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Rod Ebrahimi

Founder

Founder/CEO at Ready For Zero

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedReady For Zero · YC

About

Rod Ebrahimi studied at UC San Diego and MIT. He founded Ready For Zero, a financial technology company that participated in Y Combinator's 2010 cohort.

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using inversion to identify good businesses, a list of traits that are bad for business: https://t.co/f8asOLosZw

Mar 25, 2022 · ♥ 3

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fun interactive read for my fellow nautical nerds and thalassophiles https://t.co/xUhQo4RtHr

Jul 27, 2021 · ♥ 1

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happy father’s day! should these socks be worn with sandals? 😎 https://t.co/lZ2UVF8HO2

Jun 20, 2021 · ♥ 2

Founder/CEO at Ready For ZeroYC S10

Intro paths

YC

Rod went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Rod can intro founders to Ready For Zero's investors below.

Ready For Zero's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Ready For Zero

ITIgnacio Thayer
Ignacio ThayerFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. MeshStrategic Advisor & Corporate Developmentcurrent2024 — present
  2. KedifyInterim CEO2024
  3. BrainKeyInterim COO & Advisor / Investor2021 — 2022
  4. BBVAEntrepreneur-in-Residence & Founder CEO @ Upturn Credit2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. AvantHead of Corporate Development2015 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
  6. AvantNew Products & Technology2015Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  7. ReadyForZero (acquired by Avant)CEO & Co-founder / Board Member2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Y CombinatorEntrepreneur2010San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Couchbase (formerly Membase/NorthScale)Product Manager2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Breakthrough Innovation GroupFounding Partner2006 — 2008
  11. NextLabs, Inc.Business Analyst2005 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Various CompaniesInternet Infrastructure1998 — 2004

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  2. UC San DiegoBachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science with a Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction
  3. Y CombinatorSummer 2010 Batch

Skills & more

Start-ups53Product Management37Business Strategy15Entrepreneurship47FundraisingLeadership12Operations ManagementCorporate AdvisoryStart-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesCEOsUser Experience29
+12 moreTechnical LeadershipProduct DevelopmentInteraction DesignProduct StrategySEMOnline AdvertisingSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceFinancePress RelationsMobile ApplicationsEarly-stage Startups
  • MCSE — Microsoft

From Rod's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended UC San Diego217

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also attended Y Combinator1,464

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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Shared employers

Also worked at BrainKey1

William Ogden MooreInvestor at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)

Also worked at BBVA47

Juan FernándezAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupMarkInvestor at Eudemian VenturesAdam ShapiroRegulatory Partner at Core Venture CapitalSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesVicente VázquezCo-founder and Managing Partner at Kibo VenturesOliver SchwarzerInvestor at Extantia Capital

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Also worked at Avant5

Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJMarco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalRaj SinghInvestor at Exceptional VenturesCarlos SimonsenManaging Partner at Upload VenturesPaul ZhangFounder/CTO at Debteye

Also worked at Y Combinator151

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y CombinatorHarj TaggarGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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