Trisha Kothari

Trisha Kothari is the CEO and co-founder of Unit21, a company that specializes in fighting financial crimes and providing risk management solutions for businesses.13

Background and Education

Trisha holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and has also studied at ETH Zurich.1 She completed her International Baccalaureate in Physics, Math, and Economics from Dhirubhai Ambani International School.1

Professional Experience

Prior to founding Unit21, Trisha worked at several prominent tech companies:

• She was one of the first engineers at Affirm, where she built core parts of the original infrastructure, including ledger and risk-related systems.3
• She later transitioned into product management at Affirm, focusing on risk and identity projects.3
• Trisha has also worked at Google and LinkedIn in engineering and product management roles.1

Unit21

Trisha co-founded Unit21 in 2018.3 The company has since raised nearly $100 million from investors including Google, ICONIQ Capital, Tiger Global, and Core Innovation.3 Unit21 provides a platform for risk and compliance operations teams in fintech companies to combat fraud and money laundering.5

Languages and Skills

Trisha is multilingual, with native or bilingual proficiency in English and Hindi, and limited working proficiency in French.2

Philanthropy

Trisha has established the Barji and Gulab Scholarship for Women in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, honoring her grandmothers and supporting women entering the field of computer science.4

Trisha Kothari's LinkedIn username is trishakothari, as confirmed in the query.2