About
Shan Mohta has worked on hardware engineering at Skydio, Apple, and Microsoft, and is now CEO of Vendra, a company focused on US-based parts manufacturing.
Founder at VendraYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Shan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Vendra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Shan can intro founders to Vendra's investors below.
Vendra's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Vendra
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Anish BhardwajFounder
Experience
- Vendra (YC S24)Co-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- SkydioSenior Camera Product Design Engineer2022 β 2024
- AppleProduct Design Engineer2020 β 2022
- MicrosoftMechanical Design Engineer2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- USC Racing - Formula SAE TeamPowertrain Engineer; Powertrain Lead2014 β 2018University of Southern California
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shan Mohta?
- Shan Mohta has worked on hardware engineering at Skydio, Apple, and Microsoft, and is now CEO of Vendra, a company focused on US-based parts manufacturing.
- Where does Shan Mohta work?
- Shan Mohta is Founder of Vendra.
- What companies did Shan Mohta found?
- Shan Mohta founded Vendra.
- Where did Shan Mohta go to school?
- Shan Mohta studied at Y Combinator (S24); University of Southern California (Master of Science (MS), Product Development Engineering); University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering).
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