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425 people in our graph share verified history with Malay — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Matan RoetunlockedMalay: together at Harvard Business School (2023–2024)
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About
Malay Shah is co-founder and CEO of Poka Labs. He holds degrees in chemical engineering and economics from NC State and an MBA from Harvard Business School, with prior operations and engineering roles in the specialty chemicals industry across manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany, and China.
Founder at Poka LabsYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Malay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Poka Labs's investors · 4
Co-founders at Poka Labs
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Andrew BassFounder
Experience
- Poka LabsFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HBSBuildsCo-President2023 — 2024Greater Boston
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA Candidate2022 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- LORD Corporation, A Part of Parker HannifinGlobal Operations Engineer II2020 — 2022Cary, North Carolina, United States
- LORD Corporation, A Part of Parker HannifinCareer Foundations Program: Lead Operational Readiness Engineer for China2020Shanghai, China
- LORD Corporation, A Part of Parker HannifinCareer Foundations Program: Global Scale-Up Engineering2019 — 2020Cary, North Carolina, United States
- LORD Corporation, A Part of Parker HannifinCareer Foundations Program: Process Improvement Engineer2019Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- LORD Corporation, A Part of Parker HannifinChemical Business Development Intern2016 — 2019Cary North Carolina
- Portal TechnologiesCo-Founder2018 — 2019Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- NC State UniversityEngineering Ambassador2016 — 2019Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- NC State UniversityUndergraduate Research Assistant in Chemical Engineering2013 — 2019Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchResearch Intern2018Würzburg Area, Germany
Skills & more
General ManagementStrategyManagementAnalytical SkillsCommunication13Public Speaking11Debate3Leadership2Teamwork3Chemical ManufacturingManufacturing Process ImprovementLean Manufacturing
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Malay Shah?
- Malay Shah is co-founder and CEO of Poka Labs. He holds degrees in chemical engineering and economics from NC State and an MBA from Harvard Business School, with prior operations and engineering roles in the specialty chemicals industry across manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany, and China.
- Where does Malay Shah work?
- Malay Shah is Founder of Poka Labs.
- What companies did Malay Shah found?
- Malay Shah founded Poka Labs.
- Where did Malay Shah go to school?
- Malay Shah studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); North Carolina State University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering); North Carolina State University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics).
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