About
Prashant Kumar studied at IIT Kharagpur and previously worked at Flipkart and OyoRooms before founding ZingBus. He brings experience in operational analytics and strategic planning from his prior roles.
Founder at zingbusYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Prashant went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran zingbus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Prashant can intro founders to zingbus's investors below.
zingbus's investors · 6
Advantedge FoundersNew Delhi · $1M checks · since 2025Better CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100K checks · since 2025FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025Locus VenturesPalo Alto · since 2025SupermorpheusPuducherry · $441K – $4M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at zingbus
RV
Ravi VermaFounder
MB
Mratunjay BeniwalFounder
Experience
- zingbusCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentGurgaon, India
- ZipGoCategory Head2017 — 2019Gurgaon, India
- OYO RoomsBusiness Development Manager2016 — 2017Bengaluru Area, India
- TipiHomesCo Founder2015 — 2016Delhi Area, India
- FlipkartSupply Chain Analyst2015Bengaluru Area, India
- FlipkartGraduate Trainee2014 — 2015Bengaluru Area, India
Skills & more
Business Strategy26Business Development25Data Analysis21Supply Chain Management11Vendor Management10Inventory Management7Project Management7Business Analysis5Entrepreneurship4Warehouse Management3Operations Management2Strategy4
From Prashant's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Prashant Kumar?
- Prashant Kumar studied at IIT Kharagpur and previously worked at Flipkart and OyoRooms before founding ZingBus. He brings experience in operational analytics and strategic planning from his prior roles.
- Where does Prashant Kumar work?
- Prashant Kumar is Founder of zingbus.
- What companies did Prashant Kumar found?
- Prashant Kumar founded zingbus.
- Where did Prashant Kumar go to school?
- Prashant Kumar studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Metallurgical Engineering).
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