About
Founder of Mercoa, a company launched in 2023 focused on building a core product for select customers, with expansion into go-to-market efforts in 2024.
Founder at MercoaYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Sai went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sai can intro founders to Mercoa's investors below.
Mercoa's investors · 2
Co-founders at Mercoa
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Sandeep DineshFounder
Experience
- MercoaFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Bill.comPayments Product Manager2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- SimplemntCo-Founder2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Magento, an Adobe CompanyProduct Manager, Growth2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Magento, an Adobe CompanyBusiness Operations & Strategy - Cloud2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TalkdeskCustomer Success Manager2016 — 2017San Francisco
- Gusto!SDR Team Lead2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Gusto!Inbound Sales Team Lead2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Gusto!Inbound Sales Representative2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Root Systems, IncCo-Founder2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Cisco SystemsIT Analyst2013 — 2014San Jose, CA
- Wolstein Entrepreneur Scholars at The Ohio State UniversityCo-founder2012 — 2013The Ohio State University
- FirstService PGP ValuationValuation Intern2012Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
- KLG SystelPre-sales Intern2011Gurugram, Haryana, India
Skills & more
Leadership44Public Speaking26Strategy13Management1Strategic Planning1Analytical SkillsMentoringTeam ManagementMicrosoft Excel18Entrepreneurship51Marketing18Project Management14
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sai Arora?
- Founder of Mercoa, a company launched in 2023 focused on building a core product for select customers, with expansion into go-to-market efforts in 2024.
- Where does Sai Arora work?
- Sai Arora is Founder of Mercoa.
- What companies did Sai Arora found?
- Sai Arora founded Mercoa.
- Where did Sai Arora go to school?
- Sai Arora studied at Y Combinator (W23); The Ohio State University (Bachelors of Science, Economics).
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