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962 people in our graph share verified history with Ranidu β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nancy WangunlockedRanidu: together at Google (2014β2015)
Γ5Ranidu: together at Google
Γ5Ranidu: together at Y Combinator
Ranidu: together at Audius
About
Ranidu Lankage founded Polly, a messaging platform, and Audius, a decentralized audio protocol. He was part of Y Combinator's S17 batch.
Founder/CEO at PollyYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Ranidu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Polly's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Polly
VA
Vicc AlexanderFounder, Head of Mobile & Design
JZ
James ZhangFounder
Experience
- Snap Inc.Director of Product Management- Generative AI, AR and Camera at Snapcurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture Scout2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- South Park CommonsStartup Advisor and Member South Park Commons2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AudiusCo-Founder2018 β 2019San Francisco
- Whale/Polly/The Artist UnionCo-Founder and CEO2015 β 2018San Francisco
- Y CombinatorCo-Founder/CEO of Whale/Polly (YC S17 Batch)2017San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProduct Manager- Corporate Engineering (Treasury)2010 β 2015Google Treasury
- GooglePortfolio Manager (Google Treasury)2007 β 2010Google Treasury
- Sony Music Entertainment / CMB Records (Sri Lanka)Artist2003 β 2013Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Skills & more
Strategy18Leadership4Management10Financial Modeling12Data Analysis3Financial Analysis6Analytics12Valuation5Entrepreneurship15Market Research4Competitive Analysis2Economics3
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Business StrategyManagement ConsultingStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsDigital MarketingDigital MediaMarketing StrategyMarketingLanguages English Β· Sinhalese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ranidu Lankage?
- Ranidu Lankage founded Polly, a messaging platform, and Audius, a decentralized audio protocol. He was part of Y Combinator's S17 batch.
- Where does Ranidu Lankage work?
- Ranidu Lankage is Founder/CEO of Polly.
- What companies did Ranidu Lankage found?
- Ranidu Lankage founded Polly.
- Where did Ranidu Lankage go to school?
- Ranidu Lankage studied at Y Combinator (S17); Yale University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Yale University mafia373
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Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamBen SilbermannB.A.Founded Audiobeta +2Justin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Stash +6Jonathan RothbergDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Donald IngberM. Phil.Founded Unravel Biosciences +3Kevin RyanBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2
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South Park Commons mafia68
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Southparkcommons mafia64
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Lightspeed Venture Partners mafia27
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John VrionisGeneral PartnerFounded Unusual +1Gerry GiacomΓ‘n ColyerSummer FellowFounded Clara +1Rafael CosmanFellowFounded Protogon Research +1Semil ShahVenture PartnerFounded HaystackMichael MignanoPartnerFounded OboeSamuel HarrisonSenior AdvisorFounded Nominal
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Same school
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightspeed Venture Partners156
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersKishen PatelInvestor at GreycroftSemil ShahInvestor at HaystackMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Mark XuInvestor at Index VenturesAdrian RaduInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at South Park Commons95
Chase AdamPartner at Very Serious VenturesAndrew ParkerAn unabashed tech geek living in HawaiiKelsey FloresChief Financial Officer at Slipstream InvestorsJaclyn Rice NelsonCo-founder and part-time GP at Coalition OperatorsBala ChandrasekaranPartner at Alt CapitalRuchi SanghviPartner and Founding Member at South Park Commons
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Also worked at Audius4
Also worked at Y Combinator429
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