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275 people in our graph share verified history with Kunal — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Toby CoppelunlockedKunal: together at Entrepreneur First (2025)
×4Kunal: together at Evercore
×3Kunal: together at Entrepreneur First
×4Kunal: together at BlackRock
About
Kunal Barman began his career in software M&A before joining BlackRock, where he worked on a $53B infrastructure fund, and later invested at the first venture fund built around quantitative methods. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- k•••@usefaction.comreveal75% confident
CEO at Faction
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Faction's investors · 4
Co-founders at Faction
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Danish RazaCTO
Experience
- FactionCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- QuantumLightInvestor2024 — 2025
- EvercoreInvestment Banking2024
- BlackRockFinancial Markets Advisory2023
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kunal Barman?
- Kunal Barman began his career in software M&A before joining BlackRock, where he worked on a $53B infrastructure fund, and later invested at the first venture fund built around quantitative methods. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University.
- Where does Kunal Barman work?
- Kunal Barman is CEO of Faction.
- What companies did Kunal Barman found?
- Kunal Barman founded Faction.
- Where did Kunal Barman go to school?
- Kunal Barman studied at University of Oxford (Philosophy, Politics and Economics).
Founder mafias
Entrepreneur First mafia885
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Steven RenwickCohort memberFounded Tilores +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1
+ 878 more
University of Oxford mafia623
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded LinkedIn +2Gabriel PereyraDropped outFounded HarveyBrent HobermanMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founders Pledge +4William GuttmanM.PhilFounded CurvePoint +3Tom BlomfieldBA JurisprudenceFounded Starling Bank +2Kevin HartzMstFounded Eventbrite +2
+ 616 more
BlackRock mafia62
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaSenior Investor & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment GroupFounded Pasito +1Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory Summer AnalystFounded Landed +1
+ 55 more
BlackRock mafia42
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaSenior Investor & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment GroupFounded Pasito +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory AnalystFounded Landed +1Xin SongPortfolio ManagerFounded Gsr
+ 35 more
Evercore mafia18
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ken SenaSenior Managing Director, Global Head of Internet Research CoverageFounded Aiera +1Simon SeroussiMarket Research Analyst InternFounded SuiteOp +1Daniel JonesInvestment Banking AnalystFounded Medfin +1Jeff GoaterVP, Healthcare, M&A AdvisoryFounded Atavistik BioFernando Lelo de Larrea H.VicepresidentFounded FondeadoraLucia HuangInvestment Banking AnalystFounded Osmind
+ 11 more
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford1,553
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 1,547 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Faction1
Also worked at QuantumLight3
Also worked at Evercore159
Cosmo JiangGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalEnzo WienerPrincipal at Redpoint VenturesAlejandro de RemediosInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsConor DeveneyPrincipal at GreycroftJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesMichael HsuSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
+ 153 more
Also worked at BlackRock353
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures
+ 347 more