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Kanishk Parashar
InvestorFounderBurlingame, California
Writes $15K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedCoin · YCPowder · YC
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About
Kanishk Parashar is the co-founder and CEO of Powder, a company that develops AI agents for automating document processing in financial services, used for tasks such as preparing proposal decks and consolidating held-away assets. He previously founded Coin, an all-in-one electronic credit card later acquired by Fitbit, and RCI Navigator, a risk allocation and management tool for institutional investors that was acquired by Addepar. Earlier in his career, he worked as a software developer at eBay, PayPal, and several startups.
CEO at PowderYC W24
Intro paths
Kanishk went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Powder's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Kanishk can intro founders to Powder's investors below.
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Co-founders at Powder
CEO at CoinYC W13
Intro paths
Kanishk went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Kanishk can intro founders to Coin's investors below.
Coin's investors · 8
Co-founders at Coin
Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kanishk Parashar?
- Kanishk Parashar is the co-founder and CEO of Powder, a company that develops AI agents for automating document processing in financial services, used for tasks such as preparing proposal decks and consolidating held-away assets. He previously founded Coin, an all-in-one electronic credit card later acquired by Fitbit, and RCI Navigator, a risk allocation and management tool for institutional investors that was acquired by Addepar. Earlier in his career, he worked as a software developer at eBay, PayPal, and several startups.
- Where does Kanishk Parashar work?
- Kanishk Parashar is CEO of Coin and CEO at Powder.
- What check size does Kanishk Parashar write?
- Kanishk Parashar typically writes checks of $15K – $50K.
- What companies did Kanishk Parashar found?
- Kanishk Parashar founded Coin, Powder.
- What companies has Kanishk Parashar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Boom Supersonic, Boom Supersonic, ZeroDown.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,757
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The Johns Hopkins University mafia224
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PayPal mafia134
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Addepar mafia29
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Addepar mafia21
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