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Rajas Lonkar

Founder

Founder at Fountain9

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedFountain9 · YC

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.

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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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In turn, Rajas can intro founders to Fountain9's investors below.

Fountain9's investors · 2

Titan CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Fountain9

NKNiki Khokale
Niki KhokaleFounder

Experience

  1. Fountain9 (YC W21)Co-founder & CTOcurrent2019 — present
  2. GoogleProduct Manager2018Mountain View
  3. GoogleSr. Quant Researcher2017 — 2018Mountain View
  4. GoogleQuantitative UX Researcher2015 — 2017Mountain View
  5. GoogleQuantitative Business Analyst2014 — 2015Mountain View, California
  6. IBMSenior Consultant, Advanced Analytics & Optimization2012 — 2014Chicago
  7. Warner Bros. StudiosStudent Consultant (Business Intelligence)2011
  8. ZyngaStudent Consultant (Social Media Analytics)2011
  9. Auton Lab, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityData Analyst2011Greater Pittsburgh Region
  10. Event & Pattern Detection Lab, Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Assistant2011Greater Pittsburgh Region
  11. Avalon Global ResearchResearch Associate2009 — 2010Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Education

  1. Y Combinator
  2. Carnegie Mellon UniversityMasters, Information Systems Management2010 — 2011
  3. K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai UniversityB.Engg., Electronics & Telecommunication2004 — 2008

Skills & more

SPSS2MatlabSAS7SQL20Microsoft Excel4Minitab1Tableau1Java6VBAC/C++Python2R2
+12 moreData MiningData AnalysisPredictive AnalyticsStatistical Data AnalysisPredictive ModelingStatisticsStatistical ModelingQuantitative ResearchQuantitative AnalyticsWeb AnalyticsSentiment AnalysisWeka
  • MIT Professional Education: Internet of Things — MIT Professional Education

From Rajas's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Carnegie Mellon University mafia168

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dr. Manu KumarBSFounded Hi Hello +1Blake SchollBSFounded Boom +1Vishwas PrabhakaraB.S.Founded Fanvibe +1Dan SilbermanMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded Mozart Data +1Ivan KiriginMSFounded YesGraph +1Wei An WangBachelor's Degree (BS)Founded Readily +1

+ 161 more

Zynga mafia23

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded Manas AI +1Phil YuenDirector of ProductsFounded Aurabeat +1Amitt MahajanDirector of EngineeringFounded Proof of PlayRobin ChanGeneral Manager, Asia Business OperationsFounded RyeJorge MazalProduct Manager (Summer)Founded OutsmartIanTechnology Advisor to the ChairmanFounded Apex Space

+ 16 more

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University378

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 372 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Fountain9 (YC W21)2

Sailesh TulshanFounder at Xeed VenturesNiki KhokaleFounder at Fountain9

Also worked at Google1,533

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,527 more

Also worked at IBM641

Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures

+ 635 more

Also worked at Warner Bros. Studios2

Jeff WeinerFounding Partner at Next Play VenturesWill WalkerManaging Partner at HALLEY Venture Partners