Where does Mohit Bhende work?

Mohit Bhende is Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Karat.

What companies did Mohit Bhende found?

Mohit Bhende founded Karat, Karat.

Where did Mohit Bhende go to school?

Mohit Bhende studied at The Wharton School (MBA); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Game Theory); Penn State University (B.Sc. (Honors Program), Math and Economics).

Mohit Bhende

Founder

Founder at Karat

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedKarat Karat

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Karat's investors · 9

Commerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023 CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2023 Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2023 Granite AsiaSingapore · $5M – $25M checks · since 2023 Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2023 TriplePoint CapitalMenlo Park · $250K – $10M checks · since 2023 Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2023

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Karat

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Karat's investors · 11

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021 Base PartnersSão Paulo · since 2021 Commerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Dig Ventures Management LimitedSt Peter Port Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks Formation GroupLos Altos · since 2015 Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021 Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks SemperVirens Venture CapitalSan Mateo SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Karat

Jeffrey SpectorCo-founder & President

Experience

KaratCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentSeattle
Seattle AcademyBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Affinity IncAdvisor2017 — 2025
MicrosoftSenior Director, XBOX2010 — 2013Redmond, WA
MicrosoftDirector, Corporate Strategy2007 — 2010Beijing & Redmond
Topic MagazineCo-Founder & Publisher2003 — 2007New York
Oliver WymanStrategy Consultant2004 — 2006
Bates White Economic ConsultingData Engineer2003 — 2004
LazardInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2002

Skills & more

Educational Technology2Strategy61Team Leadership5Management13Mergers4Investments9Gaming1Strategic Partnerships52Product Development13Start-up Ventures4Team Building11China Business Development1

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RecruitingInternational Business DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentStrategic LeadershipProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial ModelingMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness PlanningManagement ConsultingGo-to-market Strategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mohit Bhende?: Founder at Karat
Where does Mohit Bhende work?: Mohit Bhende is Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Karat.
What companies did Mohit Bhende found?: Mohit Bhende founded Karat, Karat.
Where did Mohit Bhende go to school?: Mohit Bhende studied at The Wharton School (MBA); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Game Theory); Penn State University (B.Sc. (Honors Program), Math and Economics).

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University of Cambridge mafia589

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Stewart ButterfieldMPhilFounded Flickr +1 Demis HassabisBAFounded Google Deepmind +2 C. Giovanni TraversoMBFounded Teal Bio +4 Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Mercury Technologies, Inc. +3 Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2 Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2

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The Wharton School mafia570

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Kunal BahlMarketing and Operations StrategyFounded Snapdeal Jack AbrahamBachelors of Science in Economics *Dropped outFounded Atomic Labs +3 Gleb ChuvpiloMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Thor Directed Energy +6 Jagmeet LambaMBAFounded Certa +3 Ankur JainBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Kairos +3 Edward LandoBachelor's DegreeFounded Link +2

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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340

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Anne OsdoitCorporate Finance & Strategy - Executive summer schoolFounded Moon Surgical +2 Henson OrserGeneral CourseFounded Soter +2 Logan J HendersonSummer CertificateFounded Gridline Holdings +2 Toby TriebelBsCFounded Spotcap +1 Shaoib MakaniBScFounded Motive Technologies +1 Steve LoughlinCertificateFounded RelateIQ +1

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Penn State University mafia152

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Jeffrey StaubBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Solis Agrosciences +2 Ash AshutoshMastersFounded Actifio +1 Queen Chinyere QuinnB.A.Founded Oathafrica +1 Kaitlyn KnoppB.A. Visual CommunicationsFounded Pequity +1 Steven WelchBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Restore +1 Rick NucciBSFounded Guru +1

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Affinity mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Drew Oettingco-founder, DirectorFounded 8Vc Deny KhoungAdvisorFounded Standard Metrics Andrew LuoEngineering ManagerFounded OneSchema Hansen QianFull-Stack Software EngineerFounded Lightski Kat WangSenior Product Manager, Data & Machine LearningFounded PartnerHQ Vineet JammalamadakaSenior Software EngineerFounded Robby

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Also attended The Wharton School2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square Ventures Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of Conviction Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round Capital Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis Kunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan Capital Jack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic

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Also attended University of Cambridge1,491

Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and Flickr Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMind Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of Verdict Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index Ventures Hannah SealInvestor at Index Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures

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Also attended Penn State University412

Kelly DonovanExecutive Assistant & Operations Associate, Revolution Growth at Revolution Fallon GoodeExecutive Assistant at March Capital Partners Cristina HohlmanPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Sapphire Ventures Nick DolikInvestor at 8VC Robert SoffelRevOps Expert at Notion Capital Louis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,557

Lee FixelFounder of Addition Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia Capital Neil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Greenoaks Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index Ventures Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index Ventures Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Karat7

Barnaby DorfmanCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners Parker BarrilePartner at Norwest Venture Partners Sean AhrensFounder/Vice President of Product at Crohnology (by Healthy Labs)Edward ClaytonFounder at Devyce Jeffrey SpectorCo-founder & President at Karat Kevin BaoFounder at Moonset Health

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Also worked at Seattle Academy2

Marian JohDirector, Promoter at Spaceflight Industries Canuche TerranellaExecutive Officer, Director at Green Canopy NODE

Also worked at Microsoft2,000

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation Mike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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Also worked at Oliver Wyman228

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray Ventures Gizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners Dale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture Partners Amias GeretyPartner, Head of U.S. at QED Investors Laura BockPartner at QED Investors Robert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker Capital

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