About
Nipun Kant led product efforts at DoorDash and previously founded Haven, a Series A B2B SaaS company in the mortgage space. Earlier, he held roles at Scale AI and served as head of growth at Industrious, scaling the company through significant revenue expansion.
Founder at HavenYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Nipun went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nipun can intro founders to Haven's investors below.
Haven's investors Β· 7
Co-founders at Haven
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Aditya AcharyaFounder
JC
Jonathan ChaoFounder
Experience
- DoorDashDirector, GM - B2B SaaS2024 β 2026
- Scale AIProduct2024
- HavenFounder, CEO / Head of Product (YC W20)2020 β 2024New York, New York, United States
- IndustriousSenior Director - Strategy & Business Development2015 β 2019New York, New York, United States
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPAssociate2014Palo Alto, California, United States
- State of New JerseyData Science2011 β 2012New Jersey, United States
- Stanford University Department of EconomicsData Analyst2010 β 2011Stanford, California, United States
Skills & more
Statistical Data AnalysisEconomics10Statistics9Econometrics7Data Analysis8Business Development2Start-ups2Executive ManagementInnovation ManagementGrowth StrategiesAnalyticsPolitics3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nipun Kant?
- Nipun Kant led product efforts at DoorDash and previously founded Haven, a Series A B2B SaaS company in the mortgage space. Earlier, he held roles at Scale AI and served as head of growth at Industrious, scaling the company through significant revenue expansion.
- Where does Nipun Kant work?
- Nipun Kant is Founder of Haven.
- What companies did Nipun Kant found?
- Nipun Kant founded Haven.
- Where did Nipun Kant go to school?
- Nipun Kant studied at Stanford University (BA, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics); Yale Law School (JD / (sort of) MBA); Y Combinator (W20).
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