Shilpa K.

Director, Growth @ Cedar

About

Shilpa has built and scaled new products across digital health, fintech, and enterprise SaaS. She specializes in taking ideas from concept to commercialization through strategic partnerships, product strategy, go-to-market, and general management. She is currently a Director at Cedar, a $3B healthtech company transforming the patient financial experience. At Cedar, Shilpa has taken new product lines from 0 to 1, including Cedar Support, an AI-powered patient billing support solution, and Cedar Cover, a proactive coverage safety net for uninsured patients. Previously, Shilpa held leadership roles at Function Health, Productboard, and Intuit, where she led business operations, partnerships, product strategy, and go-to-market for new products and new verticals. She began her career in strategy consulting at KPMG, advising healthcare institutions and private equity firms on M&A and growth strategy. Beyond her operating roles, Shilpa is an active angel investor in early stage companies across digital health, fintech, AI, and consumer products. She is a founding board member of Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders Association, scaling it into Wharton’s fastest-growing startup and VC community with over 5,500 members. Shilpa is also a founding member of Modern Angels, and a mentor for First Round Capital’s Fast Track program. Passionate about expanding access to education, Shilpa has served on the boards of Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Philadelphia Youth Basketball, Dream Wakers, and Akshaya Patra. Shilpa holds an MBA from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Finance and Accountancy from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Profit & Loss Management, Consumer Insight, Growth Strategies, Product Management, Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Partner Marketing, Product Road Mapping, Strategic Planning, Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Development, Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Investing, Advisor, Coaching & Mentoring, Business Strategy, Product Marketing, Business Operations, Financial Modeling

Experience

Director, Growth

Cedar

2024-11 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Director, Strategy & Operations

Cedar

2024-1 - 2024-11 · 11 mos

New York, New York, United States

Cedar is the first complete payments solution in healthcare, uniquely bringing together payers and providers to deliver a transformative consumer experience and eliminate administrative waste. Our technology reimagines patient billing and engagement, enabling payers and providers to thrive in a constantly evolving environment while helping patients understand the cost of their care. Backed by leading investors at Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, and Tiger Global.

Venture Capital Scout

Grishin Robotics

2021-4 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

Mentor

First Round Capital

2020 - Present · 6 yrs

Mentor to high-potential operators in tech.

Investor & Advisor

SPK Advisory

2020 - Present · 6 yrs

Leveraging my 12+ years of experience, I angel invest and advise early & growth stage consumer tech companies. Advisory focus areas include: • Product strategy • Go-to-market strategy • Market research • Strategic partnerships • Business operations • Fundraising

Angel Investor & Founding Member

Modern Angels

2022 - Present · 4 yrs

Community of female operators who are actively angel investing.

Investor

DEUX

2021-2 - 2024-12 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Creating treats you want, with the clean and healthy ingredients you deserve. Sold at over 1,200 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods, Target, Sprouts, and Erewhon.

Director, Strategy & Operations

Function Health

2023-1 - 2024-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Function Health was founded with a singular focus: empower people to live 100 healthy years. It's the first membership program that tests consumers for over 100+ biomarkers, and provides evidence-based, personalized insights from leading MDs, so you can own your health. Co-founded by Dr. Mark Hyman.

Group Manager, Strategy & Business Operations

Productboard

2021-10 - 2022-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Led BizOps & Strategy, Partnerships, and M&A. Backed by leading investors at Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Tiger Global, Productboard is a customer-centric product management platform that helps organizations get the right products to market, faster. Over 6,000 companies use Productboard to understand what users need, prioritize what to build next, and rally everyone around their roadmap.

Head of Commercialization Strategy | FinTech Products

Intuit

2020-7 - 2021-10 · 1 yr 4 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Senior Manager, Product Strategy & Innovation | FinTech Products

Intuit

2018-9 - 2020-7 · 1 yr 11 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Manager, Strategic Partnerships

Intuit

2017-5 - 2018-8 · 1 yr 4 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Internship while in graduate program (MBA)

Manager, Strategy Consulting

KPMG

2015-9 - 2016-8 · 1 yr

New York, New York, United States

Senior Associate, Strategy Consulting

KPMG

2013-9 - 2015-8 · 2 yrs

New York, New York, United States

Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory

KPMG

2011-9 - 2013-8 · 2 yrs

Los Angeles, California, United States

Education

The Wharton School

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Active member of the Tech, Analytics, Entrepreneurship, and Private Equity & Venture Capital communities.

Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Finance and Accounting

Nanyang Technological University Singapore

Accounting and Finance

Fall semester abroad program

Le Cordon Bleu London

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

2018 - 2018

1 of 28 students selected from across the world to participate in a comprehensive chef training course that focuses on mastering complex French cuisine techniques. Completed Level 1 of 3 towards the Diplôme de Cuisine.