About
Arash Barati has spent 12 years in real estate private equity, development, and lending, working on projects totaling over $7 billion in value. He holds a master's degree from Columbia University and previously served as an adjunct professor.
Founder at PLAN0 AIYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Arash went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran PLAN0 AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Arash can intro founders to PLAN0 AI's investors below.
PLAN0 AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at PLAN0 AI
SB
Shervin BaratiFounder
DP
Dimitris PagonakisFounder
Experience
- PLAN0 AICo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Drake Real Estate PartnersVice President2018 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkAdjunct Professor2019 — 2022
- AIGAssociate2016 — 2018New York, New York, United States
- MCAPAnalyst2014 — 2015Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arash Barati?
- Arash Barati has spent 12 years in real estate private equity, development, and lending, working on projects totaling over $7 billion in value. He holds a master's degree from Columbia University and previously served as an adjunct professor.
- Where does Arash Barati work?
- Arash Barati is Founder of PLAN0 AI.
- What companies did Arash Barati found?
- Arash Barati founded PLAN0 AI.
- Where did Arash Barati go to school?
- Arash Barati studied at Y Combinator; Columbia University (MSc, Real Estate); Schulich School of Business - York University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance & Economics).
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