Where does Paras Maniar work?

Paras Maniar is Founder of Text.ai.

Where did Paras Maniar go to school?

Paras Maniar studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA); Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (JD); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Economics and PEIS (double major)).

Paras Maniar

Founder

Founder at Text.ai

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedText.ai · YC

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René KuijtenunlockedParas: together at McKinsey & Company (2004–2008)

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About

Paras Maniar is a cofounder of Text.ai with prior experience at JPMorgan, McKinsey, and Gannett/USA Today. He holds a JD and MBA from Northwestern University and a BA from UC Berkeley.

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p•••@text.aireveal75% confident

Founder at Text.ai YC X25

Intro paths

Paras went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Text.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Text.ai's investors · 2

SV AngelSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Text.ai

Rushi ShahFounder

Prahar PatelFounder

Experience

text.ai (YC X25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
BobitChief Executive Officer2020 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
Village GlobalNetwork Leader2019 — 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
LocalogyMember of Board of Directors2018 — 2019
Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORKPresident, Local2017 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
ReachLocalChief Strategy Officer2015 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
SilversheetMember of Board of Directors2014 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
WPSChallengerPrincipal and Head of North America2013 — 2014Greater Los Angeles Area
EQALBoard Member2009 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
EQALFounding Executive2008 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2004 — 2008Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Latham & WatkinsSummer Associate2003Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Hambrect & Quist (acquired by JPMorgan Chase)Financial Analyst, M&A1999 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
MarketHome, Inc. (acquired by ClickAction - now YesMail, a division of Infogroup)Project Manager1998 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Analytical SkillsManagement14Strategy44Negotiation3Leadership6Strategy CreationCorporate StrategyAdvertisingBusiness Development37Strategic Partnerships26Digital Media36Digital Strategy6

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Digital MarketingNew MediaStart-upsMergersSocial MediaOnline AdvertisingEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategySocial Media MarketingMergers & AcquisitionsMobile DevicesVenture Capital

Languages Gujarati · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Paras Maniar?: Paras Maniar is a cofounder of Text.ai with prior experience at JPMorgan, McKinsey, and Gannett/USA Today. He holds a JD and MBA from Northwestern University and a BA from UC Berkeley.
Where does Paras Maniar work?: Paras Maniar is Founder of Text.ai.
What companies did Paras Maniar found?: Paras Maniar founded Text.ai.
Where did Paras Maniar go to school?: Paras Maniar studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA); Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (JD); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Economics and PEIS (double major)).