About
Tejas Bala has spent over 12 years in product and growth roles at startups. He founded Atmana in 2020 to address compulsive technology use among young people.
Founder at AtmanaYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Tejas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
→
In turn, Tejas can intro founders to Atmana's investors below.
Experience
- AtmanaFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — present
- Exploring startup ideasEntrepreneur2018 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Capital FloatProduct Manager2016 — 2017Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- PractoAsst. Product Manager - growth2015 — 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- PractoGrowth Hacker2014 — 2015Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Godot MediaBusiness Analyst2013 — 2014Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Stanford UniversityStudent - Technology Entrepreneurship (Online Course)2012
- Reliance Industries Limited.,Graduate Engineer Trainee2011 — 2012Greater Rajkot Area
Skills & more
Product Management16Growth Hacking7Digital Marketing11SEO9Product Marketing2Business Analysis8Team Management2Search Engine Optimization (SEO)3Analytics7
- Duolingo Spanish Fluency: Elementary (Estimated) — Duolingo
- Technology Entrepreneurship - Online Course — Stanford University
- NSE Certified Capital Market Professional (NCCMP) — NSE India
- Google Adwords Certification — Google
From Tejas's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tejas Bala?
- Tejas Bala has spent over 12 years in product and growth roles at startups. He founded Atmana in 2020 to address compulsive technology use among young people.
- Where does Tejas Bala work?
- Tejas Bala is Founder of Atmana.
- What companies did Tejas Bala found?
- Tejas Bala founded Atmana.
- Where did Tejas Bala go to school?
- Tejas Bala studied at National Institute of Technology Karnataka (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering); Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (PGDBA, Finance & Marketing).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
+ 8,766 more
Stanford University mafia903
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1
+ 896 more
National Institute of Technology Karnataka mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Prateek JoshiB.TechFounded PlutoshiftVarun BoriahBachelor of TechnologyFounded LullySanchal RanjanBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded ZiffyHomesRahul AnandBachelor's of technologyFounded KorrAINithin SontiBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded BrowserOSNikhil SontiBtechFounded BrowserOS
.png)
+ 2 more
Same school
Also attended National Institute of Technology Karnataka27
Anandhi GokhaleInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAditya SarafExecutive Director, Portfolio Manager at The Spartan GroupJordan BorawskiSenior People Operations Partner at Anzu PartnersShraya SapruInvestment Analyst at TDK VenturesVivin HegdeFounding Partner, North America at Zacua VenturesHari GantiInvestor at Sand Hill Angels
+ 21 more
Also attended Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning4
Shared employers
Also worked at Capital Float3
Also worked at Practo11
Galina ChifinaCEO & Partner at RTP GlobalSharath Keshava NarayanaGeneral Partner at Carya Venture PartnersMaxence TombeurManaging Director at SofinaLinda MulyaniInvestment Manager at SofinaAditya KumarAPAC Sales at Aurelia VenturesTarun BhambraFounder at Orange Health Labs
+ 5 more
Also worked at Stanford University821
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
+ 815 more
Also worked at Reliance Industries Limited.,22
Dr. Prakash PatelOperating Partner at W Health Ventures Gp LlcSurbhi GargVice President, Growth Equity at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsBrittany SimpsonDirector of People Operations at Knox LaneHarsh MehtaAssociate at BLinC InvestBharat PuriNon-Executive Non-Independent Director at Pidilite Industries LimitedSahil MakkarPartner at India Quotient
.png)
+ 16 more