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Faraz Rana

Founder

Founder at Affinity · Advisor at Wisetack

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAffinity · YC

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424 people in our graph share verified history with Faraz — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Claire TanguyunlockedFaraz: together at Weil Gotshal and Manges (2014)
×3Faraz: together at University of Virginia
×5Faraz: together at TechGC
Faraz: together at UCL

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 AffinityYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Faraz 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 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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In turn, Faraz can intro founders to Affinity's investors below.

Affinity's investors · 8

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026Advance Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $25M checks · since 2026Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksMassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Affinity

PGPeter Greczner
Peter GrecznerFounder

Advisor at Wisetack

Intro paths

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In turn, Faraz can intro founders to Wisetack's investors below.

Wisetack's investors · 8

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Conversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Mana VenturesEsteroNAventuresTorontoQuadrille CapitalParisUlu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checks

Co-founders at Wisetack

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Boyan TzekinExecutive Officer, Director
BTBobby Tzekin
Bobby TzekinCEO and Co-Founder
KKKolya Klymenko
Kolya KlymenkoCTO & Co-Founder
M"Mykola "Kolya" Klymenko
Mykola "Kolya" KlymenkoCTO and Co-Founder
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Liz O'DonnellCo-Founder (formerly COO)

Experience

  1. AffinityCEOcurrent2023 — present
  2. Blue Ridge 561Foundercurrent2021 — present
  3. UpwardliAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  4. WisetackAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  5. Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorMentorcurrent2019 — presentNew York, United States
  6. TechGCFounding Membercurrent2015 — present
  7. BreadChief Legal Officer/Founding Team Member2014 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. VimblyCounsel and Strategic Partnerships2014New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. 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
+10 moreSecurities 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).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Wisetack11

Seth RosenbergPartner at Greylock PartnersBobby TzekinCEO and Co-Founder at WisetackKatya BaronChief Capital Officer at WisetackSean DevlinVice President, Product (Head of Product) at WisetackKala Sherman-PresserGeneral Counsel at WisetackRebecca PiggVice President, People at Wisetack

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Also worked at Bread8

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