About
Parthi Duraisamy studied engineering in Singapore on a full scholarship and subsequently held roles at Barclays Investment Bank and McKinsey before earning a degree from Dartmouth College. He founded Alaan.
Founder at AlaanYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Parthi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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 Alaan's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Parthi can intro founders to Alaan's investors below.
Alaan's investors · 3
Co-founders at Alaan
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Karun KurienFounder
Experience
- AlaanCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- EndeavorEndeavor Entrepreneurcurrent2025 — present
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Engagement Manager2016 — 2021London | Dubai
- Barclays Investment BankAssistant Vice President2009 — 2014Singapore | London
- AirbusSoftware Engineer2007 — 2008Hamburg, Germany
Skills & more
StrategyStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementLeadershipStartupsFinancial ServicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Artificial Intelligence (AI)PaymentsFinTechBusiness TransformationMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
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Business StrategyInvestment BankingProgram ManagementEmerging MarketsChange ManagementCorporate DevelopmentCapital MarketsFinancial ModelingTrading SystemsStakeholder ManagementLanguages English · German · Malayalam · Spanish · Tamil
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Parthi Duraisamy?
- Parthi Duraisamy studied engineering in Singapore on a full scholarship and subsequently held roles at Barclays Investment Bank and McKinsey before earning a degree from Dartmouth College. He founded Alaan.
- Where does Parthi Duraisamy work?
- Parthi Duraisamy is Founder of Alaan.
- What companies did Parthi Duraisamy found?
- Parthi Duraisamy founded Alaan.
- Where did Parthi Duraisamy go to school?
- Parthi Duraisamy studied at Y Combinator (Winter 23 batch); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); National University of Singapore (Electrical Engineering (Minor in Management), with Honours).
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