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
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
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA (Incomplete)
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesMaster of Science in Engineering Sciences (Incomplete)
- Clemson UniversityBachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
- Y CombinatorProPhone | YC W212021
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.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,863
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences7
Ash PanchangSenior Associate at Bling CapitalShangda XuVenture Partner at Andreessen HorowitzZiZi ZhangInvestor at Bow CapitalIñaki ArangoAssociate at Romulus CapitalBruno OyagueAnalyst at Salkantay VenturesMoritz PailFounder at Mine
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Also attended Clemson University26
Satish DharmarajManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesHattie DuplechainPrincipal Consultant, Operations and Impact Measurement at The Innovation SpaceAndrew DietrichVice President, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth PartnersDavid MendezManaging Partner at Good Growth CapitalSam CatesPartner and Managing Director at Positive Sum Capital
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Also attended Y Combinator1,475
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Shared employers
Also worked at Topline Pro4
Also worked at Wayfair36
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAaron AthanasPeople Operations Associate at GreycroftKate GulliverCFO/CAO at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMargaret LawrenceInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersTimothy ChangManaging Director at Goodwater CapitalBen GormanPrincipal at F-Prime Capital Partners
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