About
Niki Khokale previously held leadership roles at Google (supply and operations planning), American Express (risk and information management), and Sears (analytics). She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and is now CEO and co-founder of Fountain9.
Founder at Fountain9YC W21
Intro paths
YC
Niki went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Niki can intro founders to Fountain9's investors below.
Fountain9's investors · 2
Co-founders at Fountain9
RL
Rajas LonkarFounder
Experience
- FilevineSenior Product Manager, AI Productscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- RamaLama LabsEntrepreneur in Residence2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- RappiB2B GM & Director of Product Management2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Fountain9 (YC W21) (Acquired by Rappi)Co-founder & CEO2019 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Forbes Technology CouncilMember Forbes Technology Council2022 — 2024
- GoogleHead of Product Strategy and Analytics, Google Fiber2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProduct Insights and Analytics Manager, Google Fiber2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- American ExpressDirector, Data Products for Risk Management2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- American ExpressSr. Manager, Data Products for Risk Management2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- American ExpressManager, Data Products for Risk Management2013 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- Sears Holdings CorporationManager, Business Analytics2013Greater Chicago Area
- Sears Holdings CorporationTechnology Leadership Program Associate2012 — 2013Greater Chicago Area
- Sears Holdings CorporationTechnology Leadership Program Intern2011Greater Chicago Area
- Tata Consultancy ServicesAssistant System Engineer2008 — 2010Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Open-Source SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)PL/SQL18Hadoop10Tableau8Java7Microsoft Excel4Mahout1Model DeploymentGenerative AIAI SecurityTime Series Forecasting
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Agentic AIExecutive ManagementAccount ExpansionRevenue & Profit GrowthAcquisition IntegrationProduct DiscoveryProduct-Market-FitDeveloper ToolsProduct Market FitMarket ResearchEnterprise Account ManagementRevenue Growth & ExpansionLanguages English · Hindi · Marathi
- Groceryshop Retail Education Certificate — Groceryshop
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Niki Khokale?
- Niki Khokale previously held leadership roles at Google (supply and operations planning), American Express (risk and information management), and Sears (analytics). She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and is now CEO and co-founder of Fountain9.
- Where does Niki Khokale work?
- Niki Khokale is Founder of Fountain9.
- What companies did Niki Khokale found?
- Niki Khokale founded Fountain9.
- Where did Niki Khokale go to school?
- Niki Khokale studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, Information System Management); Y Combinator; KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Vidyavihar (B.E., Electronics and Telecommunication).
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Shared employers
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Vipul KellaInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalSam KroonenburgVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesJohn WhaleyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Inception Studio CapitalWill CadellVenture Advisor at Cultivation CapitalAlex RobbioInvestor at MatterScale VenturesEve MalerVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 Ventures
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