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Pranshu Maheshwari

Founder

Founder/CTO at Prayas Analytics

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedPrayas Analytics · 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.

Founder/CTO at Prayas AnalyticsYC S15

Intro paths

YC

Pranshu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — 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 · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Prayas Analytics

YKYash Kothari
Yash KothariFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

PythonReact.jsSpanish19Data Analysis19Entrepreneurship8Leadership30

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish · Tamil

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pranshu Maheshwari?
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.
Where does Pranshu Maheshwari work?
Pranshu Maheshwari is Founder/CTO of Prayas Analytics.
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Pranshu Maheshwari founded Prayas Analytics.
Where did Pranshu Maheshwari go to school?
Pranshu Maheshwari studied at The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A)); Y Combinator; Sishya School.

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