About
Myra Arshad comes from a family textile manufacturing background and has held sales and marketing roles at Fortune 500 companies. She previously founded FarmBox, an AI-enabled micro-farming platform, and fluidic, a direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand, before co-founding ALT TEX to develop sustainable materials for the fashion industry.
Founder at ALT TEXYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Myra went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Myra can intro founders to ALT TEX's investors below.
ALT TEX's investors Β· 7
Co-founders at ALT TEX
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Avneet GhotraFounder
Experience
- ALT TEXCo-founder & CEOcurrent2020 β present
- Y CombinatorBatch S222022San Francisco Bay Area
- fluidicAdvisor2020 β 2021
- fluidicCo-founder2019 β 2020
- Creative Destruction LabVenture - Matter Stream2020 β 2021
- NEXT CanadaNext 36 Entrepreneur - 2020 Cohort2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Procter & GambleAccount Executive2018 β 2019
- APEX ConferenceVice President of Conference Development2016 β 2018
- APEX ConferenceDirector of Conference Development2015 β 2016
- RBAssistant Brand Manager Intern, Air Wick2017
- Runnymede Healthcare CentreVolunteer Services Coordinator2016 β 2017
- Runnymede Healthcare CentreAdministrative Assistant2014 β 2016
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Myra Arshad?
- Myra Arshad comes from a family textile manufacturing background and has held sales and marketing roles at Fortune 500 companies. She previously founded FarmBox, an AI-enabled micro-farming platform, and fluidic, a direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand, before co-founding ALT TEX to develop sustainable materials for the fashion industry.
- Where does Myra Arshad work?
- Myra Arshad is Founder of ALT TEX.
- What companies did Myra Arshad found?
- Myra Arshad founded ALT TEX.
- Where did Myra Arshad go to school?
- Myra Arshad studied at Schulich School of Business - York University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General).
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