Prayag Narula
FounderFounder at LeadGenius
Oakland, California
Writes $200K – $300K checks · typically $250K
FoundedLeadGenius · YC
About
Prayag Narula is Co-Founder and CEO of Marvin. His background includes work as an HCI researcher and programmer, and he has been affiliated with UC Berkeley and Y Combinator. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Founder at LeadGeniusYC S11
Intro paths
YC
Prayag went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Prayag can intro founders to LeadGenius's investors below.
LeadGenius's investors · 12
Bee PartnersLafayette · $300K – $500K checksBetter Ventures Central LlcOakland · $500K – $1.5M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksJavelin Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checksKapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checksLumia CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $30M checksScrum VenturesSan FranciscoSierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checksSJF VenturesDurham · $1M – $10M checksTIMIA CapitalToronto · $500K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011ZenStone Venture CapitalSan Jose
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Co-founders at LeadGenius
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Anand KulkarniFounder/CEO
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Philipp GutheimFounder/COO
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Dave RolnitzkyFounder/CPO
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Mark Godley
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Zeb Couch
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Derek Rahn
Experience
- MarvinCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentOakland, California, United States
- LeadGeniusCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LeadGeniusPresident & Board Member2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- LeadGeniusChief Executive Officer2011 — 2018Berkeley, CA
- University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor2010 — 2011
- Helsinki Institute for Information TechnologyResearcher, Ubiquitous Interaction Group2009 — 2010
- KritiKal SolutionsDevelopment Engineer Embedded Systems2007 — 2009
- Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)(工業技術研究院, 工研院)Research Intern2007
- Gemalto (formely Axalto)Intern2006
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyMS, Information Systems2010 — 2012
- Netaji Subhas Institute of TechnologyB.E., Information Technology2003 — 2007
- Y Combinator
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship29User Experience5User Interface Design14Django7Python7Linux19Mobile Applications39Interaction Design4C12Programming3Git4Software Development5
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Web ServicesComputer ScienceOpen SourceCloud ComputingJavaJavaScriptLanguages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Prayag Narula work?
- Prayag Narula is Founder at LeadGenius.
- What check size does Prayag Narula write?
- Prayag Narula typically writes checks of $200K – $300K.
- What companies did Prayag Narula found?
- Prayag Narula founded LeadGenius.
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Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology mafia5
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Shared employers
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