About
Pranav Kashyap is COO at Central, a company focused on back-office automation. He previously developed payment and tax products at Stripe, led product work on self-serve and messaging platforms at Mixpanel, and consulted for technology companies at McKinsey and Sequoia Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Wharton.
Founder at CentralYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Pranav went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Central's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Pranav can intro founders to Central's investors below.
Central's investors · 3
Co-founders at Central
JW
Josh WymerFounder
NM
Nilay ModiFounder
Experience
- MercuryHead of Productcurrent2026 — present
- Central (YC S24)Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ShippieAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- StripeProduct Manager2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- A Curious PlaceCo-Founder2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- MixpanelGroup Product Manager & Head of Pricing2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Engagement Manager2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey Global InstituteCo-Author: Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality2016
- MicrosoftProduct Marketing Manager2013Redmond, WA
- SymantecProduct Manager2013Mountainview, CA
- Sequoia CapitalInvestment Analyst2011 — 2012
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2009 — 2011
- UBS Investment BankSummer intern2008Hong Kong SAR
- Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatiqueResearch Intern2007Rocquencourt, France
Skills & more
Strategy34Financial Modeling20Business Strategy20Venture Capital10Due Diligence9Management Consulting6Valuation5Product Marketing5Corporate Finance5Competitive Analysis3Investments2Entrepreneurship1
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Investment BankingStart-upsBusiness AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentAnalysisConsultingProduct ManagementAnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareManagementPortfolio ManagementGo-to-market StrategyLanguages English · Hindi · Kannada
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pranav Kashyap?
- Pranav Kashyap is COO at Central, a company focused on back-office automation. He previously developed payment and tax products at Stripe, led product work on self-serve and messaging platforms at Mixpanel, and consulted for technology companies at McKinsey and Sequoia Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Wharton.
- Where does Pranav Kashyap work?
- Pranav Kashyap is Founder of Central.
- What companies did Pranav Kashyap found?
- Pranav Kashyap founded Central.
- Where did Pranav Kashyap go to school?
- Pranav Kashyap studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship and Finance).
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