About
He was previously chief of staff and finance lead at Flockjay and worked in investment banking at William Blair, with earlier stints in finance at Visa and on the founding team at SV Academy. Before that, he founded LandmarkEDU, which he ran from 2015 to 2019.
Founder at Kaizen Labs
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Kaizen Labs's investors · 3
Co-founders at Kaizen Labs
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Nikhil ReddyFounder
Experience
- Kaizen LabsCo-Founder & COOcurrent2022 — present
- FlockjayChief of Staff & Finance Lead2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- William BlairInvestment Banking2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- LandmarkEDUFounder2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- VisaFinance2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SV AcademyFounding Team Intern2016San Francisco
Frequently asked questions
- Who is KJ Shah?
- He was previously chief of staff and finance lead at Flockjay and worked in investment banking at William Blair, with earlier stints in finance at Visa and on the founding team at SV Academy. Before that, he founded LandmarkEDU, which he ran from 2015 to 2019.
- Where does KJ Shah work?
- KJ Shah is Founder of Kaizen Labs.
- What companies did KJ Shah found?
- KJ Shah founded Kaizen Labs.
- Where did KJ Shah go to school?
- KJ Shah studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration); University of California, Berkeley (Education Minor).
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia538
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University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia117
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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William Blair mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business607
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,430
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kaizen Labs1
Also worked at William Blair72
Joe HaraVice President at Marlin Equity PartnersAlec FengAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersZach RiedyVice President at TCVTatijana JankoPartner at Fjor FoundersRob CiechowskiSenior Associate at DFJKyle DedrickVice President at Odyssey Investment Partners
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Also worked at Visa86
Chris BrittCo-founder & CEO of ChimeRajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalTodd ChaffeeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalChris DegierePartner, Data Intelligence Group at TCVGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital Management
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