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Kashif Ali

Founder

Co-founder and CEO at TaxGPT

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedTaxGPT · YC

About

Kashif Ali previously held roles at Adobe and The Wall Street Journal. He now works on automating tax filing processes at TaxGPT.

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Kash from TaxGPT.com @chkashifali

Saw this fire spread from 30ish minutes away. I hope, it gets under control soon https://t.co/HMdwRRkAWC

Jul 27, 2026 · ♥ 2

Kash from TaxGPT.com @chkashifali

What a game that was! 10 goals !!! Best game of FIFA World Cup 2026. England deserved to win. #FravsEng

Jul 18, 2026 · ♥ 3

Kash from TaxGPT.com @chkashifali

Yeah timeline is changed but why are we still talking about it 3 days later? Did we forget to shitpost ?

Jul 15, 2026 · ♥ 3

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 · 9

468 CapitalConvergeiSeed VenturesLAUNCHMangusta CapitalOrange CollectiveRebel FundTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y Combinator

Co-founders at TaxGPT

IMIsabella Maceda-Ali
Isabella Maceda-AliFounder

Experience

  1. TaxGPTFounder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. DAO HelperFounder and CEO2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CRMBaseFounder2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. On DeckOnDeck Fellow2021
  5. AdobeSalesforce Developer / Business Solution Analyst2017 — 2020San Jose
  6. AdobeSoftware Engineering Intern2017San Jose
  7. General AssemblyJunior Full Stack Web Developer2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. The Wall Street JournalICFJ Fellow2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Pakistan Television Corporation LimitedSocial Media Manager / News Web Editor2013 — 2016Islamabad
  10. Content Producer with Dr Moeed PirzadaAssociate Producer/Researcher2012 — 2013Islamabad, Pakistan
  11. Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Pakistan) Official Media Government Of PakistanWeb Editor2012Islamabad

Education

  1. Y Combinator2024
  2. General AssemblyWeb Development Immersive, Computer Science2017
  3. National University of Modern Languages (NUML)Msc Mass Communication, Mass Communication/Media Studies2010 — 2012
  4. University of the PunjabBachelor's degree, Communication2008 — 2010
  5. Draper UniversityHero Training, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2021

Skills & more

Leadership1ManagementVector DatabasesEventsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Tax PreparationCorporate TaxTax AccountingSales TaxSalesLarge Language Models (LLM)Venture Capital
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Languages 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.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Also attended General Assembly64

TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesDavidInvestor at MGV.VCMichael BairdInvestor at Green FlagSabine QuetantMarketing at Collide CapitalPhil JacobSenior Associate at RampersandSanchit DhotePrincipal at Outward VC

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Also attended Draper University19

David GarciaManaging Partner & CIO at Borderless VentureLuz AdellManaging Partner CFO at Draper B1Luis TreviñoAssociate at Draper B1Maddie CallanderPartner at Boost VCHambardzum KaghketsyanCo-founder & Partner (Fund I) at SmartGateVCSharon WinterPrincipal at Atomic

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Shared employers

Also worked at On Deck108

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzPaul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera CapitalLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates

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Also worked at Adobe85

Louise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalDavid MackayD9Y at Mucker Capital

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Also worked at General Assembly27

Amy ErrettInvestor at True VenturesPeter FranconiPrincipal at Fulcrum Equity PartnersBecks BondiDirector of Operations at Energize VenturesJake SchwartzVenture Partner at New Form CapitalDaphne ShenChief of Staff at AirTree VenturesBrianne KimmelFounder & Managing Partner at Worklife Ventures

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Also worked at The Wall Street Journal17

Kevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesChristina BechholdInvestor at Salkantay VenturesCraig FormanGeneral Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98Michael HenryFormer CEO, OpenSlate at The 98Lisa Manowitz RowleyFormer EVP, Sales, VidMob at The 98Steven PerlbergHead of Communications at Merantix Capital

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