About
Armaan Sikand is Co-Founder and COO of Axle, a company building insurance data infrastructure. He previously worked at Monitor Deloitte and Doblin, where he helped Fortune 500 companies build, operate, and scale new ventures. He also teaches yoga.
Founder at AxleYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Armaan 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 Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Axle's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Armaan can intro founders to Axle's investors below.
Axle's investors · 7
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksBLH Venture Partners, LLCAtlanta · $250K checksEnergize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checksGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksPICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checksRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Axle
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Cameron DuncanCo-Founder & CEO
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Nihar ParikhCo-founder & CTO
Experience
- AxleCo-Founder & COOcurrent2023 — present
- Monitor DeloitteEngagement Manager2015 — 2022Atlanta, USA
- DoblinEngagement Manager2015 — 2022Atlanta, USA
- Curated23Director2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Daimler AGGlobal Supplier Management2014 — 2015Stuttgart Region
- Bajaj FinservSMB Lending2013 — 2014Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area
Skills & more
Data Analysis8Project Management5Market Research3Financial Analysis3Finance5Research2Business Strategy1Innovation Management1Product Management1Financial Modeling1Corporate Development1Teamwork15
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Team LeadershipPublic SpeakingManagementLeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategyMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointLanguages Arabic · French · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Armaan Sikand?
- Armaan Sikand is Co-Founder and COO of Axle, a company building insurance data infrastructure. He previously worked at Monitor Deloitte and Doblin, where he helped Fortune 500 companies build, operate, and scale new ventures. He also teaches yoga.
- Where does Armaan Sikand work?
- Armaan Sikand is Founder of Axle.
- What companies did Armaan Sikand found?
- Armaan Sikand founded Axle.
- Where did Armaan Sikand go to school?
- Armaan Sikand studied at Y Combinator (S22); Emory University (Economics and Political Science); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Economics and International Relations).
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