About
Akash Gupta studied chemical engineering and worked as a process engineer at Shell, followed by a role as an Associate Strategist on the Commodities team at RBC Capital Markets. He is now founder of zudo.work.
Founder at zudo.workYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Akash went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran zudo.work's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
→
In turn, Akash can intro founders to zudo.work's investors below.
Experience
- zudo.workCo-Founder and Forward Deployed Engineercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Buckets InvestingFounder and Full Stack Developer2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- NEXT CanadaNext 36 Entrepreneur2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBC Capital MarketsAssociate Strategist2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- RBC Capital MarketsGlobal Markets Program Analyst2018 — 2019Toronto
- AmazonFBA Seller2018 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBC Capital MarketsGlobal Markets Program Analyst2017Calgary, Canada Area
- ShellProcess Engineering Intern, Energy and GHG Group2016Shell Scotford Upgrader
- ShellProcess Engineering Student2015Albian Sands Mine, near Fort McMurray
- ShellProcess Engineering Student, Ore Preparation2014Muskeg River Mine, near Fort McMurray
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship30Public Speaking28Leadership24Engineering17Nonprofits10Finance11Youth Leadership10Business Planning10Analysis7Management2PowerPoint3Teamwork4
+5 more
ResearchMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeEnergyInvestment BankingLanguages Arabic · English · Hindi
- SIE — FINRA
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
- The Complete 2021 Web Development Bootcamp — Udemy
- Fundamentals of AI — DataCamp
- Intermediate Python for Data Science — DataCamp
- Intro to SQL for Data Science — DataCamp
- Introduction to Python — DataCamp
From Akash's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akash Gupta?
- Akash Gupta studied chemical engineering and worked as a process engineer at Shell, followed by a role as an Associate Strategist on the Commodities team at RBC Capital Markets. He is now founder of zudo.work.
- Where does Akash Gupta work?
- Akash Gupta is Founder of zudo.work.
- What companies did Akash Gupta found?
- Akash Gupta founded zudo.work.
- Where did Akash Gupta go to school?
- Akash Gupta studied at University of Alberta (Engineer’s Degree, Chemical Engineering); Westwood Community High School (High School Diploma); The Wharton School (Leadership in the Business World, Business).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
+ 8,766 more
The Wharton School mafia209
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kunal BahlMarketing and Operations StrategyFounded SnapdealJack AbrahamBachelors of Science in Economics *Dropped outFounded Sauron +8Ankur JainBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Kairos +3Christian SchadeMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Eric HeilMBAFounded Ladderbio +1Daniel FetnerMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Instrument Capital +1
+ 202 more
University of Alberta mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeeshan ChowdhuryDoctor of Medicine (MD)Founded Journey Colab +1Ray MuzykaBachelor of Medical Science - BMedSciFounded BiowareSameer DharBachelor of CommerceFounded Nia HealthAnuj RanjanB.Sc.Founded Brookfield Asset ManagementKyle KaiserBachelor of ScienceFounded ChillabitSabby ChoudharyBachelor of Engineering (BEng)Founded Chillabit
+ 8 more
NEXT Canada mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter CarresciaPresidentFounded GoConfirm +1Myra ArshadNext 36 Entrepreneur - 2020 CohortFounded Fluidic +1Chris GreenfieldAlumniFounded tiptapAjay AgrawalCo-Founder & Academic DirectorFounded Creative Destruction LabMichael IpFounded SwitchboardNick HuiNext 36 EntrepreneurFounded MedMe Health
+ 4 more
Same school
Also attended University of Alberta71
Rohit SharmaInvestor at True VenturesChris EdwardsManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesTrish HendersonAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesMurray RodeGeneral Partner at Bow CapitalSola CarrenaManaging Director, PE Team at Helios Digital VenturesMichaelInvestor at Runtime Ventures
+ 65 more
Also attended The Wharton School1,559
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
+ 1,553 more
Also attended Harvard University1,564
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
+ 1,558 more
Shared employers
Also worked at NEXT Canada23
Michelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesChris AngelatosDirector at Vistara GrowthChristian LassondeManaging Partner at Impression VenturesGideon HaydenCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundDarian ZiganteSenior Associate at Wittington VenturesMatt SaundersCo-Founder and Partner at Fastbreak Ventures
+ 17 more
Also worked at RBC Capital Markets121
Jaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalIsabella VahdatiPrincipal at Brighteye VenturesRanieri PaternòPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersHunter MerghartVenture Partner at Castle Island VenturesKyle ReitingerPrincipal at PeakSpan Capital PartnersLan WuAnalyst at Fusion
+ 115 more
Also worked at Amazon651
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
+ 645 more
Also worked at Shell104
Rob van der MeijPartner at Capricorn Venture PartnersElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesSamuel MugoyaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesBikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern Ventures
+ 98 more