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Karan Sood

Founder

Founder/CEO at Vest

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

FoundedVest · YC

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

René KuijtenunlockedKaran: together at McKinsey & Company (2000)

×4Karan: together at Barclays

×6Karan: together at McKinsey & Company

Karan: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

About

Karan Sood has a background in financial engineering.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

k•••@vestfin.comreveal80% confident

Founder/CEO at Vest YC W15

Intro paths

YC

Karan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Karan can intro founders to Vest's investors below.

Vest's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Vest

JC

Jeff Chang

Jeff ChangPresident & Co-Founder

Experience

VestChief Executive Officercurrent2012 — present
Vest Capital PartnersInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Barclays Investment BankStructured Derivatives2004 — 2010
McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2000

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karan Sood?: Karan Sood has a background in financial engineering.
Where does Karan Sood work?: Karan Sood is Founder/CEO of Vest.
What companies did Karan Sood found?: Karan Sood founded Vest.
Where did Karan Sood go to school?: Karan Sood studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (BTech).

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Y Combinator mafia10,230

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McKinsey & Company mafia736

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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340

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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi mafia174

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Barclays mafia122

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Same school

Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,623

Lee FixelFounder of Addition Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia Capital Neil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Greenoaks Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index Ventures Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index Ventures Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Vest2

Mark KroegerSenior Vice President at First Trust Capital Partners Jeff ChangPresident & Co-Founder at Vest

Also worked at Vest Capital Partners1

Jeff ChangPresident & Co-Founder at Vest

Also worked at Barclays Investment Bank464

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

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