About
Karan Sood has a background in financial engineering.
Karan Sood @soodk
1/ Wall Street and Silicon Valley are often described as opposites. One is slow, cautious, and rule-bound. The other is fast, disruptive, and impatient. Having built my career in both, I’ve come to a very different conclusion: They are not opposites. They are complements. 2/ https://t.co/lRHZUGDY7j
Apr 28, 2026 · ♥ 15
Karan Sood @soodk
20/ This is The Great Derivatization of Investment Products. Decades in the making. And still early. Read more at: https://t.co/SxIlAxFsjX
Feb 10, 2026
Karan Sood @soodk
19/ What excites me most isn’t the growth—it’s the direction. Derivatives are no longer hidden scaffolding. They’re becoming the design language of modern investing. And access is widening.
Feb 10, 2026
Founder/CEO at VestYC W15
Intro paths
Karan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Karan can intro founders to Vest's investors below.
Vest's investors · 4
Co-founders at Vest
