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Experience
- OpenFXBuildingcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- AccelInvestor2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Y CombinatorInvestor2021 — 2023New York, United States
- Octahedron CapitalInvestor2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- AccelInvestor2017 — 2019India
- AvendusInvestment Banking - TMT Analyst2014 — 2017India
Skills & more
Venture Capital3Growth Capital2Long/Short Equity2Equity Research11Enterprise Software1Software as a Service (SaaS)1FinTech1Online Marketplace1Early Stage Ventures1Market Research7Financial Modeling9Valuation6
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ResearchEconomicsCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceInvestment ManagementFinancial AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelPrivate EquityFrom Karan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karan Shah?
- Investor at Accel
- What check size does Karan Shah write?
- Karan Shah typically writes checks of $500K – $25M.
- Where did Karan Shah go to school?
- Karan Shah studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA); University of Warwick (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance + Economics).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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Also attended University of Warwick278
MariaInvestor at InvestinorChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesMichael CheungInvestment at Makers FundAllison CaraganExecutive Business Partner at CapitalGSvetlana BenderVice President, Artificial Intelligence & Behavioral Science at Flare Capital PartnersStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSV
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Shared employers
Also worked at OpenFX6
Also worked at Accel167
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesTyler SosinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesMichiel KottingPartner at Northzone
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Also worked at Y Combinator437
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
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Also worked at Avendus26
Nikhil MarwahaPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Veenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Darsa JhanwarSenior Associate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Aditya GogriVice President Investments at DSG Consumer PartnersVarshnaya DuttAssociate at Dallas Venture CapitalAnkur SaxenaInvestment Director at TDK Ventures
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