Shayan Guha
InvestorFounderFounder at Avocado
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAvocado · YC
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About
Founder of Avocado, a point-of-sale platform for food service businesses offering QR code ordering, handheld POS terminals, and payment processing.
Founder at AvocadoYC W21
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Shayan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- AvocadoCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TriNetPrincipal Software Engineer2016 — 2020San Francisco, CA
- Various CompaniesTechnical Advisor2018 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
- Teleborder (acquired by TriNet)Principal Engineer2014 — 2016San Francisco, CA
- Coliloquy (acquired by Vook)Founding / Principal Engineer2011 — 2014
- Glyde Corporation (acquired in '16)Senior Software Engineer2007 — 2011Palo Alto, California, United States
- Green Hills SoftwareSoftware Engineer2006 — 2007
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2005
- Amazon.comSoftware Engineer Intern2004
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Languages Bengali · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shayan Guha?
- Founder of Avocado, a point-of-sale platform for food service businesses offering QR code ordering, handheld POS terminals, and payment processing.
- Where does Shayan Guha work?
- Shayan Guha is Founder of Avocado.
- What companies did Shayan Guha found?
- Shayan Guha founded Avocado.
- What companies has Shayan Guha invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Voosh.
- Where did Shayan Guha go to school?
- Shayan Guha studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator (W21).
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