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Abheek Basu

Founder

Founder at Laudspeaker

New York, New York, United States

FoundedLaudspeaker · YC

About

Abheek Basu is a software engineer and product manager who founded Laudspeaker, which was acquired by PostHog in 2025. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Wharton's M&T program.

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Founder at LaudspeakerYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Abheek went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Co-founders at Laudspeaker

MCMahamad Charawi
Mahamad CharawiFounder

Experience

  1. PostHogProductcurrent2025 — present
  2. LaudspeakerCEO2021 — 2025
  3. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)NEA Product Resident2017 — 2019
  4. StrideProduct Manager2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Orbital InsightProduct and Business Development2016 — 2017
  6. Waterfall Asset ManagementSummer Associate2015
  7. BNY MellonSummer Analyst2014London

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolBachelor's degree, Finance
  2. University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science
  3. Y Combinator
  4. St Paul's School

Skills & more

JavaRSQLJavaScriptNode.jsMongoDBMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelVBAPythonProduct ManagementData Analysis
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Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,397

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania658

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

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Also attended Y Combinator1,474

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Also attended St Paul's School29

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesSam EndacottPartner at NorthzoneMarcInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesMaxim OwenPartner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthConor ScanlanAssociate Partner at Nauta CapitalFabian Burnett SmallInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL

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Shared employers

Also worked at PostHog4

Zach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesArnav SahuPartner at Peak XV PartnersZach WaterfieldFounder at KopaHugues PouillotFounder at Dashblock

Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)117

Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEACrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Matt SacksInvestor at LightbankJai SajnaniInvestor at Khosla VenturesAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also worked at Stride2

Ben MalkaVenture Partner at Cota CapitalRye FineganPrincipal at IrishAngels

Also worked at Orbital Insight7

Marco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalBill CoughranPartner at Sequoia CapitalPranav ReddyFounder at ConvictionBilal ZuberiFounder and Managing Partner at Red Glass VenturesMisha BansalInvestor at Scale Venture PartnersRanti Dev SharmaCo-Founder at Speedy Labs

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