About
Kunal Taneja has held executive roles in business and technology across multiple industries, with experience in digital transformation, product management, and cybersecurity. He is focused on building infrastructure solutions at Baraka.
Founder at BarakaYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Kunal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Kunal can intro founders to Baraka's investors below.
Baraka's investors · 8
FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksGlobal Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checksNuwa CapitalDubai · $1.2M – $39M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachTribe CapitalLas Vegas · $25K – $75M checksValar Ventures LlcSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Baraka
FJ
Feras JalboutFounder
Experience
- Lean TechnologiesVP Paymentscurrent2024 — present
- baraka (YC S21)Co-Founder & CPTO2022 — 2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- baraka (YC S21)Co-Founder & CTO2020 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- FinzoDigital (Subsidiary of Arab Financial Services)CPTO - FinTech Business2017 — 2020Manama, Bahrain
- Arab Financial ServicesGroup Head - Cyber Security & Risk Management (CISO)2016 — 2020Manama, Bahrain
- Arab Financial ServicesHead - Information Security & Operational Risk (CISO)2011 — 2016Manama, Bahrain
- Arab Financial ServicesSenior Manager - Information Security & Operational Risk2008 — 2011Manama, Bahrain
- MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd.Technology Lead2006 — 2008Mumbai, India
- e4eSoftware Engineer2004 — 2006Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- AccentureSoftware Engineer2004Bengaluru, Karnataka
Skills & more
Operational Excellence1Product Launch1Technical Leadership1Solution Architecture1DevOpsProject ManagementAgile Application DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureTechnology LeadershipStartupsPayment Systems2Mobile Payments
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Product ManagementGovernance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Cross-functional Team LeadershipPenetration TestingVulnerability AssessmentSecurity Information and Event Management (SIEM)Web Application FirewallsInformation ArchitectureVendor PartnershipsCCNAAPI ManagementIT Service Management- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals — Microsoft
- Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (CDPSE™) — ISACA
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) — Europe.study
- Certified SonicWALL Security Administrator (CSSA) — SonicWall
- CheckPoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) — Check Point Software
- ICA Diploma Holder in International Compliance — Alliance Manchester Business School
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor — ISO - International Organization for Standardization
- PCI Internal Security Assessor (ISA) — PCI Security Standards Council
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) — ISACA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kunal Taneja?
- Kunal Taneja has held executive roles in business and technology across multiple industries, with experience in digital transformation, product management, and cybersecurity. He is focused on building infrastructure solutions at Baraka.
- Where does Kunal Taneja work?
- Kunal Taneja is Founder of Baraka.
- What companies did Kunal Taneja found?
- Kunal Taneja founded Baraka.
- Where did Kunal Taneja go to school?
- Kunal Taneja studied at Y Combinator; The University of Manchester (Diploma in International Compliance, Regulatory and Scheme Compliance); Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (Msc, Computer Science).
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