Where does Faraz Rana work?

Faraz Rana is Founder of Affinity and Advisor at Wisetack.

Where did Faraz Rana go to school?

Faraz Rana studied at Cornell Law School (JD); UCL (Semester Abroad, Law); University of Virginia (BA, Foreign Affairs).

Faraz Rana

Founder

Founder at Affinity · Advisor at Wisetack

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAffinity · YC

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About

Faraz Rana has over 15 years of experience in startup operations and legal/compliance roles. He was a founding employee at Bread, a buy-now-pay-later fintech that reached a $450M exit, and previously worked as an M&A lawyer.

Founder at Affinity YC S23

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Faraz went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Affinity's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Affinity's investors · 17

8VCAustin · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026 Advance Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $25M checks · since 2026 Avid VenturesNew York City · $500K – $8M checks Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checks Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checks CRCM VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checks Hatcher+Singapore MassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026 MeasuredBirmingham Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026 Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks Renew CapitalDenver StonksSan Francisco Sway VenturesNewport Beach Teamworthy VenturesNew York Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Affinity

Peter GrecznerFounder

Ray ZhouFounder

Shubham GoelFounder

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Wisetack's investors · 9

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021 Conversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025 Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025 Mana VenturesEstero NAventuresToronto Quadrille CapitalParis Ulu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checks

Co-founders at Wisetack

Boyan TzekinExecutive Officer, Director

Bobby TzekinFounder

Kolya KlymenkoCTO & Co-Founder

Mykola "Kolya" KlymenkoCTO and Co-Founder

Liz O'DonnellCo-Founder (formerly COO)

Mykola KlymenkoFounder

Experience

AffinityCEOcurrent2023 — present
Blue Ridge 561Foundercurrent2021 — present
UpwardliAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
WisetackAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorMentorcurrent2019 — presentNew York, United States
TechGCFounding Membercurrent2015 — present
BreadChief Legal Officer/Founding Team Member2014 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
VimblyCounsel and Strategic Partnerships2014New York City Metropolitan Area
Weil Gotshal and MangesPrivate Equity/Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney2007 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Private Equity33Corporate Law31Start-up Consulting2Joint Ventures13M&A execution7Mergers2Mergers & Acquisitions43Acquisitions1Investments2Portfolio Management1Finance3M&A experience1

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Securities RegulationCommercial LitigationSecuritiesVenture CapitalCorporate GovernanceCross-border TransactionsStrategic PartnershipsRestructuringStrategyContract Negotiation

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Faraz Rana?: Faraz Rana has over 15 years of experience in startup operations and legal/compliance roles. He was a founding employee at Bread, a buy-now-pay-later fintech that reached a $450M exit, and previously worked as an M&A lawyer.
Where does Faraz Rana work?: Faraz Rana is Founder of Affinity and Advisor at Wisetack.
What companies did Faraz Rana found?: Faraz Rana founded Affinity.
Where did Faraz Rana go to school?: Faraz Rana studied at Cornell Law School (JD); UCL (Semester Abroad, Law); University of Virginia (BA, Foreign Affairs).