About
Rajas Lonkar is CTO and co-founder at Fountain9. He previously worked at Google in product management and quantitative research roles, and at IBM in advanced analytics. He holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University.
Founder at Fountain9YC W21
Intro paths
YC
Rajas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Fountain9's investors · 2
Co-founders at Fountain9
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Niki KhokaleFounder
Experience
- Fountain9 (YC W21)Co-founder & CTOcurrent2019 — present
- GoogleProduct Manager2018Mountain View
- GoogleSr. Quant Researcher2017 — 2018Mountain View
- GoogleQuantitative UX Researcher2015 — 2017Mountain View
- GoogleQuantitative Business Analyst2014 — 2015Mountain View, California
- IBMSenior Consultant, Advanced Analytics & Optimization2012 — 2014Chicago
- Warner Bros. StudiosStudent Consultant (Business Intelligence)2011
- ZyngaStudent Consultant (Social Media Analytics)2011
- Auton Lab, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityData Analyst2011Greater Pittsburgh Region
- Event & Pattern Detection Lab, Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Assistant2011Greater Pittsburgh Region
- Avalon Global ResearchResearch Associate2009 — 2010Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
SPSS2MatlabSAS7SQL20Microsoft Excel4Minitab1Tableau1Java6VBAC/C++Python2R2
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Data MiningData AnalysisPredictive AnalyticsStatistical Data AnalysisPredictive ModelingStatisticsStatistical ModelingQuantitative ResearchQuantitative AnalyticsWeb AnalyticsSentiment AnalysisWeka- MIT Professional Education: Internet of Things — MIT Professional Education
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rajas Lonkar?
- Rajas Lonkar is CTO and co-founder at Fountain9. He previously worked at Google in product management and quantitative research roles, and at IBM in advanced analytics. He holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University.
- Where does Rajas Lonkar work?
- Rajas Lonkar is Founder of Fountain9.
- What companies did Rajas Lonkar found?
- Rajas Lonkar founded Fountain9.
- Where did Rajas Lonkar go to school?
- Rajas Lonkar studied at Y Combinator; Carnegie Mellon University (Masters, Information Systems Management); K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai University (B.Engg., Electronics & Telecommunication).
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