Prakash Janakiraman
Unicorn founderCo-Founder & Chief Architect at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
San Francisco, California
Writes $25K – $250K checks · typically $50K
FoundedNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)$4.3B
About
Prakash Janakiraman is a Visiting Partner and Head of the AI Accelerator at The House Fund. He co-founded Nextdoor as its technical co-founder and held leadership roles including VP Engineering, Chief Architect, and Head of DEIB from the company's founding through its 2021 IPO (NYSE: NXDR), with prior engineering work at Excite@Home, Shopping.com, and Google Maps. After leaving Nextdoor in late 2022, he returned to UC Berkeley to complete a bachelor's degree in Sociology and advises and invests in early-stage startups.
Co-Founder & Chief Architect at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
Intro paths
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Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)'s investors · 25
Axel Springer Digital VenturesBerlinBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksCota CapitalSan FranciscoDag VenturesPalo AltoDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLinus VenturesPrincetonRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksRiverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checksShasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksThe Perkins FundTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksTop Corner CapitalBurlingameU First CapitalSilicon ValleyValor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checksVentura CapitalLondon
Co-founders at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
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Nirav ToliaCo-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board
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Sarah LearyCo-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations
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David WiesenCo-Founder (Engineering)
Experience
- The House FundVisiting Partner, Head of AI Acceleratorcurrent2026 — present
- The House FundPart-Time Partnercurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Parade VenturesAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- HomebrewAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
- Early Stage StartupsInvestor & Advisorcurrent2015 — present
- University of San FranciscoLeadership Council, USF Institute for Nonviolence & Social Justice2020 — 2025San Francisco, CA
- NextdoorCo-Founder Emeritus2022 — 2023
- NextdoorCo-Founder, Chief Architect, Head of DEIB2014 — 2022
- NextdoorCo-Founder and Vice President, Engineering2010 — 2014
- Fanbase.comCo-Founder and Vice President, Engineering2008 — 2011
- GoogleUber Tech Lead2005 — 2007
- Shopping.comEngineering Manager2002 — 2005
- NeomeoApplication Architect2000 — 2001
- Excite@HomeSr. Software Engineer1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Project ManagementDistributed Team ManagementTechnical LeadershipDiversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)People DevelopmentRecruitingWeb Development47Architecture1Product Management7E-commerce4Distributed Systems10Start-ups36
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Prakash Janakiraman?
- Prakash Janakiraman is a Visiting Partner and Head of the AI Accelerator at The House Fund. He co-founded Nextdoor as its technical co-founder and held leadership roles including VP Engineering, Chief Architect, and Head of DEIB from the company's founding through its 2021 IPO (NYSE: NXDR), with prior engineering work at Excite@Home, Shopping.com, and Google Maps. After leaving Nextdoor in late 2022, he returned to UC Berkeley to complete a bachelor's degree in Sociology and advises and invests in early-stage startups.
- Where does Prakash Janakiraman work?
- Prakash Janakiraman is Co-Founder & Chief Architect of Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021).
- What check size does Prakash Janakiraman write?
- Prakash Janakiraman typically writes checks of $25K – $250K.
- What companies did Prakash Janakiraman found?
- Prakash Janakiraman founded Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021).
- Where did Prakash Janakiraman go to school?
- Prakash Janakiraman studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology); University of California, Berkeley (Computer Science).
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