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161 people in our graph share verified history with Faisal — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Miguel Garcia DiazunlockedFaisal: together at Stony Brook University (2015–2016)
×2Faisal: together at Droplette
×3Faisal: together at Lead Edge Capital
×3Faisal: together at Stony Brook University
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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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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Droplette mafia2
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Lead Edge Capital mafia2
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Lead Edge Capital mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University2,000
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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
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pillar1
Also worked at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)7
Praachi Jain MehtaChief of Staff at Augment VenturesAshutosh KumarCEO & General Partner at Expert DOJOSaanidhyaInvestor at Capital2BSD ChuManaging Director at Hunter Point Capital LPAnish Raj SikkaFounder at HirationMalhar PatilFounder at Flam
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Also worked at Lead Edge Capital84
Ayaan PatelInvestor at LightbankAndrew ReidDirector, GTM Recruiting at SignalFireRichie HrncirAssociate at Mainsail PartnersTobias LangeInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityJason PortSenior Advisor at RedBird Capital PartnersLiz ScarcellaSenior Associate at Teamworthy Ventures
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