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Prem Kumar

Founder

Founder at Humanly

Greater Seattle Area

FoundedHumanly · YC

About

Prem Kumar is the founder of Humanly, an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps hiring teams with sourcing, screening, scheduling, and candidate conversion.

Founder at HumanlyYC W20

Intro paths

YC

Prem went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Humanly's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Prem can intro founders to Humanly's investors below.

Humanly's investors · 11

Avalanche VCAustin · $25K – $1M checksBasecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Branded Strategic HospitalityNew YorkChaos VenturesNew YorkConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checksDrive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checks · since 2023First Row PartnersSeattlem]x[v CapitalNew YorkMoneta VenturesFolsom · $1M – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020Zeal Capital PartnersWashington · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Humanly

AGAndrew Gardner
Andrew GardnerFounder
BLBryan Leptich
Bryan LeptichFounder

Experience

  1. Humanly (humanly.io)CEO | Co-foundercurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington
  2. New York UniversityGuest Lecturercurrent2023 — present
  3. Seattle UniversitySTEM Innovator In Residencecurrent2024 — present
  4. TechstarsMentorcurrent2018 — present
  5. Venture Out StartupsVenture Out Mentorcurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  6. SM DiversityAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  7. Forbes Business CouncilOfficial Membercurrent2020 — present
  8. TINYpulseDirector of Product Management & Design2016 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  9. SHRMContributor2012 — 2017
  10. MicrosoftProduct - Dynamics 365/Office 3652014 — 2016Bellevue
  11. MicrosoftHR Products / Accessibility Lead2010 — 2014
  12. MicrosoftReverse Mentor2007 — 2013
  13. MicrosoftOperations Manager2009 — 2010
  14. MicrosoftProgram Manager II2008 — 2009
  15. MicrosoftTechnical Account Manager (Premier Space)2006 — 2008
  16. PrizmiqAdvisor2015 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
  17. RentMatchCo-founder2006 — 2010
  18. Washington MutualProject Manager / PM Intern2004 — 2006
  19. Bank of AmericaTeller2002 — 2006Totem Lake, Washington
  20. Albertsons CompaniesCourtesy Clerk1998 — 2002Kirkland, Washington

Skills & more

Cross-functional Team Leadership99Project Management99PMP49Business Planning22ITIL Certified13Competitive Analysis19Business Intelligence24Management Consulting15Sales9Vendor Management13Program Management24Start-ups16
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Prem Kumar?
Prem Kumar is the founder of Humanly, an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps hiring teams with sourcing, screening, scheduling, and candidate conversion.
Where does Prem Kumar work?
Prem Kumar is Founder of Humanly.
What companies did Prem Kumar found?
Prem Kumar founded Humanly.
Where did Prem Kumar go to school?
Prem Kumar studied at University of Washington (Bachelor of Science (BS), Informatics); Y Combinator (Winter 2020 Batch); International Community School.

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