Rod Ebrahimi
FounderFounder/CEO at Ready For Zero
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
FoundedReady For Zero · YC
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217 people in our graph share verified history with Rod — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Rod: together at Avant
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.
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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Co-founders at Ready For Zero
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Ignacio ThayerFounder/CTO
Experience
- MeshStrategic Advisor & Corporate Developmentcurrent2024 — present
- KedifyInterim CEO2024
- BrainKeyInterim COO & Advisor / Investor2021 — 2022
- BBVAEntrepreneur-in-Residence & Founder CEO @ Upturn Credit2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- AvantHead of Corporate Development2015 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
- AvantNew Products & Technology2015Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ReadyForZero (acquired by Avant)CEO & Co-founder / Board Member2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorEntrepreneur2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Couchbase (formerly Membase/NorthScale)Product Manager2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Breakthrough Innovation GroupFounding Partner2006 — 2008
- NextLabs, Inc.Business Analyst2005 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- Various CompaniesInternet Infrastructure1998 — 2004
Skills & more
Start-ups53Product Management37Business Strategy15Entrepreneurship47FundraisingLeadership12Operations ManagementCorporate AdvisoryStart-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesCEOsUser Experience29
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Technical LeadershipProduct DevelopmentInteraction DesignProduct StrategySEMOnline AdvertisingSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceFinancePress RelationsMobile ApplicationsEarly-stage Startups- MCSE — Microsoft
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rod Ebrahimi?
- 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.
- Where does Rod Ebrahimi work?
- Rod Ebrahimi is Founder/CEO of Ready For Zero.
- What companies did Rod Ebrahimi found?
- Rod Ebrahimi founded Ready For Zero.
- Where did Rod Ebrahimi go to school?
- Rod Ebrahimi studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Business Administration - MBA); UC San Diego (Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science with a Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction); Y Combinator (Summer 2010 Batch).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
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500 Global mafia671
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Melanie Perkins500 Global 2012Founded CanvaCliff Obrecht500 Global 2012Founded CanvaCameron Adams500 Global 2012Founded CanvaEoghan McCabeGA 3 2011Founded FinDes TraynorGA 3 2011Founded FinAihui OngGA 3Founded Buela +3
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UC San Diego mafia235
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilBAFounded Brain Co. +1Chester NgBSFounded DivXPhillip SamayoaPhDFounded Generation Bio +2Wendy JohanssonCognitive ScienceFounded Misaludhealth +2Elizabeth A. MullerBachelorsFounded Deep Isolation +2Sean AinsworthB.S.Founded RetroSense Therapeutics +1
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Avant mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Also attended UC San Diego571
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi
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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 BrainKey2
Also worked at BBVA67
Juan FernándezAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupMarkInvestor at Eudemian VenturesAdam ShapiroRegulatory Partner at Core Venture CapitalVicente VázquezCo-founder and Managing Partner at Kibo VenturesOliver SchwarzerInvestor at Extantia CapitalAlessio QuagliniCEO & Co-Founder at Hex Trust
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Also worked at Avant14
Robb HutchinsPartner, Portfolio Growth at Jump CapitalRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJCarlos SimonsenManaging Partner at Upload VenturesPaul ZhangFounder/CTO at DebteyeJason OngFounder at ChamberSebastian VillarrealCo-Founder at Kin
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