Find your path to Shashank
148 people in our graph share verified history with Shashank — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Mark KraynakunlockedShashank: together at Vanta (2025–2026)
×5Shashank: together at SoFi
×2Shashank: together at UWC South East Asia
Shashank: together at Vanta
About
Shashank Khanna previously served as co-founder and CEO of Cashmere and currently leads GTM engineering at Vanta. He earlier worked as a software engineer at Amazon and SoFi, and holds a computer science degree from UCLA.
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- s•••@cashmere.financereveal75% confident
Founder at CashmereYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Shashank went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Shashank can intro founders to Cashmere's investors below.
Cashmere's investors · 15
Canapi VenturesNew YorkCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022FBG CapitalBeijing · $1.5M – $50M checks · since 2022Fortitude VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · since 2026Founders FutureParis · since 2026Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2022LightShed VenturesArmonk · since 2026NaverSeongnam-si · since 2026Notation CapitalNew York · $400K – $750K checks · since 2022Reach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checks · since 2026Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2022South QuadVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2022Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Cashmere
RL
Rebecca LeeFounder
CM
Charlotte McGinnFounder
Experience
- VantaHead of GTM Engineeringcurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- VantaFounder in Residence, GTM Innovation2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- CashmereFounder and CEO2021 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- SoFiSenior Software Engineer2021San Francisco, California, United States
- AmazonSoftware Engineer2017 — 2021Seattle, Washington
- UCLA HealthSoftware Engineer2015 — 2017Los Angeles
- Self EmployedConsulting2013 — 2016
- Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)Summer Analyst2014Singapore
Skills & more
ClaySalesforce.com DevelopmentTypeScriptMulti-agent SystemsOpenAI APIRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Vector DatabasesLanggraphAI AgentsWorkatoNext.jsPython (Programming Language)
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MCP (Model Context Protocol)Languages Chinese · English · Hindi
- Certified Yoga Instructor RYT 200HR — CorePower Yoga
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shashank Khanna?
- Shashank Khanna previously served as co-founder and CEO of Cashmere and currently leads GTM engineering at Vanta. He earlier worked as a software engineer at Amazon and SoFi, and holds a computer science degree from UCLA.
- Where does Shashank Khanna work?
- Shashank Khanna is Founder of Cashmere.
- What companies did Shashank Khanna found?
- Shashank Khanna founded Cashmere.
- Where did Shashank Khanna go to school?
- Shashank Khanna studied at UCLA (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator; UWC South East Asia.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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UCLA mafia360
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Ben HorowitzFounded OpswareVlad TenevMaster’s DegreeFounded Harmonic +1Ryan KingBSFounded ChimeKent WakefordFounded Breaking +4William GuttmanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded CurvePoint +3Ryan RoweBSFounded Archive Resale +2
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UWC South East Asia mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marcus LimaInternational baccalaureateFounded Torus +1Vaishant KameswaranInternational BaccalaureateFounded Tabnam +1Christopher KahlerFounded Qriously +1Bastiaan JanmaatFounded DataFoxAhana BanerjeeIB DiplomaFounded ClearMukund TibrewalaIB DiplomaFounded Salient
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Uclahealth mafia9
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Kent WakefordMember Board of DirectorsFounded Breaking +4Amir Dan RubinChief Operating OfficerFounded Healthier Capital +1Bianca L. GonzalezRegistered Nurse - Operating RoomFounded TrueCare24 +1Sahil Chopra, MDInternal Medicine ResidentFounded Empower SleepMarc TobiasStaff Research AssociateFounded Phrase HealthIsobel Rosenthal, MD, MBAAdministrative Intern for OperationsFounded Nema
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Vanta mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mark KraynakInvestorFounded EarlyMatt LongSenior Software EngineerFounded CrocodocErika HairstonSenior Product Manager, Custom AgentsFounded EdlyftCharlotte McGinnSenior Software EngineerFounded CashmereChristopher ChenSoftware EngineerFounded TrapezeDave RolnitzkyDirector of DesignFounded LeadGenius
Same school
Also attended UCLA1,008
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity Ventures
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vanta18
Mark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundJenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VCChristina CacioppoCo-Founder, Vanta at SurgeAnarghya VardhanaGeneral Partner at MaveronAndrew ReedPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also worked at Cashmere2
Also worked at SoFi60
Paul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystHarrison LieberfarbPartner at Canvas VenturesLogan AllinManaging Partner & Founder at Fin CapitalJeff HinckManaging Director at Rally Ventures Management, LlcGary PelissierHead of Americas + Bank Methods at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMagdalena YesilFounder of Broadway Angels
+ 54 more
Also worked at Amazon1,091
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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