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Pranav Kashyap

Founder

Founder at Central

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedCentral · YC

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.

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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 · 2

Ritual CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Central

JWJosh Wymer
Josh WymerFounder
NMNilay Modi
Nilay ModiFounder

Experience

  1. MercuryHead of Productcurrent2026 — present
  2. Central (YC S24)Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. ShippieAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  4. StripeProduct Manager2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. A Curious PlaceCo-Founder2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  6. MixpanelGroup Product Manager & Head of Pricing2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  7. McKinsey & CompanySenior Engagement Manager2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. McKinsey Global InstituteCo-Author: Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality2016
  9. MicrosoftProduct Marketing Manager2013Redmond, WA
  10. SymantecProduct Manager2013Mountainview, CA
  11. Sequoia CapitalInvestment Analyst2011 — 2012
  12. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2009 — 2011
  13. UBS Investment BankSummer intern2008Hong Kong SAR
  14. Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatiqueResearch Intern2007Rocquencourt, France

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, BombayBachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering
  2. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship and Finance

Skills & more

Strategy34Financial Modeling20Business Strategy20Venture Capital10Due Diligence9Management Consulting6Valuation5Product Marketing5Corporate Finance5Competitive Analysis3Investments2Entrepreneurship1
+12 moreInvestment BankingStart-upsBusiness AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentAnalysisConsultingProduct ManagementAnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareManagementPortfolio ManagementGo-to-market Strategy

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada

From Pranav's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

The Wharton School mafia154

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jack AbrahamBachelors of Science in Economics *Dropped outFounded Sauron +5Eric HeilMBAFounded Ladderbio +1Ankur JainBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Rhino +1Nimit MaruMBAFounded Sava +1Allan (Amnon) FischMBAFounded Moonshot Brands +1Max MergenthalerWharton's Entrepreneurship SpecializationFounded Nixtla +1

+ 147 more

Stripe mafia83

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded CommureMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded HotspotsBrian BrunnerSoftware EngineerFounded DataShare +1Mike MahlkowGrowthFounded Fastgen +1Shravan ReddyEngineering LeaderFounded PixelapseFrancesco MoiraghiGTMFounded Kickpay

+ 76 more

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay mafia62

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Vijay ChittoorDual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)Founded Mertado +1Ranvita AgrawalBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded Drip CapitalRavi JainDual DegreeFounded GenylabsSanskar JainBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded EntvinPraneeth SrikantiBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded Ethereal VenturesSriram Bhargav KarnatiBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) with HonorsFounded Theya

+ 55 more

Mercury mafia10

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Immad AkhundCEO & FounderFounded Heyzap +1Nilay ModiDesigningFounded Central +1Jamie QuintInterim Head of GrowthFounded Interstate AnalyticsBenjamin NetterInvestorFounded RiotTommaso TombaInvestorFounded FUTURAKyle MaloneyProduct, Banking FoundationsFounded Proper

+ 3 more

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay140

Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsUrsheet ParikhInvestor at Mayfield FundArpit BeriManaging Partner, India at Jungle VenturesVishesh SharmaPrincipal, India at Jungle VenturesRanvita AgrawalSenior Associate, India at Jungle Ventures

+ 134 more

Also attended The Wharton School1,509

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 1,503 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Central (YC S24)4

Boateng Opoku-YeboahFounder at FuseAbhijeet DwivediFounder at ZeroDownNilay ModiFounder at ClayboardJosh WymerFounder at Central

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,447

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 1,441 more

Also worked at Microsoft1,056

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,050 more

Also worked at Symantec82

AyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalGeyer JonesFormer Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Security at Scale Venture PartnersDoug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesTed SchleinGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures

+ 76 more