About
Tanvi Surti is CEO and co-founder of Luca. She previously spent ten years in product leadership at Uber and Microsoft, where she oversaw pricing strategy for Uber's ridesharing business.
Founder at LucaYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Tanvi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Luca's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tanvi can intro founders to Luca's investors below.
Luca's investors · 7
6 Degrees CapitalLondon · $1.1M – $5.4M checks · since 2026ExplorerDoylestown · since 2026Heartcore CapitalCopenhagen · since 2026Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2023Shilling VCLisbon · $108K – $1.1M checks · since 2026Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023
Co-founders at Luca
YM
Yonah MannFounder
Experience
- UberDirector of Product Managementcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LucaCEO and Co-founder2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- UberGroup Product Manager, Driver Progression2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- UberProduct Lead, Marketplace and Uber Pool2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftSenior Program Manager2014 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftProgram Manager II2012 — 2014Redmond
- ChachiiFounder2011 — 2012Mumbai Area, India
- MicrosoftProduct Manager2011
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2010
- InfosysIntern2009
Skills & more
JavaScript12Python14Blogger2Profit OptimizationE-CommerceRetailSocial Networking8Browsers3Software Development20Web 2.0 Development3Social Entrepreneurship9Recommender Systems2
From Tanvi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tanvi Surti?
- Tanvi Surti is CEO and co-founder of Luca. She previously spent ten years in product leadership at Uber and Microsoft, where she oversaw pricing strategy for Uber's ridesharing business.
- Where does Tanvi Surti work?
- Tanvi Surti is Founder of Luca.
- What companies did Tanvi Surti found?
- Tanvi Surti founded Luca.
- Where did Tanvi Surti go to school?
- Tanvi Surti studied at Y Combinator; Bryn Mawr College (Bachelors of Arts, Computer Science); Dhirubhai Ambani International School (IB).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Luca1
Also worked at Uber418
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