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
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Peter GrecznerFounder
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 NegotiationFrom Faraz's professional profile.
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.
- 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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