About
Ricky Nariani is co-founder and president of WANTD. He previously led M&A and partnerships for IBM's Corporate Development team and held corporate strategy roles involved with the Watson AI platform. He holds an MBA and an undergraduate degree in Finance.
Founder / CEO at WANTDYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Ricky went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ricky can intro founders to WANTD's investors below.
WANTD's investors · 2
Co-founders at WANTD
QH
Quyen HuaFounder
Experience
- BeginChief Product Officercurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- AccuWeatherSVP & General Manager, AI, Enterprise SaaS & Data | Product & Growth2025 — 2026
- Eighty20Consultant & Startup Advisor2024 — 2025New York, United States
- WANTDChief Product & Growth Officer (Founder)2019 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- IBMAssociate Partner, Corporate Development, M&A (AI)2018 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- IBMCorporate Strategy Senior Associate2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Xylem Inc.Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy2013 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Murphy OilSenior Regulatory Advisor2011 — 2012Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
- ShellRegulatory Specialist - Heavy Oil and Natural Gas2008 — 2011
- Suncor EnergyRegulatory Analyst20088 Month contract
Education
- Y Combinator
- University of CalgaryMasters, Business Administration (MBA)2007 — 2010
- The University of LethbridgeBachelors, Commerce (Finance2002 — 2006
Skills & more
Strategic Leadership4Cloud Solutions2AI Commercialization2Market Analysis1Monetization Planning2Synergy OptimizationBlockchain PaymentsSaaS MonetizationAI ApplicationsMarket Entry StrategyDeveloper EngagementRevenue Optimization1
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Corporate DevelopmentInnovationStartup LeadershipRevenue & Profit GrowthA/B TestingUser RetentionMarket SegmentationCrisis ManagementFinancial StrategyCustomer EngagementProduct DevelopmentSustainability InitiativesLanguages English · French · Hindi · Punjabi · Spanish
From Ricky's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator1,463
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended University of Calgary55
Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgBryan ChowInvestor at Side Door VenturesWilson ActonManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesPatrick LorVenture Partner at Panache VenturesAlice ReimerCo-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital
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Also attended The University of Lethbridge8
Lori EllAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesXavier PétersInvestor at Inventures Investment PartnersRyan JohnsonProduct, Engineering Mgmt Advisor at Vocap PartnersXavier PetersInvestment Manager at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Laurence CarabinObserver (CHU Liège) at White FundChris BuckmanEIR at SFU VentureLabs
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Shared employers
Also worked at AccuWeather1
Also worked at IBM547
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
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Also worked at Xylem Inc.4
Also worked at Shell85
Rob van der MeijPartner at Capricorn Venture PartnersElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesSamuel MugoyaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesBikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern Ventures
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