A 3i Member since 2024, Ankur Bansal is the President of HomeLight Inc. He brings over a decade of experience as a founder, operator, and investor in the technology space. Ankur began his career in private equity before launching SnapSaves, a receipt-scanning cashback app that was acquired by Groupon in just 11 months. He later served as a founding executive at SnapTravel (now Super.com), where he helped scale the business from inception to over $175 million in revenue in just two years. In this episode, Ankur talks about: • Lessons from building and exiting SnapSaves in under 12 months • Opportunities and emerging trends in proptech—and where the space is heading • How AI is already reshaping mortgage operations and real estate workflows • Why product-market fit is a spectrum—and how entrepreneurs should think about raising capital
A 3i Member since 2024, Ankur Bansal is the President of HomeLight Inc. He brings over a decade of experience as a founder, operator, and investor in the technology space. Ankur began his career in private equity before launching SnapSaves, a receipt-scanning cashback app that was acquired by Groupon in just 11 months. He later served as a founding executive at SnapTravel (now Super.com), where he helped scale the business from inception to over $175 million in revenue in just two years.
In this episode, Ankur talks about:
• Lessons from building and exiting SnapSaves in under 12 months
• Opportunities and emerging trends in proptech—and where the space is heading
• How AI is already reshaping mortgage operations and real estate workflows
• Why product-market fit is a spectrum—and how entrepreneurs should think about raising capital