About
Pranjal Daga is cofounder of Accend. He previously led product for AI initiatives focused on risk management at Brex, and earlier helped establish Cisco Innovation Labs, scaling the team from a single person to 35 members over four years. He did not complete a PhD in AI/ML at Purdue University.
Experience
- Accend (YC S23)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
- Pear VCBuilder Fellowcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- On DeckFellow ODF1current2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BrexProduct2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Saison CapitalVC Scout2021
- Vonzos PartnersEntrepreneur In Residence2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoMachine Learning Product Manager2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Purdue UniversityGraduate Researcher2015 — 2017West Lafayette
- Adobe ResearchDeep Learning/NLP Researcher2016San Francisco Bay Area
- IBM ResearchResearcher2014 — 2015
- Northwestern UniversityMachine Learning Researcher2015Evanston, Illinois
- University of AlbertaMitacs Globalink Researcher2014Edmonton, Canada Area
Skills & more
Start-up LeadershipFundraisingStart-up VenturesMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)C++71C57Algorithms58Programming42Machine Learning48Shell Scripting12Artificial Intelligence22Computer Science16
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Deep LearningComputer VisionProduct ManagementData ScienceData VisualizationSocial Media MarketingSalesWritingPythonJavaScriptHTMLMatlabLanguages English · French · Hindi
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Colleagues at Pear VC
Ajay Kamat
Partner at Pear VC
Alex Gao
Engineer at Pear VC
Aparna Sinha
Advisor at Pear VC
Arash Afrakhteh
Partner at Pear VC
Curt Herberts
Investor at Premji Invest
Eddie Eltoukhy
Partner at Pear VC
Emma Krivoshein
Senior Operations Associate at Pear VC
Eric Lin
Acting Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services (ADIIS) at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pranjal Daga?
- Pranjal Daga is cofounder of Accend. He previously led product for AI initiatives focused on risk management at Brex, and earlier helped establish Cisco Innovation Labs, scaling the team from a single person to 35 members over four years. He did not complete a PhD in AI/ML at Purdue University.
- Where does Pranjal Daga work?
- Pranjal Daga is Builder Fellow at Pear VC.
- Where did Pranjal Daga go to school?
- Pranjal Daga studied at Y Combinator (S23); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Ignite Program, Business); Purdue University (Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia9,496
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Hotspots
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Y Combinator mafia5,145
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia472
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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionTony XuMBAFounded DoorDashDavid VélezMBAFounded Nubank +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2
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Northwestern University mafia134
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chris SchuhDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Xtalic +2Lyle BerkowitzFounded Apollo Health +1Jeffrey LiuBachelor of Science - BSFounded Guavapass +1Sheridan ClayborneB.S (Dropped Out)Founded Lendtable +1Andy RinkGeneral Surgery Residency ProgramFounded Playgroundpediatrics +1Colton DillionBSFounded Quip Network +1
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Purdue University mafia118
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gaurav SantMSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +2Aaron SistoBSFounded Searchable AI +1Ignacio MartinezAgribusiness Leadership PlusFounded Cibo Technologies +1Jack O'MearaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Aerska +1Patrick SigristMaster’s DegreeFounded IORQ +1John BohlmannB.Sci.Founded Spacefund +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,666
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Purdue University272
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex InvestorsKenneth MorandLife Sciences Partner at CincyTech
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Also attended Northwestern University486
Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAnna WangAssociate at March Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at On Deck204
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesConor HarbeckChief of Staff @ Dorm Room Fund at Dorm Room
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Also worked at Brex59
Henrique DubugrasCo-founder & former chairman of BrexPedro FranceschiCo-founder & CEO of BrexKatie BiberChief Operating Officer at ParadigmJake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer Partners
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