Find your path to Arash
18 people in our graph share verified history with Arash — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Anshul SadanaunlockedArash: together at Arista Networks (2015–2016)
×9Arash: together at Arista Networks
Arash: together at Percents
Arash: together at Strada
About
Arash Khazaei is CTO and co-founder of Strada. He previously served as head of engineering at a Stripe-backed fintech company and as a tech lead at Microsoft.
Founder at StradaYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Arash went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Strada's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Arash can intro founders to Strada's investors below.
Strada's investors · 3
Co-founders at Strada
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Amir ProdenskyCo-founder & CEO
Experience
- StradaCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- PercentsHead of Engineering2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- MicrosoftTech Lead Manager2016 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Arista NetworksSoftware Engineer2015 — 2016Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arash Khazaei?
- Arash Khazaei is CTO and co-founder of Strada. He previously served as head of engineering at a Stripe-backed fintech company and as a tech lead at Microsoft.
- Where does Arash Khazaei work?
- Arash Khazaei is Founder of Strada.
- What companies did Arash Khazaei found?
- Arash Khazaei founded Strada.
- Where did Arash Khazaei go to school?
- Arash Khazaei studied at University of Toronto (Computer Engineering); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of Toronto mafia253
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ilya SutskeverPhDFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Nick FrosstBachelor's of ScienceFounded CohereJeffrey KarpPhDFounded Tissium +3Shvet JainMAScFounded Panther +1Som SeifBa.ScFounded Purpose Investments +1Peter SumaHBSc - Honours Bachelor of Science majoring inFounded Applied Brain Research +1
+ 246 more
Arista Networks mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Geoffrey WooSoftware Engineer (Research)Founded Ketone-IQ +2Ken J CarpenterSenior Software EngineerFounded Foundation Devices +1Anshul SadanaChief Operating OfficerFounded NexthopPrerit OberaiSoftware Engineer InternFounded Prototyping.ioMohamed HosnySoftware EngineerFounded KebraSoumyarka MondalSoftware Engineer InternshipFounded Sybill
+ 3 more
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto716
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 710 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Strada1
Also worked at Percents2
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at Arista Networks17
Curtis McKeePartner at Third Point VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESDan ScheinmanBoard Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator CollectiveJeff KarrasGeneral Partner at America's Frontier FundGeoffrey WooInvestor at AntiPrerit OberaiFounder at Prototyping.io
+ 11 more