Find your path to Kashif
919 people in our graph share verified history with Kashif — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
TinaunlockedKashif: together at General Assembly (2017)
Kashif: together at On Deck
×9Kashif: together at Y Combinator
Kashif: together at The Wall Street Journal
About
Kashif Ali previously held roles at Adobe and The Wall Street Journal. He now works on automating tax filing processes at TaxGPT.
Co-founder and CEO at TaxGPTYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Kashif went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran TaxGPT's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Kashif can intro founders to TaxGPT's investors below.
TaxGPT's investors · 10
468 CapitalBerlinConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checksiSeed VenturesSan Francisco · since 2025LAUNCHSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksMangusta CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Orange CollectiveDanvillePrincipal Venture PartnersPalo Alto · since 2025Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024
Co-founders at TaxGPT
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Isabella Maceda-AliFounder
Experience
- TaxGPTFounder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DAO HelperFounder and CEO2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- CRMBaseFounder2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- On DeckOnDeck Fellow2021
- AdobeSalesforce Developer / Business Solution Analyst2017 — 2020San Jose
- AdobeSoftware Engineering Intern2017San Jose
- General AssemblyJunior Full Stack Web Developer2017San Francisco Bay Area
- The Wall Street JournalICFJ Fellow2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Pakistan Television Corporation LimitedSocial Media Manager / News Web Editor2013 — 2016Islamabad
- Content Producer with Dr Moeed PirzadaAssociate Producer/Researcher2012 — 2013Islamabad, Pakistan
- Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Pakistan) Official Media Government Of PakistanWeb Editor2012Islamabad
Skills & more
Leadership1ManagementVector DatabasesEventsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Tax PreparationCorporate TaxTax AccountingSales TaxSalesLarge Language Models (LLM)Venture Capital
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StartupsEarly-Stage StartupsInvestingNetworking EventsEntrepreneurshipFundraisingStorytellingProduct ManagementAgile MethodologiesTest Driven DevelopmentNews WritingJournalismLanguages Punjabi · Urdu
- MCSE ( Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert for business solutions) — Microsoft
- MCSA (Microsoft Dynamics Certification) (MB2-716 & MB2-715) — Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MB2-716) — Microsoft
- Scrum Master — Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Product Owner® — Scrum Alliance
- Social Media and Web Design — Deutsche Welle
- AdWords Certification — Google
From Kashif's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kashif Ali?
- Kashif Ali previously held roles at Adobe and The Wall Street Journal. He now works on automating tax filing processes at TaxGPT.
- Where does Kashif Ali work?
- Kashif Ali is Co-founder and CEO of TaxGPT.
- What companies did Kashif Ali found?
- Kashif Ali founded TaxGPT.
- Where did Kashif Ali go to school?
- Kashif Ali studied at Y Combinator; General Assembly (Web Development Immersive, Computer Science); National University of Modern Languages (NUML) (Msc Mass Communication, Mass Communication/Media Studies).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
General Assembly mafia88
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
DeVaris BrownExpert in ResidenceFounded Super Heroic +2George FavvasLead Instructor, Product ManagementFounded Clara +2Zachariah ReitanoTeacherFounded Shout +1Brent LaRueProduct ManagementFounded Mediately +1Jon LevinsonBack End Web DevelopmentFounded Clarahomecare +1Matthew MichaelsonDigital Marketing Expert in ResidenceFounded Founders Pledge +1
+ 81 more
Draper University mafia28
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Selinay ParlakEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesFounded Bluedot +1Adegoke OlubusiHeroes DegreeFounded Helium HealthLiza VelardeChange AgentFounded DeleeMartin BorchardtTop Entrepreneurship ProgramFounded HENRYKieran WhiteHero Training (S21)Founded CuroRounak AdhikaryFellowshipFounded ProjectX
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University of the Punjab mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fahad AzizBachelor of Arts - BAFounded PuppyDog +2Sidra QasimM.Sc.Founded Atoms +1Asif KhanBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Hucu +1Atiq RazaB.Sc.Founded Calient Technologies, Inc.Majid HasanB.Sc(H)Founded EsgnieFahim ul HaqBachelors of ScienceFounded Educative
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at On Deck266
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentinePaul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera CapitalLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates
+ 260 more
Also worked at Adobe256
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
+ 250 more
Also worked at General Assembly81
Amy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedMatt CynamonLibrary Sciences at Union Square Ventures (USV)Peter FranconiPrincipal at Fulcrum Equity PartnersBecks BondiDirector of Operations at Energize VenturesJake SchwartzVenture Partner at New Form CapitalDaphne ShenChief of Staff at AirTree Ventures
+ 75 more
Also worked at The Wall Street Journal37
Kevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesHeather MackPartner at Eclipse VenturesChristina BechholdInvestor at Salkantay VenturesCraig FormanGeneral Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98Ed ZimmermanFounding Partner, First Close Partners at 2050Steven PerlbergHead of Communications at Merantix Capital
+ 31 more