Former Paytm employee Sonia Dhawan joins women's community platform

Sonia Dhawan, who spent almost six months in jail over an alleged extortion bid against her previous boss Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, has joined another digital commerce firm, Sheroes.

Interestingly, the co-founder of Sheroes, Sairee Chahal, is on the board of Paytm Payments Bank, and Sharma is one of the lead investors in her firm. 

Sheroes is a women’s community platform, offering support, resources, opportunities, and interactions via Sheroes.com and its app. Other investors include ex-Googler Rajan Anandan and Flipkart Co-Founder Binny Bansal. Dhawan has joined Sheroes as director communications. 

During her stint at Paytm, she was Sharma’s private secretary and the