Karan Talati
FounderFounder at First Resonance
Los Angeles, California, United States
FoundedFirst Resonance
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Founder at First Resonance
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First Resonance's investors · 9
Blue Bear Capital PartnersJackson · since 2024Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksE12 Venture Capital, LlcLos AltosFikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checksFrontier Venture CapitalBoulder · $50K – $500K checksGaruda VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checksIndustrious VenturesDenverPLG VenturesWashington · $100K – $1M checksThird PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checks
Co-founders at First Resonance
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Neal SarrafExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- First ResonanceCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Sense360Data Engineer2016 — 2018Culver City, CA
- SpaceXEngineer2013 — 2016Hawthorne, CA
- Samsung ElectronicsComputational Fluid Dynamics Engineer2012Gyeonggi, South Korea
- Motorola MobilityMechanical Development Engineer2011Libertyville, Illinois
Skills & more
PythonAutomation
Languages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karan Talati?
- Executive Officer, Director at First Resonance
- Where does Karan Talati work?
- Karan Talati is Founder of First Resonance.
- What companies did Karan Talati found?
- Karan Talati founded First Resonance.
- Where did Karan Talati go to school?
- Karan Talati studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Mechanical Engineering); Adlai E. Stevenson High School.
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