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About
Saeid Kian co-founded Licious with Abhay Hanjura in 2015, building India's first integrated cold-chain infrastructure designed for fresh animal protein delivery, using a 0–4 degree cold chain across the supply chain. Licious became India's first direct-to-consumer unicorn and employs over 6,000 people. Outside of work, Kian plays badminton and has won several corporate tournaments.
Founder at Ribbon
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Experience
- RibbonCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Yale UniversityMentor, Yale Entrepreneurial Societycurrent2024 — present
- Pear VCPFC Fellowcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of Southern CaliforniaMentorcurrent2024 — present
- Volunteers of AmericaMentor, VOAcurrent2024 — present
- Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2022 — 2023
- MetaProduct Manager @ Meta2020 — 2022Menlo Park, California, United States
- StripeTechnical Program Manager2019 — 2020Singapore
- MetaHead of Operator Programs, APAC2018 — 2019Singapore
- MetaProgram Manager, Financial Services2017 — 2018Singapore
- Wave MoneyProduct Manager, Financial Services2015 — 2017Yangon, Myanmar
- Emerging Markets Consulting (EMC)Consultant2013 — 2015Vientiane, Laos
Skills & more
BlockchainManagement9Payments3Cryptocurrency2FinTech2Social Entrepreneurship11Product ManagementMobile PaymentsImpact Investing1
- INSEAD-Telenor Strategy Execution Online Programme — INSEAD
- Social Enterprise Management and Impact Investing — Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- The Fletcher School and DFI Certificate in Digital Money — Digital Frontiers Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Saeid Kian?
- Saeid Kian co-founded Licious with Abhay Hanjura in 2015, building India's first integrated cold-chain infrastructure designed for fresh animal protein delivery, using a 0–4 degree cold chain across the supply chain. Licious became India's first direct-to-consumer unicorn and employs over 6,000 people. Outside of work, Kian plays badminton and has won several corporate tournaments.
- Where does Saeid Kian work?
- Saeid Kian is Founder of Ribbon.
- What companies did Saeid Kian found?
- Saeid Kian founded Ribbon, Ribbon.
- Where did Saeid Kian go to school?
- Saeid Kian studied at University of Virginia (B.A, Political Science and Government).
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Stripe mafia152
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Pear VC mafia31
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Ribbon mafia3
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Also attended University of Virginia667
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Also worked at Yale University171
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