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Pranjal Daga

Founder

Founder at Accend

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAccend Β· YC

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.

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Pranjal Daga @pranjaldaga1

Learn more about Accend for Banking on our website: https://t.co/IIxAwsNzJV

Mar 25, 2026 Β· β™₯ 2

Pranjal Daga @pranjaldaga1

Today, Accend is changing that. If you're in credit, risk, or lending ops, you can learn more or schedule a call with me: https://t.co/wxnlz2gm8V

Mar 25, 2026 Β· β™₯ 2

Pranjal Daga @pranjaldaga1

Over the last 3 years, we’ve processed 2M+ financial line items across thousands of real underwriting cases, helping fintech lenders automate the hardest parts of underwriting: document parsing, financial spreading, cash flow modeling, and credit memos. As we began working more

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Founder at AccendYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Pranjal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Accend's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Pranjal can intro founders to Accend's investors below.

Accend's investors Β· 2

Adverb VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Accend

YPYutong Pei
Yutong PeiFounder
JZJoseph Zhou
Joseph ZhouFounder
MF
Mario F. SpinellaExecutive Officer
JS
Jeffrey Scott SzorikExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Accend (YC S23)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 β€” present
  2. Pear VCBuilder Fellowcurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. On DeckFellow ODF1current2019 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. BrexProduct2021 β€” 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Saison CapitalVC Scout2021
  6. Vonzos PartnersEntrepreneur In Residence2018 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  7. CiscoMachine Learning Product Manager2017 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Purdue UniversityGraduate Researcher2015 β€” 2017West Lafayette
  9. Adobe ResearchDeep Learning/NLP Researcher2016San Francisco Bay Area
  10. IBM ResearchResearcher2014 β€” 2015
  11. Northwestern UniversityMachine Learning Researcher2015Evanston, Illinois
  12. University of AlbertaMitacs Globalink Researcher2014Edmonton, Canada Area

Education

  1. Y CombinatorS23
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessIgnite Program, Business
  3. Purdue UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Computer Science
  4. Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Skills & more

Start-up LeadershipFundraisingStart-up VenturesMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)C++71C57Algorithms58Programming42Machine Learning48Shell Scripting12Artificial Intelligence22Computer Science16
+12 moreDeep LearningComputer VisionProduct ManagementData ScienceData VisualizationSocial Media MarketingSalesWritingPythonJavaScriptHTMLMatlab

Languages English Β· French Β· Hindi

From Pranjal's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,464

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,458 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187

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

+ 1,181 more

Also attended Purdue University151

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors

+ 145 more

Also attended Northwestern University288

Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 282 more

Shared employers

Also worked at On Deck108

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzPaul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera CapitalLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates

+ 102 more

Also worked at Brex28

Katie BiberChief Operating Officer at ParadigmAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Jake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesJamesPrincipal at Draper AssociatesMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer Partners

+ 22 more

Also worked at Vonzos Partners2

Ning SungInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsLiza GurtinInvestor at Adverb Ventures

Also worked at Cisco263

Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures

+ 257 more