Nisha Phatak
FounderFounder at Lion Pose
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedLion Pose · YC
About
Nisha Phatak is cofounder and CEO of Lion Pose, a clinical skincare company. She previously held operations roles at direct-to-consumer companies Great Jones and Huggable, served as head of business development at Indiegogo, and worked on partnerships at Box. She holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon in Statistics and Harvard Business School.
Founder at Lion PoseYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Nisha went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Lion Pose's investors · 6
Co-founders at Lion Pose
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MadhuCo-founder
Experience
- Lion PoseChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- Lion PoseCo-Founder & COO2020 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Great Jones (DTC Cookware)Interim COO2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- HuggableCOO/VP of Operations2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- IndiegogoHead of Business Development2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- IndiegogoDirector Of Strategic Partnerships2017 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- BoxBusiness Development - Strategic Partnerships2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- BoxProduct Marketing2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GrouponOperations Analyst, Groupon Goods2014Greater Chicago Area
- Investment Technology Group, Inc.Financial Analyst, Consumer Technology / eCommerce2010 — 2013New York, NY
- MARC USAMarket Research Analyst2009Pittsburgh, PA
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Y Combinator2021 — 2022
- Tory Burch Foundation Entrepreneur
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Statistics & English
Skills & more
Start-upsBusiness Development2Financial Analysis4Product Management1Product Marketing1Product StrategyProject ManagementBusiness ManagementBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningManagement1Microsoft Excel2
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Microsoft SQL ServerLeadershipStrategyLanguages English
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Y Combinator1,464
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended Tory Burch Foundation Entrepreneur1
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University251
Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures
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