Praful Mathur
FounderFounder/CEO at Shotput
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedShotput · YC
About
Founder and CEO of Shotput, which builds software to automate logistics and fulfillment operations for e-commerce companies.
Founder/CEO at ShotputYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Praful went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Praful can intro founders to Shotput's investors below.
Shotput's investors · 1
Co-founders at Shotput
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James SteinbergFounder
Experience
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- SaramaCEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AI on the BeachFounder, Research Directorcurrent2019 — presentLong Beach, California, United States
- Orange DAOBadge Lead2021 — 2022
- ComFreightCTO2018 — 2019Long Beach, CA
- Shotput (YCombinator - S15)CEO2012 — 2018Oakland, California
- Independent Startup ConsultantTechnical Strategy2012Greater New York City Area
- SecondMarket, Inc.Software Engineer2011 — 2012
- Husky I+ ChallengeCo-organizer2009 — 2011
- Amp Idea CorpChief Technology Officer, Co-founder2008 — 2010
- Exa CorporationQA Co-op2008
- VerizonRF Engineer Intern2007
- ATGSummer Intern2006
- Upstartle, LLC (now Google Docs)Consultant2005 — 2006
Skills & more
PythonGo-to-market Strategy25New Business Development25Lean Startup17Rapid Prototyping13Git13Mobile Applications16Start-ups67Entrepreneurship50Business Development15Strategy30Management22
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RESTVenture CapitalPython (Programming Language)Languages English · Hindi
- Open Water Diver — PADI
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Praful Mathur?
- Founder and CEO of Shotput, which builds software to automate logistics and fulfillment operations for e-commerce companies.
- Where does Praful Mathur work?
- Praful Mathur is Founder/CEO of Shotput.
- What companies did Praful Mathur found?
- Praful Mathur founded Shotput.
- Where did Praful Mathur go to school?
- Praful Mathur studied at Y Combinator; Northeastern University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science); TechStars - Boston.
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