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Pranshu Maheshwari

Founder

Founder/CTO at Prayas Analytics

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedPrayas Analytics Β· YC

About

Pranshu Maheshwari is founder and CTO of Prayas Analytics, which provides computer vision software that enables physical retailers to run experiments on store layouts and operations using data from existing security cameras.

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Pranshu Maheshwari @pranshu_m

Used Veo 3 to generate a segment for a wrestling show. I got this, featuring a @WWE microphone! Alas, all I can get the wrestlers to do is bounce around https://t.co/WGT0ZGxjpL

Jul 17, 2025

Pranshu Maheshwari @pranshu_m

Check out the full report here: https://t.co/umXY4QOFoA

Aug 30, 2023

Pranshu Maheshwari @pranshu_m

I’ve been in the arena analyzing SPAC returns, and it’s amazing how much the asset class looks like VC more than equities. This is what the annualized returns look like! https://t.co/sV80ScVx37

Aug 30, 2023 Β· β™₯ 1

Founder/CTO at Prayas AnalyticsYC S15

Intro paths

YC

Pranshu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Pranshu can intro founders to Prayas Analytics's investors below.

Prayas Analytics's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Prayas Analytics

YKYash Kothari
Yash KothariFounder

Experience

  1. MaterializeHead of Productcurrent2025 β€” presentNew York, United States
  2. MaterializeStaff Product Manager2025New York, United States
  3. CloudflareSenior Product Manager2024 β€” 2025
  4. FynsmartFounder2021 β€” 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Bloomberg Second MeasureSenior Product Manager2018 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. SimpleMoneyFounder2016 β€” 2018Chennai, India
  7. Prayas AnalyticsCo Founder & CTO2013 β€” 2016New York, United States

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A)
  2. Y Combinator2015
  3. Sishya School

Skills & more

PythonReact.jsSpanish19Data Analysis19Entrepreneurship8Leadership30

Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Spanish Β· Tamil

From Pranshu's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

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

+ 1,457 more

Also attended Sishya School1

Udhav GoenkaInvestor at Inception Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Materialize6

Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesSai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesArjun NarayanVenture Partner at Amplify PartnersAditya NaganathPartner at KPCBNnamdi IregbulemPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersBucky MoorePartner at Kleiner Perkins

Also worked at Cloudflare18

Ben DahlGeneral Partner at Signal Peak VenturesWenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesKarim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAliza KNOXAdvisor at iGlobe PartnersBen ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern TechnicalDafina TonchevaGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners

+ 12 more

Also worked at Bloomberg Second Measure7

Jonathan HsuCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookRyan SellsPartner at Pear VCNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkZach NooraniPartner at Foundation CapitalSitara RameshAssociate at Craft VenturesJosh GoldmanPartner at Norwest Venture Partners

+ 1 more

Also worked at Prayas Analytics1

Yash KothariFounder at Prayas Analytics