About
Sohaib Zahid is a founder with experience launching three companies and achieving two exits; he has background in product, sales, and business development, and is currently focused on climate solutions.
Founder/CEO at VanhawksYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Sohaib went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sohaib can intro founders to Vanhawks's investors below.
Vanhawks's investors · 2
Co-founders at Vanhawks
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Adil Aftab IqbalFounder
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Ali ZahidFounder/COO
Experience
- Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2025 — presentToronto, New York City
- Menlo VenturesMenlo Fellow2025
- FISCEO, Railz2024 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RailzCo-Founder CEO (Acquired by FIS)2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PartnerStackSenior Consultant2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PartnerStackDirector Of Business Development2019 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
- Kapacity (Acquired by SolarStream)CEO, Cofounder2018 — 2019Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Warren Industries Ltd.CEO Vanhawks2016 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Vanhawks (acquired by Warren Industries)Co-Founder CEO2010 — 2016Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- BigThunder OrthopaedicsOrthopaedic Observership2012 — 2013
- World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC)Uniterra International Seminar Participant, Tra Vinh, Vietnam2011
Education
- Y CombinatorW15 Batch2015
- FOUNDER FUELW14 Batch2014
- Lakehead University2009 — 2013
- York University2002 — 2007
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship20Start-ups15Marketing Strategy4Business Strategy10Product Development3New Business Development1Strategic Planning4Brand Development4Strategic PartnershipsStrategy3Leadership7Management2
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Social NetworkingPublic SpeakingSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentMarketingManufacturingFundraisingProduct MarketingProduct DesignSales GrowthCleantechFinancial & Operational ModelingLanguages English · Punjabi · Urdu
From Sohaib's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3
+ 8,661 more
Menlo Ventures mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Greg RudinBoard PartnerFounded Creative Destruction LabElizabeth WeilAnalystFounded Scribble VenturesShouwen XuMenlo FellowFounded TomoCreditChristopher GoldaVenture AdvisorFounded BackTypeVineet MehtaProduct Manager & Senior AssociateFounded HomeBreezeYasmin DunskyMBA InternFounded Wild Moose
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York University mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Galina AntovaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Claroty +1Kevin TalbotBAFounded Relay VenturesSamer BishayBASc (Hons.)Founded Kepler CommunicationsKatherine HomuthB.B.A.Founded SRTXKashif AliMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded UkamaGavin ThompsonBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Phoenix
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Lakehead University mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
PartnerStack mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Lakehead University2
Also attended York University55
Ken TesliaFounding Partner, Chairman at Extreme Venture PartnersAdiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsMark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenNathanielHead of Operations at BoxOne VenturesLeonardo CozPrincipal at Hi VenturesSteve GreenfieldGeneral Partner at Automotive Ventures Mobility
+ 49 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup330
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs
+ 324 more
Also worked at Menlo Ventures62
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Bryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesKayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo Ventures
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