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Hootan Mahallati

Founder

Founder at Hyperseed

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedHyperseed · YC

About

Hootan Mahallati is a product executive who has held leadership roles at several companies including Nextdoor (ahead of its IPO), Depop (interim CPO before its $1.6B exit), and Rocket Internet (Global CPO). He is the founder and CEO of Hyperseed, a Y Combinator-backed B2B fintech company.

Founder at HyperseedYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Hootan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Hootan can intro founders to Hyperseed's investors below.

Hyperseed's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Hyperseed

GUGeorg Untersalmberger
Georg UntersalmbergerFounder

Experience

  1. Product Pioneer PartnersPartnercurrent2024 — presentGlobal
  2. HyperseedCEO & Co-founder2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  3. DepopInterim Chief Product Officer (consultant)2018 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  4. Brickblock.ioInterim Chief Operating Officer (consultant)2017Berlin Area, Germany
  5. Rocket Internet SEGlobal Chief Product Officer2015 — 2017Berlin Area, Germany
  6. Nextdoor.comDirector of Product2012 — 2015San Francisco, CA
  7. Bump TechnologiesVP Product2011 — 2012Mountain View, CA
  8. TripItProduct Manager, Mobile2010 — 2011San Francisco, CA
  9. rightpedalFounder & CEO2007 — 2009San Francisco, CA
  10. Yahoo! Inc.MBA Global Marketing Intern2006Sunnyvale, CA
  11. Ricardo Strategic ConsultingAssociate2004 — 2005Global
  12. Ricardo Strategic ConsultingBusiness Development Manager, Mechanical Simulation Products2000 — 2004Global
  13. Ricardo Strategic ConsultingProject Engineer, Thermo-Fluids1998 — 2000Global

Skills & more

Change ManagementDigitizationSalesSales OperationsFundraisingMobile Devices55Product Management47Mobile Applications32Product Development22Start-ups25Competitive Analysis11Analytics25
+12 moreAgile MethodologiesEntrepreneurshipProduct LaunchProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic PartnershipsGeneral ManagementStrategyLeadershipCEO

Languages English · French · German · Italian · Persian · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Hootan Mahallati?
Hootan Mahallati is a product executive who has held leadership roles at several companies including Nextdoor (ahead of its IPO), Depop (interim CPO before its $1.6B exit), and Rocket Internet (Global CPO). He is the founder and CEO of Hyperseed, a Y Combinator-backed B2B fintech company.
Where does Hootan Mahallati work?
Hootan Mahallati is Founder of Hyperseed.
What companies did Hootan Mahallati found?
Hootan Mahallati founded Hyperseed.
Where did Hootan Mahallati go to school?
Hootan Mahallati studied at Y Combinator (S21); Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, (management); Vanderbilt University (BE, Mechanical Engineering).

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