About
Founder and CEO of Thera, a payroll and payments platform that processes payroll, contractor payments, and business spend for startups and small businesses.
Founder/CEO at TheraYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Akhil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Thera's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Akhil can intro founders to Thera's investors below.
Experience
- TheraFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Various StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2019 — 2022Seattle, Washington
- Capital OneSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019Richmond, Virginia Area
- University of MarylandPresident - Club Squash2015 — 2016College Park, Maryland
Skills & more
Java39PHP7HTML8CSS4Objective-C3Ruby4SQL3JavaScript5StartupsLeadership52Web Design9Business Intelligence5
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Social Media MarketingGraphic DesignPublic SpeakingMobile Game Development- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akhil Reddy?
- Founder and CEO of Thera, a payroll and payments platform that processes payroll, contractor payments, and business spend for startups and small businesses.
- Where does Akhil Reddy work?
- Akhil Reddy is Founder/CEO of Thera.
- What companies did Akhil Reddy found?
- Akhil Reddy founded Thera.
- Where did Akhil Reddy go to school?
- Akhil Reddy studied at Y Combinator; University of Maryland (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); The University of Manchester (Exchange Program).
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University of Maryland mafia68
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The University of Manchester mafia40
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Also attended University of Maryland215
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Shared employers
Also worked at Amazon645
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)
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Also worked at Capital One164
Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors
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Also worked at University of Maryland46
Ian RobinsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesJennifer WeismanFund Finances at Santa Barbara Venture PartnersCarolyn BrownClinical Advisor at Seae VenturesVyoma GajjarInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsMark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersJavier HervásSenior Manager at Axon Partners Group
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