About
Faisal Younus previously led investment activities at Edge Capital and Harvard Ventures, and now serves as Founder and CEO of Pillar.
Founder at PillarYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Faisal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Faisal can intro founders to Pillar's investors below.
Pillar's investors · 9
ACE & CompanyNew YorkAnalog VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Crucible CapitalWilmington · since 2026Emles Venture PartnersNew YorkGolden VenturesToronto · $500K – $2.5M checks · since 2025Ground Up VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2025Shield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Experience
- PillarCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard VenturesCo-President2019 — 2020
- Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)Director of Conference Programming2016 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Lead Edge CapitalInvestor2018Greater New York City Area
- SwellboxProduct & Strategy2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Dwight FundingSummer Intern2017Greater New York City Area
- DropletteSoftware Engineering Intern2017Cambridge, United States
- Stony Brook UniversityStudent Researcher @ CyberCardia Project2015 — 2016
Skills & more
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)2Microsoft Excel4JavaScript1Python (Programming Language)1D3.js1Management11Leadership24Public Speaking24Strategic Planning12Research21Social Media6Sales7
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FinanceBusiness DevelopmentMarketingStart-UpsPolicy AnalysisFinancial ModelingData AnalysisInternational RelationsFront-end DevelopmentData ScienceData VisualizationWeb DevelopmentLanguages English · Pashto · Persian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Faisal Younus?
- Faisal Younus previously led investment activities at Edge Capital and Harvard Ventures, and now serves as Founder and CEO of Pillar.
- Where does Faisal Younus work?
- Faisal Younus is Founder of Pillar.
- What companies did Faisal Younus found?
- Faisal Younus founded Pillar.
- Where did Faisal Younus go to school?
- Faisal Younus studied at Harvard University (Computer Science & Applied Mathematics); Y Combinator.
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