CRED in April 2018, where he served as the Founder till June 22, 2026.