About
Shannon Kay is co-founder and Chief Product Officer at ProPhone. She is pursuing a dual degree in Engineering Sciences and MBA from Harvard University and has background experience in data, analytics, and systems engineering.
Founder at Topline ProYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Shannon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Topline Pro's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Shannon can intro founders to Topline Pro's investors below.
Topline Pro's investors · 7
AltaIR CapitalHerzliyaBBG VenturesNew York · $350K – $1.5M checksBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checksFlybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksNorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Topline Pro
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Nick OrnitzFounder
Experience
- Topline ProCo-founder, COOcurrent2025 — present
- Topline ProCo-founder, CPO2021 — 2025Boston, MA
- DwellingCo-founder, CPO2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- WayfairSenior Analyst2018 — 2019Boston, MA
- DeloitteBusiness Technology Analyst2016 — 2018Arlington, VA
Skills & more
Engineering9Customer Service6Research15Public Relations22Teaching5Blogging3Event Planning4Social Media9Time Management5Arena Simulation SoftwareEnglish5Teamwork14
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Public SpeakingLeadershipMicrosoft OfficeMatlabMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointWindowsTableauVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)SPSS StatisticsMinitab- IoT-Inc Certified IoT Professional — Iot-Inc
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt — Clemson University
- Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) — SolidWorks Authorised Training Center
- ITIL v3 Foundations Certification — ITIL Certified
From Shannon's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shannon Kay?
- Shannon Kay is co-founder and Chief Product Officer at ProPhone. She is pursuing a dual degree in Engineering Sciences and MBA from Harvard University and has background experience in data, analytics, and systems engineering.
- Where does Shannon Kay work?
- Shannon Kay is Founder of Topline Pro.
- What companies did Shannon Kay found?
- Shannon Kay founded Topline Pro.
- Where did Shannon Kay go to school?
- Shannon Kay studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA (Incomplete)); Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Master of Science in Engineering Sciences (Incomplete)); Clemson University (Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering).
Founder mafias
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Harvard Business School mafia323
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Shared employers
Also worked at Topline Pro5
Also worked at Dwelling1
Also worked at Wayfair51
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAaron AthanasPeople Operations Associate at GreycroftKate GulliverCFO/CAO at Asymmetric Capital PartnersRobert KoschigHead of Economics at 1kxMargaret LawrenceEntrepreneurial executive focused on scaling teams and driving shareholder valueTimothy ChangManaging Director at Goodwater Capital
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Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at Investinor
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