About
Kunal Puri previously spent four years developing communication systems at Amazon Advertising. He is now building Smobi, an AI-powered platform for branded interactive business messaging using RCS technology.
Founder at SmobiYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Kunal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Kunal can intro founders to Smobi's investors below.
Experience
- Hanover ParkFounding Product Leadcurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Smobi (YC S23)Foundercurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- NYSHEXSenior Software Engineer2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer I2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Capital OneSoftware Engineering Intern2019McLean, VA
- Booz Allen HamiltonSoftware Engineering Intern2018Mclean, Virginia
- UnisysInformation Assurance / Security Specialist2015 — 2017Kingstowne, VA
Skills & more
Microsoft Office13Microsoft Excel8Microsoft Word8PowerPoint10Windows2Java5HTML1C++1SQL1Core JavaLinuxJavaScript2
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EnglishCustomer ServiceManagementPublic SpeakingResearchProject ManagementLeadershipTeamworkData AnalysisSplunkBig Data AnalyticsData AnalyticsLanguages English · Hindi
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Splunk Power User — Splunk
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kunal Puri?
- Kunal Puri previously spent four years developing communication systems at Amazon Advertising. He is now building Smobi, an AI-powered platform for branded interactive business messaging using RCS technology.
- Where does Kunal Puri work?
- Kunal Puri is Founder of Smobi.
- What companies did Kunal Puri found?
- Kunal Puri founded Smobi.
- Where did Kunal Puri go to school?
- Kunal Puri studied at Virginia Tech (Computer Science); Y Combinator.
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