Pradeep Elankumaran
FounderFounder at jo Β· Founder/CEO at Kicksend
San Francisco Bay Area
Foundedjo Β· YCKicksend Β· YC
About
Pradeep Elankumaran co-founded Kicksend (S11), Farmstead (S16), and Jo (W24), working across consumer-focused ventures.
Founder at joYC X26
Intro paths
Pradeep went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β the partner who ran jo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Pradeep can intro founders to jo's investors below.
jo's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at jo
Founder/CEO at KicksendYC S11
Intro paths
Pradeep went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Pradeep can intro founders to Kicksend's investors below.
Kicksend's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Kicksend
Experience
- jo (YC W24)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MozillaFounding Product Lead, Mozilla AI Guide2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2023
- FarmsteadCo-Founder & CEO2016 β 2022
- YahooDirector of Product Management - Video - Growth & Emerging Products2015 β 2016
- LyftProduct, Driver Growth Lead2014 β 2015San Francisco
- KicksendCo-Founder & CEO2011 β 2014Silicon Valley
- IntrideaPartner - Products/R&D2007 β 2011
- Searchles, IncSoftware Engineer2006 β 2007
Skills & more
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Amazon EC2Big DataMobile ApplicationsDistributed SystemsUser ExperienceWeb DevelopmentArchitecturesLeadershipRuby on RailsRubyJavaRESTLanguages English Β· Tamil
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pradeep Elankumaran?
- Pradeep Elankumaran co-founded Kicksend (S11), Farmstead (S16), and Jo (W24), working across consumer-focused ventures.
- Where does Pradeep Elankumaran work?
- Pradeep Elankumaran is Founder of jo and Founder/CEO at Kicksend.
- What companies did Pradeep Elankumaran found?
- Pradeep Elankumaran founded jo, Kicksend.
- Where did Pradeep Elankumaran go to school?
- Pradeep Elankumaran studied at Y Combinator (S16, Farmstead); Y Combinator (S11, Kicksend); University of Maryland (B.S, Physics).
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Also worked at jo (YC W24)1
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