Samir Goel is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Esusu, a fast-growing social enterprise that bridges the racial wealth gap and increases financial access for low-to-middle income consumers. Esusu recently raised funding led by Acumen and Jeff Weiner’s Next Play Ventures.

In this episode, we spoke with Samir about the challenges of raising money as a person of color, how his parents felt about leaving a stable tech job for entrepreneurship, and why growing up in New York has shaped his own perspective on his Indian-American identity.

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Episode resources:

Follow Samir on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goelsamir/

Samir’s website: http://www.samirgoel.com/

Learn more about Samir’s company Esusu: https://esusurent.com/

A NASDAQ feature on Samir and Abbey: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/faces-of-entrepreneurship%3A-samir-goel-abbey-wemimo-esusu-2021-01-15

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