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Nisha Phatak

Founder

Founder 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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In turn, Nisha can intro founders to Lion Pose's investors below.

Lion Pose's investors · 6

Black Jays VenturesNew York · $250K – $500K checksigniteXL VenturePalo Alto · $100K – $500K checksPrecursor VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checksSLVCSprint VcBangalore · $300 checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Lion Pose

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MadhuCo-founder

Experience

  1. Lion PoseChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Lion PoseCo-Founder & COO2020 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Great Jones (DTC Cookware)Interim COO2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  4. HuggableCOO/VP of Operations2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. IndiegogoHead of Business Development2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. IndiegogoDirector Of Strategic Partnerships2017 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  7. BoxBusiness Development - Strategic Partnerships2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. BoxProduct Marketing2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. GrouponOperations Analyst, Groupon Goods2014Greater Chicago Area
  10. Investment Technology Group, Inc.Financial Analyst, Consumer Technology / eCommerce2010 — 2013New York, NY
  11. MARC USAMarket Research Analyst2009Pittsburgh, PA

Skills & more

Start-upsBusiness Development2Financial Analysis4Product Management1Product Marketing1Product StrategyProject ManagementBusiness ManagementBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningManagement1Microsoft Excel2
+3 moreMicrosoft SQL ServerLeadershipStrategy

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nisha Phatak?
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.
Where does Nisha Phatak work?
Nisha Phatak is Founder of Lion Pose.
What companies did Nisha Phatak found?
Nisha Phatak founded Lion Pose.
Where did Nisha Phatak go to school?
Nisha Phatak studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Y Combinator; Tory Burch Foundation Entrepreneur.

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