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Kian Hooshmand

Founder

Founder at Vocode

Los Altos, California, United States

FoundedVocode · YC

About

Kian Hooshmand previously worked at Brex and studied at Berkeley.

Founder at VocodeYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Kian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Vocode's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Kian can intro founders to Vocode's investors below.

Vocode's investors · 5

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2024Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2024Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Vocode

ARAjay Raj
Ajay RajFounder
KHKian H
Kian HFounder

Experience

  1. OpenEvidenceMember of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — present
  2. VocodeFounder2023 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  3. BrexSoftware Engineer II2021 — 2022
  4. BrexSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Berkeley RISE LabUndergraduate Researcher2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
  6. AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2019Greater Seattle Area

Skills & more

Languages English · Farsi · Spanish

From Kian's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kian Hooshmand?
Kian Hooshmand previously worked at Brex and studied at Berkeley.
Where does Kian Hooshmand work?
Kian Hooshmand is Founder of Vocode.
What companies did Kian Hooshmand found?
Kian Hooshmand founded Vocode.
Where did Kian Hooshmand go to school?
Kian Hooshmand studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator.

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University of California, Berkeley mafia538

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Shared employers

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Ryan TremblayFounder at SonautoHayden HousenFounder at Sonauto

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