Reza Rahman
FounderPresident, Growth at Ava Finance
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAva Finance
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President, Growth at Ava Finance
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Ava Finance's investors · 6
Burst CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $2M checks · since 2025Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020Sure VenturesSilicon Valley · since 2020Transform VCSan Francisco · since 2020Twine VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks · since 2020Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley · since 2020
Co-founders at Ava Finance
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Omar SinnoCEO
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Abdellatif LawandCo-Founder & CTO
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Abed LawandCTO
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Abed LFounder
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Ravneet Singh KhalsaFounder
Experience
- AvaCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- First Round Fast TrackMentor2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- StripeGrowth Marketing / Marketing Strategy and Operations2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoGrowth Strategy & Operations2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- LinkedInBusiness Operations and Analytics2013 — 2016Mountain View, California
- Booz & CompanyAssociate2010 — 2013Washington DC
- ICF InternationalAssociate2008Fairfax, VA
- ICF InternationalAnalyst2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Analytical Skills2Strategy59
Languages Bengali · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Reza Rahman?
- Co-Founder & President, Growth at Ava Finance
- Where does Reza Rahman work?
- Reza Rahman is President, Growth of Ava Finance.
- What companies did Reza Rahman found?
- Reza Rahman founded Ava Finance.
- Where did Reza Rahman go to school?
- Reza Rahman studied at University of Virginia Darden School of Business (MBA, Strategy and General Management); University of Virginia (BS, Electrical Engineering); Annandale High School.
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