About
Roheet Shah previously worked as a consultant on oil and gas projects at Boston Consulting Group and led smart home operations at Amazon UK, before founding CarbonChain to address climate change.
Founder at CarbonChainYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Roheet went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran CarbonChain's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Roheet can intro founders to CarbonChain's investors below.
CarbonChain's investors · 7
Aera VCSingapore · $25K – $5M checks · since 2022Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2022MAVA VenturesNew York · since 2022Starlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checks · since 2022Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2022Voyager PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at CarbonChain
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Adam HearneFounder
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Roheet ShahExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at CarbonChainYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Roheet went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran CarbonChain's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
→
In turn, Roheet can intro founders to CarbonChain's investors below.
CarbonChain's investors · 7
Aera VCSingapore · $25K – $5M checks · since 2022Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2022MAVA VenturesNew York · since 2022Starlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checks · since 2022Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2022Voyager PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at CarbonChain
AH
Adam HearneFounder
RS
ROHEET SHAHFounder
Experience
- CarbonChainCo-Founder & COOcurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- AmazonSenior Vendor Manager2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2015 — 2017Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Oliver WymanSummer Consultant2014Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- German Agency for International CooperationDeputy Team Leader, National Housing Strategy Project2011 — 2013Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- German Agency for International CooperationInternational Consultant2011 — 2012Frankfurt, Germany
- German Agency for International CooperationEconomic Development Expert2008 — 2011Damascus, Syria
- Dunia Frontier ConsultantsFreelance Consultant2011 — 2013Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- American Islamic CongressDirector, Development2006 — 2007Washington, D.C.
Skills & more
Economic Development24Fundraising14International Development40Policy Analysis8Project Management13NGOs13Political Science3Government8Strategic Communications4International Relations12Grants4Market Research5
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Proposal WritingResearchTrainingBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingManagement ConsultingProject PlanningBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipManagementLanguages Arabic · English · German · Gujarati
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roheet Shah?
- Roheet Shah previously worked as a consultant on oil and gas projects at Boston Consulting Group and led smart home operations at Amazon UK, before founding CarbonChain to address climate change.
- Where does Roheet Shah work?
- Roheet Shah is Founder of CarbonChain.
- What companies did Roheet Shah found?
- Roheet Shah founded CarbonChain.
- Where did Roheet Shah go to school?
- Roheet Shah studied at Y Combinator (S20); London Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy Concentration); IFPO (Institut Français du Proche-Orient) (Intensive language programme in Damascus (Syria), Arabic).
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