Slice, a payments and credit start-up, is planning to hire 300 employees in all teams primarily focusing on product, tech and design.
Founded in 2016, slice is building financial products and services to meet the financial needs of gen z and millennials across the country.
Rajan Bajaj, founder and CEO, Slice told to ET, “We saw a 125% growth in 2020, despite the pandemic. Our product is especially designed for young Indians and we are witnessing a surge in its adoption; we want to scale our teams to keep pace with the growth and the innovation we want to bring in our product.”
“We are hiring more laterally than freshers, though we have openings for both. While we still have a few more roles to fill, our major focus will be on building great product, engineering and design teams to build a really unique payments experience.” – He added.
Its flagship product, the ‘slice card’, is an alternative to traditional credit cards. Issued in partnership with Visa, the slice card is designed exclusively for customers in the 18 – 30 age group and can be used across 5 million merchants in India.
It aims to be the first card for millions of young Indians. With 270,000 customers and over 700,000 on waitlist, today slice claims to be a market leader and states that it has emerged as a preferred card of choice for gen z and millennials across 20+ major cities in India.
It is backed by leading VCs such as Gunosy Capital, Blume Ventures India, Das Capital, Finup, Simile Venture Partner, EMVC, Tracxn Labs, Better Capital, Sachin Bansal’s Navi alongside angel investors such as Kunal Shah.
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