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constantly innovating to assist you in making smarter financial decisions.

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Our story

Started from a coffee shop, BigDecisions was created with a belief that accurate data, unbiased algorithms and a logical decision-making process would enable the Indian consumer to make better informed financial choices.

In 2014, News Corp, one of the world’s largest and most diverse media organizations, acquired BigDecisions.
Manish Shah, Business
An IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, Manish Shah started BigDecisions after spending 15 years in financial services. He is an avid sports enthusiast and a devoted father of two when he is not crunching numbers.
Gaurav Roy, Product
An engineer at heart, the Product head at BigDecisions is an IIT-B & XLRI graduate. He harbours an obsession for data, detail and accuracy when not fiddling with his camera or watching football.
Parag Khachane, Product
A true blue Mumbaikar he cannot look beyond Tesla, Mac and all things tech. This engineer cum MBA loves travelling and is already saving for a house in Goa with walls that will scream FC Barcelona.
Pooja Karnani, Finance
A perfectionist and a tough task master, she is a witty girl who enjoys a conversation as much as she cherishes silence. A foodie to the core, this CA efficiently balances her work and her two boisterous boys.
Ankit Dhadda, Business
He strives for growth at BigDecisions. When this MBA is not busy marketing; he rants at Reddit and watches Gunda, Arsenal games, and political documentaries. Interestingly, he is fascinated by crocodiles.
Sejal Patil, Admin
After spending 14 years in managing people and organisations her self-discipline and administrative skills have only doubled. She firmly believes in Rhonda Byrne books and endorses the law of attraction.

Who we are

We are a bunch of enthusiastic problem solvers who have set our heart on answering the intriguing questions about the big decisions in people’s lives with the aid of mathematics, logic and data. We hail from a diverse backgrounds spanning technology, financial services and media. We are passionate about creating great products which will help you make smarter financial decisions.

Ramjee Ganti, Tech
A self-proclaimed introvert, he honed his engineering skills at IIT Kharagpur. He tries to escape the monotony of routine by travelling, reading, and cooking. He needs doses of really long, lonely walks often.
Sanket Joshi, Data Science
His heart is set on music, his weekends are spent in the kitchen or the road and he chews knowledge off coursera almost everyday. All the time in between, this IIT-B postgraduate devotes to coding R-scripts.
Kankana Choudhury, Content
An accomplished dancer, a terrible singer, a flourishing writer and loving mother, she dons many hats with ease. With over 12 years of experience in journalism she is taking over the digital medium.
Mili Semlani, Content
Call her a writer if you may, but her curious soul enjoys wandering as much. A Hinrich Foundation Scholar she finds joy in food, philosophy, witty conversations, tea, travel and Mickey Mouse.
Rajesh Hegde, Tech
Python is his first favourite language and Java is his second, yes, Rajesh is a full-fledged developer. And unlike others in his league he swears by his 8-hour beauty sleep rather seriously.
Akshada Chavan, Tech
This Mumbaikar has put her IT expertise to good use by developing web and mobile products, ever since she graduated. She loves animals and hopes to adopt one someday.

What drives us

Just like you, we deal with money (and soaring expenses). We know how hard it is to save. All the same, it is important to be in control of our life and secure it financially. We realise how tedious such decisions can be and so we vest our trust in mathematics and a logically sound decision-making process that help you make better decisions.

Jignesh Thummar, Tech
Put tech and geek together and this Dan Brown fan comes to mind. A voracious reader he loves to discover the nuances of tech world. Apart from books, Jignesh swears by his Friday night cricket games.
Shobhit Suman, Tech
Life is all about challenges and overcoming them for this reticent software developer. He does not believe in bragging about his published research papers and diploma in Tabla.
Arvind Kala, Tech
With a deep passion to solve the most complex (and digital) problems of the real world, he is making the best use of his decade-long interaction with computers. If not coding, he is penning down poetic notes.
Ashwin Karangutkar, Tech
Ashwin is passionate about finding bugs that crawl software systems and infrastructure. With a playlist full of EDM he often heads for photography walks in his spare time.
Abhijit Tambe, Design
Abhijit has been painting (designing) the web for over 6 years now. He believes in simplifying complicated ideas, visually. But this painting graduate still loves to spend time with his canvas after hours.
Prerana Gurav, Tech
This Mumbaikar has over 5 years of work experience in UI development. When not at work she is usually reading, travelling and watching sitcoms.

Why you should use us

Simply put, we are, where you should get started. And with finance, it just helps to be accurate. Thanks to our interactive decision-making tools backed by mathematical algorithms and data we help you make well-informed financial choices. Our unbiased information and data-backed answers can help you plan everything from life to health insurance, retirement to children’s education and real estate investments.

Yasmeen Mohiuddin, Business
After a decade in journalism with the likes of Agence France Press and CNBC she has moved to business development. Since skiing in Mumbai is not an option, she pretends the gym is the next best thing.
Hasmukh Prajapati, Finance
Accountant by profession and an amateur DJ by passion, Hasmukh dons many hats. He has maintained financial books at firms for 8 years now but this accounts expert has a goofy sense of humour.
Deepak Manaktala, Business
If we had to describe him in just two words- they would be Marketing and Cricket. This MBA professional has worked with the Times Group for over 8 years. He swears by his daily cricket routine.
Satish Gadhave, Tech
A self-proclaimed technology fan and likes to explore “how stuff works”. On weekends, he can be spotted at the badminton court.
Arzan Ichhaporia, Product
A Financial Planner by qualification Arzan pursued Wealth Management from the American Association of Financial Management. He has a taste for Debussy’s symphonies and aspires to be a professional surfer.
Ekta Tibrewal, Social
A social media marketer by profession, Ekta is fascinated by ​design​, ​fancy food ​and stationery. When not ranting on social media networks, you’ll find her kickboxing or volunteering to walk your dog.

How we do it

Let’s keep it simple, we thought. And so we have broken down this complex and crucial decision-making process to a few questions. The interface is so simple you can barely believe it is driven by elaborate algorithms (used only by experts). If they can do it, why not you. All you have to do is spend a few minutes listing some vital information and the data-backed tools will automatically give you a precise answer that addresses your financial query.