Kulveer Taggar
FounderFounder/CEO at Zeus · Founder at Auctomatic
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $300K checks · typically $220K
FoundedAuctomatic · YCZeus · YC
About
Kulveer Taggar is a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator and a serial founder and investor. He previously founded Zeus Living, which was acquired by Blueground in 2023, and earlier founded Auctomatic, acquired in 2008; he has participated in two Y Combinator cohorts and has made investments in companies including Mux, Boom Aero, Reducto, Circleback, and others. Prior to his entrepreneurial work, he worked at Deutsche Bank in London and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St. John's College, Oxford.
Kulveer @kul
from the founder who inspired me to dig in: "it would need to have uber and maps and spotify and messages (slack, signal, whatsapp, etc) and gmail and integrations" preferred device is a small smartphone, the unihertz jelly star
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 1
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Founders who use "dumb" (flip) phones, what's the minimal set of features you need it to have? In my head it's phone, sms + location, anything else?
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 12
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This was right but for the wrong reasons 😭😭😭
Jul 26, 2026 · ♥ 2
Founder/CEO at ZeusYC S11
Intro paths
Kulveer went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Founder at AuctomaticYC W07
Intro paths
Kulveer went through Y Combinator (Winter 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Y CombinatorVisiting Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Phosphor CapitalStartup Helpercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Angel InvestorStartups2010 — 2025
- ZeusCEO & Cofounder2015 — 2023San Francisco
- AuctomaticCo-founder2007 — 2008
- Boso.com LtdCo-founder2006 — 2007
- Deutsche BankAnalyst2001 — 2006
Education
- University of OxfordMA, Politics2002 — 2005
- Eltham College1994 — 2001
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